Mining Incidents

Macarthur Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Kenneth K Wert
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3400679

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2002–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
118
citations
15
significant & substantial
$20,380
proposed penalties
$20,380
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 20,791 4 1 192.4
2025 Q3 17,656 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 20,940 4 0 191.0
2025 Q1 16,651 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,915 6 0 2058.3
2024 Q3 20,181 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 20,668 5 0 241.9
2023 Q3 3,252 4 0 1230.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2026 · 1 incident

February 16, 2026 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were working on replacing a bearing on the shaker. As they were removing the counterweight with a chain hoist, the bearing slipped off and smashed their right pinky finger.

2024 · 2 incidents

September 9, 2024 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
General Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was putting the main boom back on the 300 excavator, lost EE's balance and fell forward off the excavator track and struck an adjustable step ladder striking EE's right shoulder and right ankle.

August 28, 2024 OK · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
General Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While stepping off the dredge anchor onto a slopped hill EE rolled EE's ankle

2023 · 1 incident

August 7, 2023 OK · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
General Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was on EE's knees under the big dryer baghouse assisting with bag removal. When EE went to stand up EE rolled EE's left ankle and fell. In doing so, EE injured EE's left pinkie finger. EE went home and then to the emergency room and had EE's finger and ankle X-rayed. It was determined EE broke EE's left ankle and dislocated EE's left pinkie finger

2022 · 1 incident

May 2, 2022 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
General Materials Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee performing maintenance on plant when stung by bee on left index finger

2021 · 1 incident

December 2, 2021 OK · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Materials Inc · Rubbed or abraded

Employee was walking down steps from sand classifying plant and cut hand on handrail. Lacerated fingers, required three (3) sutures at medical facility.

2017 · 1 incident

May 31, 2017 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
General Materials Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was stung by a bee.

2016 · 1 incident

July 5, 2016 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER
General Materials Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent over to unlock the pad lock on control room door resulting in a back strain.

2014 · 1 incident

May 21, 2014 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
General Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Accident occurred during daylight hours in normal course of operations. Miscommunication, Employee was replacing roller on conveyor when hand was struck by co-worker with hammer.

2012 · 1 incident

May 18, 2012 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee strained left knee while cleaning equipment with common water hose.

2009 · 3 incidents

April 6, 2009 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
General Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee using compressed air tool, blew foreign body under safety glasses, into his right eye.

February 6, 2009 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

employee installing down spout pipe, indicated he pull muscle in his right shoulder.

January 26, 2009 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
General Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee, while getting some metal from the bone yard, stepped on a board with a nail in it.

2004 · 1 incident

October 29, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
General Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

Changing clutch or transmission, socket fell, hit him in the (L) eye.

2003 · 2 incidents

December 19, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOWER BBQ TRAILER ONTO HITCH, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HITCH AND TRUCK.

June 2, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PREPARING TO LAUNCH WORK BOAT, STRAINED RIGHT KNEE TRYING TO PUSH BOAT AWAY FROM DOCK.

2002 · 1 incident

July 16, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
General Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DREDGE CHAIN WAS STRUCK AND EMPLOYEE AND INJURED WAS PRYING ON THE CHAIN TO PUT IT BACK IT BACK INTO ITS TRACK. AS EE WAS PRYING ON IT INJURED WAS WATCHING IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS GOING BAC K INTO ITS TRACK. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE LEFT EYE EYEBROW.