Mining Incidents

Robinson Brick Mine No.1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Wienerberger AG
Wister, Le Flore County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401801

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2006–2015
Latest incident
May 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
76
citations
24
significant & substantial
$17,672
proposed penalties
$15,597
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
2015 Q4 1,408 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,384 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 0 1 0
2015 Q1 1,449 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,604 1 0 623.4
2014 Q3 1,223 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 2,916 2 0 685.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

May 12, 2015 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was stacking rock in the pit and lifted a rock that was too heavy and hurt left shoulder.

April 9, 2015 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner was lifting rock to stack on pallet, and rock slipped out of hand on top of right top foot.

2014 · 2 incidents

December 9, 2014 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Operator dropped rock on employees hand. Employee has smashed fingers unknown at time of filing if any are broke.

October 22, 2014 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pushing a rock that was hung in the chopper. He then slipped on loose rock and hydraulic oil, and twisted his back.

2011 · 1 incident

September 15, 2011 OK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was working on our rock chopper. He was removing a rock from the rollers. When the operator rolled the rollers ee glove got caught in the rollers and pulled his hand down into the rollers.

2008 · 4 incidents

September 8, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee bruised finger when assisting the loading of a rock onto one of the splitters.

July 18, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was turning over a stone on the chopper and smashed his thumb between the rock and the chopper teeth. Thumb was split open by the rock.

July 7, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had gone to see a doctor over the weekend claiming an accident where his left index finger was caught between rocks while working on the chopper. His supervisor had not been informed of an accident. Doctor visit showed fracture to left index finger.

April 9, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
General Shale Brick, Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data

Unknown at this time. EE was terminated on 7/7/08 with no report of injury. After short term disability benefits expired, former alleged that he was hurt on the property. We were first notified of this event on 8/20/08 by his attorney---no injury occurred on the property.

2007 · 6 incidents

October 20, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robinson Brick Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE picked up a rock and started complaining about his testicles and his side. He went to the hospital emergency room and was released the same day.

September 8, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Robinson Brick Company · Struck by falling object

EE walked between two pallets while on his break. A rock fell off one pallet pinning him to the second pallet. He does not remember leaning against the rock that fell.

August 14, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robinson Brick Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee picked up a 1" rock to carry it to the pallet. He stepped back tripping over another rock on the ground hitting the back of his neck. There was no cut, only whiplash.

July 20, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Robinson Brick Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee is diabetic. Blood sugar was low, tried to eat a candy bar, gagged, had a seizure, bit his tongue badly on both sides enough to bleed profusely. Discharged from hospital, but will not be allowed to return to work until we have a statement from a doctor that he is fit to return to work. There was no accident.

June 6, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robinson Brick Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE and other ee were carrying a rock. He was waking backwards to a pallet to place the rock on. He looked towards his right to make sure there were no rocks in his way when he tripped over a rock on his left. He fell backwards and hit his head on a rock causing a laceration.

May 22, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Robinson Brick Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was operating the chopper when a medium sized rock fell on his hand and bruised his left ring finger.

2006 · 1 incident

January 5, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Robinson Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLITTING ROCK WITH CJ SPLITTER. EE PUSHED LARGE SLAB OF ROCK UP TO SPLITTER TEETH. HIS HANDS WERE PLACED AT THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE ROCK WHEN PUSHING. EE'S FINGER HIT THE SPLITTER TEETH WHEN PUSHED FORWARD. ACCIDENT CAUSED SMALL CUT TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER, CAUSING STITCHES TO BE ADMINISTERED (NO AMPUTATION).