Mining Incidents

Coleman Rock QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Dolese Bros Co · Surface
Coleman, Atoka County, OK · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3400405
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

32 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was doing quality control work and tweaked EE's knee.

2024 · 8 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was removing handrailing from deconstructed conveyor. Employee was cutting support bolts from the top of the handrail using a torch. When the second bolt was cut, the handrail had stored energy and popped free. The handrail then came in contact with employees forearm, causing a laceration.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing a rock that was lodged and the saddle came back and jammed EE's finger. The injury wasn't recordable until they found a fracture and put EE in a rigid brace on 11/19/24.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was jumping up and down on the bumper trying to release the trailer from the hitch and sprained EE's ankle

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was on EE's knees pushing the new screens into the bottom deck and EE's knee popped.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working on c3 tail pulley guard with the contractors. EE squatted down to put rubber guarding on the frame. When EE stood halfway up, EE's knee popped and EE dropped back down.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was swinging a sledgehammer and felt a pop in shoulder

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped off trailer onto uneven ground. Just had surgery on 12/1/24

Struck by falling object

Was putting railroad ties on a trailer to set part of the jaw crusher on, EE miss placed EE's foot and step off the trailer. With doing so EE hit the ground and a railroad tie landed on the center of EE's ribs.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut leg with a knife and received stitches.

2022 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a haul truck when EE drove through the berm and over the wall. MSHA and ODOM were called and are investigating.

2018 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a pry bar to open gates at the primary scalping screen when the bar slipped and smashed the right middle finger between the pry bar and the screening unit.

2017 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee smashed finger in a roll away chute at the scalping screen.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee thinks EE hurt back while working on the C-17. EE did not seek treatment until 7/28/17.

2013 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee jumped from the platform of a screen unit to the catwalk, hurting his back.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee got something in his eye while a welder was grinding on the crusher jaw. He began losing time 7-23-07.

2006 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working with other employees to replace a tail guard on a conveyor. The forks fell off the skid steer loader causing the guard to shift and hit employee's left hand. His middle finger on his hand was cut requiring ten stitches.

Struck by falling object

EE was lossening the 7' cone crusher. He wrapped cable around the bowl and had the loader operator pull on the cable. He put the cable over a 2-inch pin. The bin pent, letting the cable come loose and hit him in both lower legs.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Customer, EE, had a heart attack and passed away while on mine property.

2005 · 1 incident

Drowning

Apparent suicide by drowning. Per call by A.W. - Employee was driving water truck, parked truck & walked down to fresh water pond.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working with another employee to tighten the jaw crusher when the toggle plate came out and struck him in the head. He was wearing his hard hat and the band inside the hat cut his forehead. Stitches were required.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS CUTTING CHANNEL IRON FOR THE QUARRY CON- STRUCTION PROJECT. WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE IRON,IT BOUNCED UP IN THE AREA AND CAME BACK DOWN ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS FRACTURED . EE WAS OFF WORK ONE DAY 3-11, WORKED REGULAR DUTY 3-12, AND THEN WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY BEGINNING 3-15 WHEN THE FRACTURE WAS DISCOVERED.

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE TO REMOVE THE V- BELT GUARD ON THE 5/8"" CHIP CONVEYOR. THE GUARD SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY BUT STITCHES WERE REQU IRED.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EE TO INSTALL A NEW WATER LINE AT THE 7' CONE CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT THE PIPE WHEN THE KNIFE CLOSED ON HIS FINGERS.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON THE BUCKET OF A CATERPILLAR 990 LOADER. WHEN HE STRUCK A TOOTH WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIS STOMACHSTITCHES REQUIRED*

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck by flying object

EE WAS HELPING TO BREAK ROCK IN THE JAW WHEN A ROCK CHIP GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A TORCH TO DRY SAMPLES. HE TURNED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS STEMMING BLAS HOLES. HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE USING A BRASS HOOK TO RESONOTUNE FROM A HOLE.

2000 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE. WHEN DONE, WENT TO PICK UP THE ROTARY HEAD WHICH CAME DOWN ON HIS BACK. COWORKER CAME TO HIS RESCUE AND RELEASED HIM FROM HIS TRAPPED POSITION. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HO SPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A SEVERE TO HIS BACK AND HIP.

Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF LOADER AFTER CHECKING FILTER. THE STEP BROKE AND EE LANDED ON LEFT LEG & STRAINED KNEE.

Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES TO LOAD A JAW DYE INTO A UNILOADER BUCKET. THE JAW DYE FELL OFF THE BLOCK IT WAS SITTING ON. THE DYE STRUCK HIM IN THE MIDSECTION AND PINNED HIM TO THE GROUND WITH THE OTHER PART OF THE DYE RESTING ON THE BLOCK.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERAING FEEDER HOUSE. HE TURNED TO STEP OFF A PLATFORM AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL MAY 30 2000.