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Inspector's Safety Awards
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MINES
Inspector's Safety Awards
In 2006, the Oklahoma Department of Mines created the Inspector's Safety Award. Recipients are chosen on an established set of criteria that rewards operators for safe mining practices. These criteria include number of violations, reduction in violations from the previous year, and warnings. ODM Inspectors are assigned a portion of the state to work, with an average of over 50 permits per Inspector. Each Inspector reviews the criteria and determines a "large" mine and a "small" mine for his territory. For the purpose of this award, a large mine has more than five employees and a small mine has five or fewer employees on site. Contractors do not count toward the total and the site has to be manned. The time frame is from July 1 to June 30 and the awards are presented each year at the Oklahoma Mine Health and Safety Conference. Instead of plaques, which no one entering a mine site ever sees unless they go inside the office, ODM decided to make the awards more visible by using 30" by 36" road signs put together by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's Sign Shop. These have been a much coveted item and ODM is proud to recognize those operators that make safety a priority.
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2021 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| American Tripoli | APAC-Central, Inc. (Oolagah Facility) |
| Meridian Aggregates Company, A Limited Partnership | Alan Ritchey Materials Co., LLC (Pope's Point) |
| Job Construction Co., Inc. (Kerr) | U.S. Lime Company - St. Clair |
| Tanner Bemies | Holliday Sand & Gravel Company, LLC (Wagoner Plant #17) |
| Pryor Sand Company | APAC-Central, Inc. (Okay Quarry) |
| Ada Aggregates (AA1) | Hanson Aggregates WRP, Inc. (OKI) |
| Diamond B Services, LLC | Limestone, Rock, Gravel & Sand, LLC |
| Charqueno Dirt | General Materials, Inc. (Meridian) |
| Yote Stone | Maranatha Stone, LLC (Maranatha Stone #1) |
| Duit Construction Co., Inc. (Young Sand) | Foxrock Ranch, LLC (Foxrock Mine) |
2020 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| Chris Watson dba Bedrock Stone (Watson #3) | APAC- Central, Inc. (Spiro Quarry) |
| Da-Flame, Inc. | Coyle Stone, LLC (Ben Bond) |
| Kline Materials | Harrison Gypsum, LLC (Harrison Gypsum #5) |
| North Texas Natural Select Materials, LLC (NTNSM, LLC - Tish) | Holliday Sand & Gravel Company, LLC (Binney Sandbar Mine) |
| Richard Drake Construction Contract Miner: Tomahawk Materials, Inc. |
J & R Sand Co. |
| River Valley Materials, LLC (Arkoma) | Kemp Stone Company, Inc. (Mile or More Quarry) |
| Witty Materials, Inc. (#1) | Meridian Aggregates Company, a Limited Partnership (Mill Creek Quarry) |
| Vickers Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Quapaw Company (Badger Pit) |
| RBQ, LP |
2019 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| Rock-it Natural Stone, Inc. (Big Hill #2) | Solid Rock Stone, Inc. (Calhoun Mine) |
| Cullum Equipment Services, Inc. (Hanson Mountain Quarry) | APAC-Central, Inc. (Muskogee Sand Plant) |
| APAC-Central, Inc. (Oologah Facility) | APAC-Central, Inc. (Vinita Quarry) |
| CP Materials, LLC | Dolese Bros. Co. (Roosevelt Quarry) |
| Unimin Corp. (Roff Plant) | TXI Operations, LP (Mill Creek Quarry) |
| Yote Stone (Yote #1) | Rock-it Natural Stone (Tamaha #1) |
| HSG Acquisition Compay, LLC (Coweta Plant #10) | Muskogee Sand Co., Inc. |
| J.R.'s Sand/John Vestle | Cargill, Inc. |
| Dolese Bros. Co. (White Eagle Sand Plant) |
2018 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| Cornerstone Quarries, Inc. | Johnny M. Webb dba Valley Stone |
| JCJ Trucking, LLC (Black Bear Mine #2) | APAC-Central, Inc. (Roberts Quarry) |
| Witty Materials (#1) | Pryor Stone Co. (#2) |
| William Family Investments | Kildare Quarry, LLC (Newkirk Quarry) |
| Material Producers, Inc. (Washita Quarry) | Dolese Bros. Co. (Cooperton) |
| Bluebird Stone, LLC (Spears Pit) | Lattimore Materials Corp. (Thackerville) |
| Limestone, Rock, Gravel and Sand, LLC | Rock-it Natural Stone (Stigler South #1) |
| WIlliams Dirt Service, LLC | APAC-Central, Inc. (Okay Quarry) |
| General Materials, Inc. (63rd Street Sand Plant) |
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| Stone Splitters, Inc. | Meridian Aggregates Co., -A Limited Partnership (Broken Bow S & G) |
| Anchor Stone, Co. (Bixby) | APAC-Central, Inc. (46th Street Quarry) |
| Big (4) Pit | Anchor Stone Company (Candy Creek) |
| Meridian Aggregates Co., -A Limited Partnership (Hugo Quarry) | Ingram Concrete, LLC |
| APAC-Central, Inc. (Spiro Quarry) | SCS Materials, LP (Byrd Pit) |
| B & S Construction & Trucking, LLC | APAC-Central, Inc. (Muskogee Sand) |
| C S & T, LLC | Green Stone Co. |
| Erik's Trucking | Quapaw Co. (Badger Quarry) |
| Hoskins Gypsum Co. |
2016 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| Meridian Aggregates Co., LP (Idabel Quarry) L.E.-1572 | Corner Stone Quarries, Inc. L.E.-1925 |
| APAC-Central, Inc. (Vinita Quarry) L.E.-1798 | Tulsa Cement, LLC (#1) L.E.-1053 |
| Stewart Stone, Inc. (Mitchell Quarry) L.E.-2480 | B & R Sand, Inc. Operator: All American Dirt and Sand L.E.-1619 |
| General Materials, Inc. (63rd Street) L.E.-2201 | Dolese Bros. Co. (Ardmore Quarry) L.E.-1651 |
| Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC (North Troy) L.E.-1856 | Hydro Quarry, LLC (Hydro-Bright Quarry) L.E.-1917 |
| Harrison Gypsum, LLC (Harrison Gypsum #2) L.E.-1606 | Cullum Equipment Services, Inc. (Hanson Mountain Quarry) L.E.-2407 |
| U.S. Lime Company - St. Clair L.E.-1451 | Taloka Stone, Inc. (Taloka #1) L.E.-2300 |
| A-1 Stone L.E.-1918 | Muskogee Sand Co., Inc. L.E.-2151 |
| APAC-Central, Inc. (Okay Quarry) L.E.-1814 | Frisco Sand, LLC L.E.-2335 |
| Dolese Bros. Co. (Guthrie) L.E.-1887 |
2015 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| Johnny Webb dba Valley Stone | SCS Materials, LP - Byrd Pit |
| B & B Sand & Gravel | Panther Sand Mine, LLC |
| APAC-Central, Inc. - Dewey Quarry | Anchor Stone Company - Tulsa Rock #2 |
| Dolese Bros. Co. - East Plant | Harrison Gypsum, LLC - ACG Materials-Newkirk |
| CPI Pipe & Steel, Inc. - Select Dirt | Dolese Bros. Co. - Mustang Sand Plant |
| Meridian Aggregates Co., -A Limited Partnership - Mill Creek | Dolese Bros. Co. - Hartshorne |
| Dolese Bros. Co. - Roosevelt | Redi-Mix, LLC - Red River Plant |
| Cullum Equipment Services, Inc. - Hanson Mountain Quarry | Kemp Stone Co., Inc. - Hulbert |
| Stone Splitters, Inc. - Boxham #1 | Arkoma Enterpirses - Ownes Hole |
| Bill Wayland - Mine #3 | Quapaw Company - Badger |
| Diamond Gypsum Co. - #2 | U.S. Gypsum Co. - Southard Plant #227 |
| Sooner Shale Pit |
2014 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| Black Mesa Sand, LLC | Hoskins Gypsum, LLC |
| Anchor Stone, Co. - Bixby | Sherwood Construction |
| Pryor Sand Co. | Brazil Creek Minerals, Inc. - Gore #2 |
| Rock Investment - Green Country | APAC - Central, Inc. - Spriro |
| Acme Brick Company - Edmond | Pryor Stone Co. - #2 |
| TXI Sand Operations, LP - Bell Savoy | Lattimore Materials Corp. - Stringtown |
| Hydro Quarry, LLC - Hydro-Bright | Harrison Gypsum, LLC - Harrison Gypsum #2 |
| Continental Concrete, LLC - Farm Mine | Panther Sand, LLC |
| Enrem Materials | Fargo Stone Inc. - Overstreet #1 |
| Quality Production of Stigler, Inc. | |
| Grant County Commission - Dist 3 Stoney Point Mine |
2013 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| United States Gypsum Co. - Bucher | Dolese Bros. Co. - Davis |
| Acme Brick - Holland Mine | APAC Central, Inc. - Vinita Quarry |
| Cullum Equipment Services, Inc. - Hanson Mountain | U.S. Lime Co./St. Clair - Mine #2 |
| Carl Dale Luman Sr. dba Luman Rock | Meridiam Aggregates Co., LP - Apple/Sawyer |
| Vickers Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Dolese Bros. Co. - Dover |
| Meridian Aggregates Co., L.P. - North Troy | Dolese Bros. Co. - Ardmore |
| Elm Creek Gravel, LLC | Dolese Bros. Co. - Cooperton |
| Ron Morris - #1 | Quapaw Co. - Badger Pit |
| Shawnee Sand & Select, LLC | Falcon Materials, LLC |
| G & B Stone, LLC | Crooked Creek, LLC |
| Bellco Materials, Inc. |
2012 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| J&R Sand Co., Inc. - Ratzlaff Pit | Material Producers, Inc. |
| J&J Land, LLC - Quarry Ranch #3 | Kemp Stone Co., Inc. - Mile-Or-More Quarry |
| Randel and Tina Hinds | Dolese Bros. Co. - Hartshorne Quarry |
| Johnny M. Webb dba Valley Stone | Spiro Sand & Gravel |
| Lightle Sand Co., Inc. | Van Eaton Ready Mix, Inc. - Logan #1 |
| Fittstone, Inc. - #1 | Dolese Bros. Co. - Coleman |
| T&G Construction, Inc. | Meridian Aggregates Co. - Snyder Quarry |
| B&B Sand & Gravel - #2 | The Quapaw Company - Brensing |
| Quality Stone Quarries, LLC - Baxter | Rock-It Natural Stone - Stigler South 1 |
2011 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| CPI Pipe and Steel, Inc. | Hanson Aggregates WRP, Inc. - OK1 |
| Craig County | APAC Central, Inc. - Tulsa East Quarry |
| T&M Sand & Gravel, Inc. - Watts Pit | APAC Central, Inc. - Roberts Quarry |
| Alan Ritchey Materials Company - Pope's Point | East OK, Inc. |
| Dig-It Rocks, LLC - 7-Mile Mine | Sober Brothers, Inc. - Gonterman 1 |
| US Silica - Mill Creek North | TXI Operations LP Partnership - Mill Creek |
| Chapel Rose Quarries | American Gypsum Company, LLC - Tom Gilbreath Properties |
| RL Jones Construction Co., Inc., dba J&J Sand - J&J #3 | APAC Central, Inc. - Okay Quarry |
| Parker Chop Stone, LLC - Chop Stone Yard | Oldham Enterprises, LLC - Oldham #1 & #2 |
| Tandem Services, Inc. - Kolb Pit | General Materials, Inc. - 63rd Street |
2010 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| RB&J Material, LLC - Redgate #1 | Dolese Bros. Co. - Mustang |
| R.G. Misor | APAC - J-6 Quarry |
| Randal and/or Tina Hinds | Brazil Creek Minerals - Gore #2 |
| D.L. Evans Construction | Meridian Aggregates |
| ENREM Materials | Lone Star Industries dba Buzzi Unicem |
| Southern Aggregate | TXI Mill Creek |
| T&G Construction | Dolese Bros. Co. - Cooperton |
| HSG Acquisition Co., LLC - Bixby | Quapaw - Badger Mine |
| RL Jones Construction Co., Inc. | APAC - Arkansas, Inc. (Arkhola Division) - Muskogee Sand |
| Capitol Stone, LLC | Bluebird Stone, LLC - Leo Pit |
| Sand Express #5 | Dolese Bros. Co. - Prairie Park |
2009 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| Boral Brick, Inc. - Union City | Diamond Gypsum #2 |
| Craig County | APAC - Oklahoma, Inc., Standard Industries Div. - East Quarry |
| Perkins Sand, LLC | U.S. Lime Co./St. Clair - Mines #2 |
| W & W Sand, Inc. | Dolese Bros. - Hartshorne |
| Lattimore Materials - North | Stewart Stone, Inc. - Davis Quarry |
| Harrison Gypsum | Material Producers, Inc. - Davis Quarry |
| Quapaw Badger | Meridian Aggregates Co. - Mill Creek |
| Watkins Sand Co. - 129th Pit | Dolese Bros. Co. - Richard Spur |
| RL Jones Construction Co., Inc., dba J & J Sand | Arkola Division - APAC - Arkansas, Inc. Okay Quarry |
| Boggy Construction, Inc. | Morris Stone Co. |
2008 INSPECTOR'S SAFETY AWARDS
| Small Mines | Large Mines |
|---|---|
| Kline Materials (Woodward) | Harrison Gypsum dba Allied Custom Gypsum (Allied #2) |
| R.G. Miser | APAC - Oklahoma (J-6 Quarry) |
| Arkhola Sand and Gravel Co. (Spiro) | Kemp Stone (Hulbert) |
| Mule Creek Stone (Santee 1) | Dolese Bros. Co. (Coleman) |
| Logan County Asphalt | Dolese Bros. Co. (Guthrie) |
| BCM Oklahoma, LLC (Douglas) | Hanson Aggregates WRP Inc. |
| B&B Sand & Gravel | Unimin Corp. (Mill Creek) |
| Milam Tool Co. | General Materials, Inc. (Norman) |
| Holiday Sand & Gravel, Co. (Coweta #10) | Arhola Sand & Gravel Co. (Muskogee) |
| Michael Parker dba Parker Rock | Chris Watson dba Bedrock Stone (Watson Quapaw Co. (Badger) |
Contact
State of Oklahoma
Department of Mines
2915 N. Classen Blvd., Suite 213
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106
Phone: (405) 427-3859
Fax: (405) 424-4932 or (405) 427-9646