Mining Incidents

WHITEHALL PIT BRANCH 13 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Summit Materials LLC
Poinsett County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0300418

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1983–1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
0
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 0 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 383 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 401 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,069 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 552 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

1994 · 1 incident

June 4, 1994 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Razor Rock Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE LOADER & A CONCRETE SLAB CLEANING AROUND A CRUSHER AS THE LOADER WAS PUT IN REVERSE IT ROLLED FORWARD STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES FOOT WITH THE BUCKET TOOTH WH ICH RESULTED IN A SPRAINED LEFT FOOT

1992 · 4 incidents

September 14, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Razor Rock Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON DEAD CONVEYOR BELT WHILE CLEANING CHUTE.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE CONVEYOR THROWING THE EMPLOYEE INTO THE CHUTE.THE BELT RUBBED THE INJURED PARTY IN THE BACK.

August 27, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Razor Rock Materials Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE INSTALLING BUCKET TEETH ON A FRONT END LOADER.EMPL PLACED A TOOTH IN LOADER BUCKET WHILE REMOVING THE USED ONE.THE NEW TOOTH WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE BUCKET STRIKING EMPL ON TOP OF RIGHT F OOT WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. WENT TO DR 8-27 RETURNED 8-28.ON 8-31 RETURNED TO DR WHO INSTRUCTED EMPL TO REMAIN AT HOME UNTIL 9-7.EMPL RETURNED TO WORK 9-8.

May 20, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Razor Rock Materials Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE DISASSEMBLING GEAR REDUCER BOX EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY A SNAP RING OFF A SHAFT SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEES RT HAND TO STRIKE GEAR BOX CASE CUTTING RT INDEX FING ER

March 24, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Razor Rock Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING INAPPROPRIATE TOOL TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON DOZER ROLLER FRAME, RESULTING IN STRAINED STOMACH MUSCLE.

1991 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1991 AR · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER-INADVERTLY BACKED IN A BANK OF PIT HE WAS MINING EMPLOYEE WORKED TILL 11-25-91-(WENT TO DOCTOR).

March 30, 1991 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING, KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS THUMB.

1989 · 2 incidents

August 23, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WRENCH AND SPRAINED NECK MUSCLES.

1988 · 4 incidents

August 25, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNDER FEED HOPPER TIGHTENING BOLTS.

May 10, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE CARRIED OTC RAM ON SHOULDER UP STAIRS AND STRAINED BACK.

February 5, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Struck by falling object

WELDING ON TIRE RIM JAMMED FINGER AGAINST RIM WHEN WHEEL BEGAN TO FALL.

1987 · 1 incident

July 17, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REACHE8 INTO BED OF PICKUP TRUCK & PICKED UP WATER CAN & TURNED & SET IT (CAN) DOWN CAUSING PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK

1986 · 6 incidents

December 2, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING NEAR AN AUT OMATIC WELDER-FLASH FROM WELDER CAUSED BURNS TO H IS EYHES

November 4, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HOOKING3UP DRAG CHAIN ON VIBRATOR TO SLOW DOWN SPEED OF MATERIAL WHEN OPPOSITE END OF CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND FELL THRU VIBRATOR JERKING CHAIN FROM HIS HAND CAUSING CUT TO FINGER ON LEFT HAND 3

October 2, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS CUTT3NG BELTING WITH A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE, TOWARD HIMSELF WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THIGH.

July 24, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS PULLING3ON V BELT TO POSITION CONVEYOR BELT TO BE SPLICED HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN V BELT PULLEY CAUSING CUT ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND

May 19, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING TEETH ON LOADER BUCKET HE STRUCK AT A PIN WITH A HAMMER HE MISSED THE PIN AND HIT HIS THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND BRUISED THUMB.

February 19, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING 5 RUBBER BELT HE PULLED A KNIFE THRU THE BELT & INTO HIS LEG CAUSING AN INCISION THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

1985 · 3 incidents

November 23, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING, ASHES WENT UP U NDER HELMET AND EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.

May 2, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HELD TO HAND RAIL STEPPED OFF MACHINE ON TO TRACK TURNED TO STEP ONTO FROUND TWISTED BACK IN PROCESS

March 28, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AT A WEDGE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER &ACCIDENTLY HIT A RAIL.THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE RAIL & HIT HIM ON THE TOE.

1984 · 3 incidents

March 28, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Francis Material Company · Struck by falling object

CATWALK SLIPPED IN CHAIN HOOK UP AND STRUCK EMP ON HEAD RESULTING IN LACERATION TO HIS SCALP

January 12, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
St Francis Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP. SLIPPED ON ICE, FELL ON ROCK AND BRUISED LEFT KNEE.

January 10, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS STANDING IN A SEND SCREW. HE PICKED UP & TURNED TO THROW CUT A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL & COULD NOT MAINTAIN PROPER FOOTING & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1983 · 2 incidents

October 5, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
St Francis Material Company · Struck against a moving object

PUSH AND PULL SCRAPERS WERE HOOKING UP TO LOAD THE BACK SCRAPER BUMPED THE LEAD SCRAPER TOO HARD THE JOLT FROM IMPACT CAUSED PULLED MUSCLE IN LEAD SCRAPER OPERATORS BACK

September 12, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Flash burns (welding)

ELECTREIC WELDER WAS SET UP & POWER WAS TURNED ON. A SHORT IN AUTOMATIC FEED LINE CAUSED AUTOMATIC FEED RESULTING IN FLASH & CAUSING BURN TO EYES.