Mining Incidents

Granite Mountain Quarry #2Metal/Nonmetal

Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0300876
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
60
Years on record
2000–2026
Latest incident
Mar 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

60 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding a wedge used to remove a stuck sheave pulley on a motor shaft. Another employee was striking the wedge with a 4lb. hammer and the hammer missed the wedge and struck holding employee in top of left hand. Employees were wearing full PPE, but hammer strike resulted in fracture of left hand.

2024 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

Employee was exiting break room on a 2-foot ladder and missed bottom step injuring back, handrail was available.

2023 · 4 incidents

Flash burns (welding)

Employee was assisting with supplies in the area where two welders were welding. Employee stated they did not look directly at the welding light but due to being in area while welding was taking place, the reflection of the welding light caused their eyes to be subjected to arc flash.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee picked up a piece of flat metal off back of welding truck. When employee began to carry metal to the work area, they felt an intense pain in their abdominal region. After medical review, employee was diagnosed with an abdominal strain.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was in haul truck being loaded with material in pit. Loader was dumping material in bed of haul truck when a large boulder dropped out of loader bucket into haul truck bed and caused haul truck to shift abruptly. Thus, resulting in a strain to haul truck operator's neck and shoulders.

Struck by falling object

Employee was replacing a roller on conveyor. They lost grip of roller and it fell and struck their right hand.

2022 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Temp worker was un-bridging rock from C4X front feeder. After they un-bridged the feeder and was standing to the side and observing the feeder, a rock rolled off the conveyor belt and hit temp worker in left leg. The temp did not seek medical attention and finished shift. The next morning 11/8/2022, temp went to dr. and returned to work on light duty.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was changing a bearing. The bearing housing slipped and smashed EE's left ring finger. EE was a temp and EE's assignment was ended on 6/8/2022 because EE didn't follow instructions on going to the medical facility to have the injury looked at.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting on a conveyor belt with a pocket knife slipped and caused the knife to fold cutting EE's left index finger. EE had 4 stitches. EE didn't use the proper tool to cut the belt, so EE was let go on 3/25/2021. EE was working through a temporary service.

2020 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting in feeder bottoms and twisted then back started hurting. Employee didn't want to go to the doctor, so they waited till today 9/3/2020 for us to take them to the doctor.

2019 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was moving the beam for the HP500 to set on. When EE reached for the beam EE's arm popped.

2017 · 3 incidents

Fall down stairs

Employee was walking down the stairs of C6 conveyor when one (3rd step) of the stairs gave away and employee fell through the stair well.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was removing a guard on the counter weight of C4X when the guard pinched right hand middle finger.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking on a catwalk and carry come-a-long and right foot slipped and ee slid on catwalk landing on left knee.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Was climbing down the ladder on the cyclone when he stepped off the ladder his right foot stepped on a piece of tube metal that was laying on the platform and turned his ankle.

2013 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stepping backwards off ladder on loader and his knee popped

Struck against stationary object

Cleaning the scales and he jump under the scales landing on small pile of rock twisting his ankle

2012 · 3 incidents

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

Was setting a bearing housing onto a stand when it slipped and smashed his left hand middle finger.

Struck by falling object

Greasing the bobcat bucket when the bucket came off striking his right foot.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was using a crescent wrench when the wrench slipped and hit his mouth and tooth.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Was placing a screen on the shaker when he lost his grip and the screen slipped landing on his right foot

2010 · 2 incidents

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

Beating in a wedge when the hammer slipped off and smashed his finger between the shaker and hammer. Smashing his right index finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was taking out kingpins when his hammer slipped and smashed his finger.

2009 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

He was under the gyro crusher cutting bars out, when a bar fell and hit his foot, right behind the steel toe of the boot.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was changing screen on 6x20, slipped and hurt his back. Didn't go to the doctor till 1/13/09.

2008 · 2 incidents

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

Was backing the take up off with 3/4"" impact wrench when the bolt broke causing the impact to smash his fingers against a piece of metal on the frame.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was parking the loader in the equipment lot to get on to another piece of equipment. When he came down the ladder and placed his foot on the ground twisted his right ankle.

2007 · 6 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Tighten bolt on bottom of gear box at a head pulley with wrench when the wrench slipped off a cut his left elbow on a guard.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was removing a big rock from the grizzley with a bar and pulled upward on the bar hurting his back

Struck by falling object

Hammering norback when the material fell and a piece fell on his ankle and foot.

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

Was putting pin in the hyd. cylinder and got his hand between the cylinder and the cylinder head and smashed his right index finger.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping off loader twisted knee. He waited to go to the doctor thinking that it would get better.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lowering a ladder into the gyro to check worn concaves and didn't notice that the safety cable had tangled around his ankle and he released the ladder into the gyro causing him to lose his balance and hurt his left knee.

2006 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

Unbridging SB2 bin when mud clot came down and bent left hand back hurting his wrist.

Fall from machine

He stepped off of the fender of the volvo, lost his balance and fell.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lifting the cap of the HP 500 pinched his right little finger between the cap and the crusher.

2005 · 4 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Pulling motor back with come-along when the hook broke as he was pulling on the handle, causing him to slip and cut his hand on a piece of metal.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning with the walk behind bobcat under a conveyor when the slab was uneven tipping the machine and smashing his finger on his right hand against a beam.

Struck by falling object

Contusion to the right shoulder when a port a power jack fell while squaring off the sprider on the gyro

Struck against stationary object

Cleaning tail pulley with shovel, he hit frozen dirt which kicked back the shovel putting pressure on his back.

2004 · 8 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Changing flashing on C4Y when his wrench slipped and he cut his arm on a piece of metal.

Struck against a moving object

Backing haul truck under loader bucket. The hyd. failed and the bucket came down on bed of truck. Ee twisted his neck.

Struck by falling object

Taking out the hyd. adjustment on HP700 and it fell on his foot.

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

Washing mud out of gyro, when belt was started up a rock fell out of gyro & hit the belt & bounced off hitting ee's little finger on handrail.

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

Driving a screen wedge with a 4 lb hammer on the left hand bottom deck 6x16 and missed the wedge and hit his finger on the bar grate cat walk.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS STACKING BATTERIES. WHEN LIFTING A BATTERY, EE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF CONVEYOR FEEDER BOX, FOOT WENT SIDE WAYS AND LANDED ON RIGHT ANKLE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SITTING IN LOADER WENT TO GET OUT AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAND SLIPPED WHEN HAMMERING A WEDGE ON THE 6 BY 20 AND HIT THE GUARD.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS PULLING SCREENS ON THE 8 BY 20 WHEN HE PULLED HIS BACK.

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

DROPPED A PIECE OF 1"" X 2"" X 3"" METAL ON RIGHT FOOT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. WASN'T REPORTABLE UNTIL 10/24/02 WHEN HE WENT ON LIGHT DUTY AFTER AGGREVATING THE INJURY BY STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL OF WE LDING TRUCK, RIGHT FOOT POPPED.

Struck by falling object

DROPPED A PIECE OF SQUARE CHANNEL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT WHILE REPLACING A BEARING ON A SHAFT.

2001 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BEING LOADED, THE END DUMP DRIVER HAD HIS WINDOW DOWN WHICH ALLOWED TRASH TO BE BLOWN INTOEYES.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN STEP ON A CAT 769 WATER TRUCK AND MISSED THE LAST STEP.

Struck against a moving object

PIN CAME OUT OF LIFT ARM ON TERMINATOR AND BOOM FELL FORWARD AND JARRED EMPLOYEE IN LOADER.

2000 · 4 incidents

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

CAUGHT LARGE PIECE OF METAL WHILE METAL SWINGING AND CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN METAL AND WALL.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANGING A SCREW ON A 6 X 20 SHAKER. LIFTING SCREEN IN PLACE AND STRAIN LUMBAR AREA OF BACK. (REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON 3/7/00).

Struck by falling object

INSTALLING NEW ENGINE IN CAT HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS HOOKING UP HOSES WHEN MATERIAL FELL INTO HIS EYE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING DISC GRINDER ON PIECE OF METAL. PARTICLES FLEW BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES.