Mining Incidents

Baxter County Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Baxter County-AR
Mountain Home, Baxter County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301240

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
100
citations
24
significant & substantial
$17,636
proposed penalties
$16,862
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
2025 Q4 1,351 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,169 1 0 855.4
2025 Q2 1,371 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,089 3 1 2754.8
2024 Q4 1,251 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,464 3 0 2049.2
2024 Q2 1,289 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,359 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2018 · 1 incident

March 15, 2018 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by rolling or sliding object

unloading plate steel from loader bucket. plate got stuck. hooked chain on it. pulled on chain, plate slid out of the bucket. struck EE on top of right knee with front/outside corner.

2016 · 1 incident

February 22, 2016 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated was moving a 55 gallon barrel of oil by hand when EE felt something pop in right shoulder. Employee stated did not want medical attention, just wanted to document the incident.

2015 · 4 incidents

September 3, 2015 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a dump truck moving rock material from the pit area to the load point for the crusher when he stated that he hit a dip in the travel way and jarred his neck. Employee works at the quarry site as a truck driver only, he is not a full time quarry/miner.

June 4, 2015 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using an air-wrench to loosen nuts on the stripper bar; when the nut broke loose the air-wrench released and smashed the employees finger between the air-wrench and the side of the crusher.

May 18, 2015 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee/Miner was centering the new belt that had just been installed when he pulled a muscle in his lower back. He is scheduled to return to work on Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 after his follow-up doctor visit.

April 16, 2015 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing rocks that had gotten jammed in the crusher; as he was removing the rocks, one of them shifted and smashed his left pinky finger between the rock and the crusher plate.

2014 · 1 incident

May 29, 2014 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was adjusting the tail pulley and dust fell in his face, when he removed his safety glasses and was wiping the dust off his face some dust got into his eyes.

2013 · 1 incident

October 3, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Dump truck driver was getting out of his truck, missed the bottom step and fell approximately 3 feet injuring hip and back

2011 · 1 incident

July 18, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Fall onto or against objects

Operator was getting onto the dozer when he missed the hand grip and fell backwards landing against a pickup truck parked next to the dozer. The operator incurred minor injuries to his back and left leg. Operator returned work on light duty on 7/20/2011.

2005 · 1 incident

January 14, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At about 745 a.m. employeee, a contractor for explosive energies, went to open a side door of his work truck. When the door lock opened the latch hit him in the mouth and cut his lip. He was taken to a clinic for treatment. This person got six stitches in his lip.

2003 · 3 incidents

August 20, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO BECOMEILL AND EXTREMELY EXHAUSTED.

March 31, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PROPING UP AN IRON PLATE TO MEASURE WHEN THE PLATE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. NOTE: THE MACHINARY WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT AND SHUTDOWN WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.

2002 · 1 incident

March 28, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS ENGAGED IN SCOOPING UP A PILE OF LOOSE ROCK TO LOAD INTO DUMP TRUCK WHEN THE BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER STRUCK A SOLID ROCK LEDGE JERKING EE FORWARD INSIDE OF CAB. EE WAS WEARING SEAT B ELT RESTRAINT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. BELIEVED POSSIBLY THAT THE IMPACT FROM HITTING THE SOLID ROCK LEDGE MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INJURY. EE WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 3 incidents

August 14, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE ROCKS/DEBRIS WAS NOT CLEARED. INJURED EE WAS PICKING UP A SAMALL PIECE 0F METAL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AND TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE .

July 10, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by flying object

INJURED EE WALKED IN BEHIND EE WHO WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A TAIL PULLEY WITH A STEEL BAR, WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AWAY STRIKING INJURED EE IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS LOWER LIP.

February 5, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Baxter County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SECURING A SIGN POST WITH HIS HANDS WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER BUCKET TO DRIVE THE POST INTO THE GROUND WHEN THE POST SLIPPED AWAY FROM UNDERNEATH THE BUCKET FORCIBLY STR IKING HIS THUMB.