Mining Incidents

Eagle Mills PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Eagle Mills, Ouachita County, AR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301324
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2002–2014
Latest incident
Jul 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing seal from backhoe cylinder

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Beating on bucket teeth with a hammer in order to loosen for rotation. Piece of metal sheared off of bucket teeth and hit mechanic in upper left arm. Metal was lodged in arm and had to be removed.

2006 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Ignition switch on pump engine not working properly. EE tried to turn crankshaft to get flywheel & starter in time. He grabbed fan with l. hand & pushed fan belt in with r. hand. The engine started with key in off position & pulled his r. hand fingers (index & middle) in between fan belt & crankshaft pulley. Severed fingers (index: middle phalange; middle: distal phalange).

Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLean-up--Picking up scrap iron also lifted old bearing housing. Acute muscle strain-left lower back.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee while splicing belt (BC2) climbed onto cage being used as a tool platform and proceeded to walk to the edge. The platform became unbalanced and fell 7 - 8 ' with employee on top, to the ground. Employee suffered injuries and was treated on 9-21-05 thru 9-24-05.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was cutting on old splice out of belt-holding the belt with his left hand to steady the belt-knife slipped and cut his wrist.

2002 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

TURNING BOAT OVER TO EMPTY WATER OUT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK WHILE REPORTEDLY MOUNTING FRONT END LOADER PROPERLY.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

RAIL CAR DE RAILED EE WAS USING FROGS TOOL TO PUT CAR BACK ON TRACK-REPORTED ON 1-11-02 EE EXPRESSED THE NEED TO SEE DR THE DR REFERRED HIM TO A SURGEON-THE SURGEON WAS SEEN ON 2-5-02. HE CONF IRMED HERNIA.