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Bush Valley Quarry: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Washington County-AR
Washington County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301547

Bush Valley Quarry has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. Washington County Road Department 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1984 4
1983 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bush Valley Quarry sits in Washington County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Washington County, Arkansas · Population 251,863
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,426
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

August 3, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Washington County Road Department · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER OF TRUCK PULLED OUT OF QUARRY WITH 1 ST LOAD TRUCK DID NOT ACT LIKE AT COULDNT PULL LOAD ON 2 ND LOAD TRUCK CAOULDNT PULL HILL ROLLED BACKWARDS, HIT ROCK PILE AND OVER TURNED BATTERY ,

April 19, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Washington County Road Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK WAS STUCK IN CRUSHER JAWS WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER THE BREAK ROCK LOOSE. A PIECE OF HE ROCK BROKE OF AND STRUCK THE SHIN OF VICTIMS CRT LEG.