Mining Incidents

Malvern Minerals Sandstone Quarry South Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Brad Smith
Garland County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301551

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
October 2, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Malvern Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE FATALLY INJURED WHEN A ROCK SLIDE OCCURRED. I,NAME WAS OPERATING A 235 CATERPILLAR BACKHOE USED TO LOAD EUCLID DUMP TRUCKS AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A GARDNER DENVER TRACK DRILL. T2E ROCK SLIDE OCCURRED CRUSHING THECAB OF THE BACKHOE, KNOCKING HIM OUT OF THE CAB AND COVERING HIM ALONG THE INSIDE OF THE TRACKS. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES ALONG THE T

October 2, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Malvern Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS FATA5LY INJURED WHEN AN UNPLANNED SLOPE FAILURE OCCURRED. SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF LARGE BOULDERS AND LOOSE MATERIAL FROM APPROX. 70 FT HIGH PIT HIGHWALL FAILED, BURYING AND CRUSHIN G THE TRACK DRI5L OPERATOR.