Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by falling object
IE was helping an EE pick up a motor to put motor shockers on it. IE picked the motor up with a crowbar and the motor fell on IE's right hand. IE smashed IE's right index figure.
BLUE BAYOU SAND & GRAVEL LLC Metal/Non-Metal
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
John D Smith
Nashville,
Howard County,
AR
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301619
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2012–2024
- Latest incident
- Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
146
citations
49
significant & substantial
$44,122
proposed penalties
$27,354
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 | 5,229 | 11 | 6 | 2103.7 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,321 | 9 | 1 | 2082.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,268 | 3 | 1 | 702.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,940 | 5 | 0 | 1269.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,558 | 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
6 on file2024 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
November 13, 2018
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE stepped off the loader and broke EE's ankle.
2015 · 1 incident
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by flying object
He was cutting with a cut torch and he had on his dark safety glasses. A piece of rusty metal hit his forehead and fell down into the corner of his eye.
2013 · 1 incident
May 15, 2013
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by flying object
Rock sliding down a metal shoot going into a shaker and a rock came off and hit employee in the eye. Employee didn't have his safety glasses on.
2012 · 2 incidents
July 6, 2012
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Contact with heat
He was operating a front end loader and got too hot.
June 13, 2012
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee was working under dump truck with gravel in it when the driver inadvertently released the tail gate latch with the bed in the down position. Some gravel fell out as the employee was picking up tools behind the truck and gravel struck him. There was no sign of injury until 12 days later when the employee went to the doctor after having pain. Worker is on light duty.