Mining Incidents

Lockesburg PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Arcosa, Inc
Lockesburg, Sevier County, AR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301681
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2012 · 1 incident

Contact with heat

Employee was cutting out the liner on a crusher and felt sick at stomach and had a bad headache. Employee was examined by doctor and was returned to work on restricted duty and was rechecked on 8-6-12 and released to full duty.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a knife, the knife slipped and cut his right leg. Employee received four stitches and was return to work.

2006 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee @ Barmac crusher attempting to loosen screws. Wrench slipped hurting left arm. Employee has not missed work. Today advised arm still hurts and has appointment with Dr. today at 3:45 pm.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee working conveyor belt of washing plant tried to remove clay balls from belt causing sprain to right forearm. *Note: Reported by employee on 9/5/06.

Struck against a moving object

Steering pump locked up jerking steering wheel of pit truck causing injury (sprain) to right palm.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee removing clay balls from wash plant conveyor and pulled muscle in right elbow.

2005 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee, pulling welding leads up to conveyor, sprained a back muscle near right shoulder.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic working in shop area. Piece of metal lacerated left hand palm.

2004 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee removing tire from rim and rim fell on top left foot.

Struck by flying object

EE REPAIRING DRAGLINE BUCKET USING WIRE GRINDER WHEN METAL FLAKE ENTERED LEFT EYE.

Fall from machine

EE LOST FOOTING DURING EXIT OF CHERRY PICKER, CAUSING FALL. BRUISING TO LEFT LEG AND SCRAPE TO LEFT UNDER ARM.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON DRAGLINE WHEN SPOOL SHIELD WAS DROPPED BY ASSISTING EMPLOYEE CAUSING SHIELD TO FALL ONTO INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BREAKING BONE IN THIRD FINGER.

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REMOVING BEARING FROM PULLEY USING PUNCH, SMALL PIECE BROKE AND METAL HIT LEFT SIDE OF CHEST CAUSING MINOR LACERATION. EE TREATED AND RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY OF INCIDENT.

Struck against stationary object

EE REMOVING CUTTING EDGES FROM LOADER & CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DRIVER WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK HAULING FROM DRAGLINE TO WASH PLANT. BOLTS BROKE THAT HOLD TRANSMISSION TO MOTOR ALLOWING UNITS TO PULL APART. CLUTCH WAS SMOKING BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION AND FUMES ENTERED CAB. DRIVER OPERATED TRUCK UBTIL NOON. HE REPORTED PROBLEM AT THIS TIME.

2001 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLING ROCKS FROM WASH PLANT CONVEYOR WHEN FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS MASHED BETWEEN ROCKS.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ATTEMPTING TO UNJAM ROCKS IN CRUSHER SCREEN WITH BAR, BAR WENT THRU SCREEN CAUSING SPRAIN & BRUISING TO LEFT ELB0W

2000 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLIMBING ON WASHING PLANT TO PERFORM ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.