Mining Incidents

Mountain Home Materials Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

APAC-Central Inc. · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Mountain Home, Baxter County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301714

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2013
Latest incident
Jan 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
166
citations
59
significant & substantial
$46,275
proposed penalties
$46,275
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 Q1 447 4 1 8948.5
2024 Q4 1,061 7 1 6597.5
2024 Q3 912 3 1 3289.5
2024 Q2 1,540 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,140 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,363 1 0 733.7
2023 Q3 1,830 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,978 1 0 505.6
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 file

2013 · 1 incident

January 23, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Home Concrete Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing from 2" to 1" screen at sand & gravel plant. Hand was caught between the two screens in the process. Employee received an "open wound fracture" to the tip of his right pinky finger.

2008 · 1 incident

August 4, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain Home Concrete Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

Using large prybar to dislodge large rock stuck in funnel of dump bin. Employee and coworker pushed up on prybar and it lost leverage. The force of them pushing caused employee's left hand to hit support beam of conveyor system. Equip shut down properly, PPE used. Fractured left middle finger, ring finger and pinkie.

2007 · 2 incidents

June 11, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Home Concrete Incorporated · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Ee was picking out large, oversized rocks from the conveyor belt feeding our processing plant. This job involved lifting the rocks off of the conveyor and throwing them off to the side. He stated that he developed soreness in his left upper arm us the day progressed. He went to the dr on 5/14/07 and was diagnosed with a ripped muscle and popped tendon.

May 23, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Home Concrete Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE had pulled open the lever which opens the silo gate on plant to load stock trk with processed material. When the trk was full, he pushed lever forward to close gate. While doing this he caught left middle finger between this lever and another one. He sustained an open fracture to left middle finger.

2005 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Home Concrete Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REMOVING A 4" INTAKE HOSE FROM OUR WATER TRUCK AFTER IT HAD REACHED FULL CAPACITY. AS HE WAS REMOVING THIS HOSE, HE STEPPED ON A 2" WATER HOSE THAT WAS RUNNING. THIS CAUSED WATER FROM THE 2" HOSE TO SPRAY HIM. HE WAS JUMPING OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HE HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A 1 1/2" SQUARE METAL DRAIN PLUG WHICH PROTRUDED FROM THE REAR SIDE OF THE WATER TRUCK.

August 8, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Mountain Home Concrete Incorporated · Contact with electrical current

Ee was replacing the cover on a 1'x1' plastic junction box following repair work that had been done by electricians 3 days prior. The 480 v, 3 phase conductors in the box were well taped and insulated, however the circuit was not deenergized. while tucking the conductors inside the juction box with his right hand he apparently contacted wire and energized conductor.