Mining Incidents

Mountain Home Materials Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

APAC-Central Inc. · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Mountain Home, Baxter County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301908

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2005–2016
Latest incident
Aug 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
180
citations
43
significant & substantial
$48,691
proposed penalties
$48,631
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 4,328 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,255 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,363 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,356 1 0 186.7
2024 Q4 5,901 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,729 2 0 536.3
2024 Q2 5,440 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,846 2 0 412.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2016 · 1 incident

August 26, 2016 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North Central Arkansas Quarry Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was changing a conveyor belt & coming down- foot slipped, body slipped, right foot got hung & employee fell approximately 1' to the ground

2013 · 1 incident

July 26, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North Central Arkansas Quarry Inc · Fall down stairs

Employee was walking on the stair walkway to the gray shaker and slipped and fell off. It had been raining. He caught himself with his hand and left middle finger was dislocated.

2007 · 1 incident

May 3, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
North Central Arkansas Quarry Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was kneeling down inside the discharge chute of the shaker screen. He was at the discharge end of the chute using an acetylene torch to shorten the chute length. In essence, he was cutting off the very section of chute that he was kneeling on. As he cut through the chute; it destabilized and twisted. He fell 4.5', landing on his left side. He suffered broken ribs.

2005 · 1 incident

July 15, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North Central Arkansas Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A BEAD BREAKER WAS BEING USED TO BREAKDOWN A TIRE ON CAT 980 LOADER. THE MODEL OF THE BEAD BREAKER BEING USED WAS NOT INTENDED FOR THIS TYPE OF JOB. AS THE BEAD BREAKER WAS BEING PUMPED UP, IT SLIPPED AND FLEW APPRX 6' & STRUCK EE IN THE FOREHEAD. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO BAXTER REGIONAL MED CTR WHERE HE REC'D SEVERAL STITCHES.