Mining Incidents

Cedar Ridge QuarriesMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Bill Bogle
Ozark, Franklin County, AR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301967
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2010–2014
Latest incident
Apr 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Working in his area when scraped his left forearm on sharp edge of a rock

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

After getting off work he experienced some strain to his left elbow area and feels it must have been from stacking pavers 4"" to 6"" - waited until the next day to let the supervisor know.

2012 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee lifting and pushing rock on chopper and rollers.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While inside the office employee stopped to talk to supervisor; he backed up against a box and fell backwards. Employee tried to catch his fall hurting the back of his right hand; resulting in a hand sprain and hand fracture.

Struck by flying object

Horseplay; Rock was thrown resulting in damage to right eye.

2011 · 12 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was stacking slabs on pallet; had slab resting on pallet when slab slipped off and smashed top of right foot.

Struck by falling object

Employee was stacking slabs on pallet when he lost footing causing slab to fall on left leg.

Struck by falling object

Employee was trying to pull out a rock that was hung on cage of tumbler; had right hand resting on cage when rock was free cage came down on the tip of middle finger on right hand.

Struck by falling object

Dropped rock on top of foot while trying to stack on pallet hitting left foot.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting 4 x 4 and stacking them and he picked up about 3 of them at a time and tripped on a rock on the ground and the 4 x 4 landed on his hand bruising his left finger.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Had his left hand on the table and the operator engaged the drive rollers and his hand was pulled in between the 2 rollers.

Struck by flying object

Tire had knot on it and he bent down to look at it to make sure that is what he was seeing and the tire blew up.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hit with forks on skidsteer on Left arm.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

He was stacking a rock of 2"" and it slipped and mashed his 1st finger on his left hand. Just the tip of the finger.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee reached in between the cutter teeth and table at the same time as a co-worker engaged the table. Employee's middle finger was pinched.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee had his hand underneath a rock while it was being cut. The rock then mashed his right ring finger.

Struck against a moving object

EE was pulling rock, the rock jarred the Loader he was operating and it shifted and it forced him forward, where his right lower leg hit a metal object and cut his shin.

2010 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

While chopping a 4 inch thick slab 4' long employee tried to keep it on the table but could not do so. He tried to get away from it as it rolled off table and it landed on right foot.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulled groin muscle. Employee reported to his supervisor that he had pulled a groin muscle.

Struck by falling object

He was moving a step (stone) and lost his grip and the step fell on his right upper inner thigh.