Mining Incidents

Cedar Ridge Quarries Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bill Bogle
Ozark, Franklin County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301967

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2010–2014
Latest incident
Apr 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
136
citations
45
significant & substantial
$72,803
proposed penalties
$49,917
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
2014 Q3 2,231 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,888 4 1 1028.8
2014 Q1 9,621 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 13,078 22 7 1682.2
2013 Q3 12,365 3 1 242.6
2013 Q2 11,384 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 11,156 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 13,658 6 1 439.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2014 · 1 incident

April 16, 2014 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Struck against stationary object

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

2013 · 1 incident

December 31, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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

May 1, 2012 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee lifting and pushing rock on chopper and rollers.

February 14, 2012 AR · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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.

January 18, 2012 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Struck by flying object

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

2011 · 12 incidents

November 11, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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.

November 3, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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.

November 3, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Struck by falling object

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

September 29, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Struck by falling object

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

August 18, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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.

August 1, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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.

June 27, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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.

May 26, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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.

May 25, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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.

March 4, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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

October 23, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · 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.

September 28, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer MACHINERY
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

June 3, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Ridge Quarries · Struck by falling object

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