Mining Incidents

LAMAR #1, & CASEY #1Metal/Nonmetal

LAMAR, Johnson County, AR · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0302017
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2012–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Trying to lock skid steer forks into place one of the lock levers was stuck so EE tried hitting with a hammer and a piece broke off and lodged into EE's left hand

2023 · 2 incidents

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

Two miners were lifting a rock together to stack on a pallet, and one let go to set the rock down and the other miner did not, and the rock smashed the miner's finger.

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

Working on the chopper, a large rock was being moved with the rollers, and the miner was caught in between the rock and the chopper, causing a back injury.

2022 · 1 incident

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

EE was pushing a rock slab, the rock tilted, smashing EE's finger between the rock and chopper teeth.

2021 · 3 incidents

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

Employee was chopping a rock when it bounced back smashing EE's index finger between another rock at the chopper.

Struck by falling object

The miner was pushing a rock into the chopper to be chopped and lost control of the rock causing it to fall and land on EE's foot. EE's coworkers helped EE get it off and took EE to the hospital.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was cleaning the chopper and accidently hit the chop button which caused the chopper to come down on EE's arm.

2018 · 2 incidents

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

WORKER WAS MOVING A CHUNK OF ROCK ON THE CHOPPER TABLE WHEN THE ROCK ROLLED TO ONE SIDE AND CAUGHT THE WORKERS FINGERS IN BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK. RESULTING IN (3) CUT FINGERS.

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

WORKER WAS STACKING CHOPPED ROCK ON A PALLET WHEN RIGHT HAND PINKY FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO ROCKS. RESULTING IN A SMASHED AND CUT FINGER.

2017 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee began to complain of chest pains and difficulty breathing. Area Supervisor was called and arrived in 10 minutes on site. They put EE in their truck and took EE to the local emergency room.

Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS CHIPPING AWAY A PIECE OF STONE WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER BROKE OFF AND RICOCHETED BACK OFF THE ROCK FACE STRIKING SUBJECT WORKER IN THE NOSE.

2016 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CLEANING AROUND CHOPPER WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL PUNCTURED FINGER AND LODGED INSIDE.

Struck by falling object

SUBJECT WORKER AND TWO OTHER WORKERS WERE MOVING A SKID OF ROCK WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED. A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK STRUCK THE SUBJECT WORKER ON THE FOURTH FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CATCHING ROCK FROM CHOPPER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK EE IN THE EYE (RIGHT OR LEFT WAS NOT SPECIFIED). WORKER WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AS REQUIRED. EE RECEIVED A SLIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION. ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 2/29/2016.

2015 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER CLAIMS HE CAME OUT OF THE PORTA-POTTY AND A LOAD OF ROCK DUST WAS DUMPED ON HIM BY HIS FRIEND FROM A SKID STEER. THERE HAVE BEEN NO WITNESSES, AS OF TODAY, TO COME FORWARD WITH ANY INFORMATION TO HELP SORT OUT WHAT DID HAPPENED. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR OR SUPERINTENDENT UNTIL 3/2/15.

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had been working at this location and his back began hurting.

2012 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 08/10/12 SUBJECT WORKER WAS STACKING ROCK ONTO A PALLET WHEN THE ROCK SHIFTED AND SLID UP AGAINST HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN TWO POSSIBLE BROKEN FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THEY WERE HIS LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER. AFTER HIS EXAMINE THE NEXT DAY. THE E.R. STAFF TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD TWO BROKEN FINGERS. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED ON 08/11/12.