Mining Incidents

Pryor Mtn. QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Higden, Cleburne County, AR · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0302031
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2014–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking up a ramp to loader. Their right foot slipped, they tried to recover using left foot, and left knee bent backwards. The doctors believe they sprained their MCL on left knee. MRI is scheduled for 04/24/2025 and they have a follow up appointment on 04/30/2025 to review the results of the MRI.

2019 · 1 incident

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

Maintenance worker was changing HSI hammers. When EE was rotating the roster to change the third hammer, EE's foot was pinched between a new hammer and the main frame, fracturing EE's foot.

2017 · 1 incident

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

Employee was trying to remove entangled conveyor from pulley on QH331 Cone. Employee was using a pipe wrench to turn the pulley belt, when ee hand slipped catching ee finger in between the pulley and the guard. This resulted in a cut right index finger.

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Track roller had come off of Drill Rig. While attempting to reinstall the roller by hitting it with a hammer, a small fragment of metal came off cutting through the employee's glove and cutting EE's left finger and imbedding under skin.

2014 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While attempting to pull the latches to disconnect the pole attachment from the Bobcat S250, slipped & twisted trapping knee on the back side of the pole attachment, causing a pulled muscle around the knee.