Broken Index finger on the right hand, as well as 2 stiches in the middle knuckle.
OZARK Metal/Non-Metal
RIVER VALLEY QUARRIES LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Melinda S Kemp; James A Kemp
OZARK,
Logan County,
AR
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0302035
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2016–2025
- Latest incident
- Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
68
citations
13
significant & substantial
$19,681
proposed penalties
$19,530
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 | 5,585 | 1 | 0 | 179.1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,454 | 2 | 1 | 366.7 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,684 | 1 | 0 | 213.5 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,461 | 2 | 0 | 366.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,772 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,633 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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 file2025 · 1 incident
April 15, 2025
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
POWERED HAULAGE
RIVER VALLEY QUARRIES LLC · Struck by falling object
2021 · 2 incidents
July 9, 2021
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
RIVER VALLEY QUARRIES LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was changing a tail pully bearing. EE was holding the shaft up with a bar while cleaning it for reassembly. When bar slipped off of the shaft and pinched left index finger between shaft and conv. frame.
RIVER VALLEY QUARRIES LLC · Fall from machine
employee was tightening an oil filter on a front end loader when EE slipped off the walk way/battery box and fell to the ground.
2016 · 1 incident
August 1, 2016
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
MACHINERY
RIVER VALLEY QUARRIES LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was cutting a doorway in a cargo container with a hand grinder. The steel pinched the wheel and the grinder slipped hitting EE in the leg requiring 5 staples.