Mining Incidents

Cave CityMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Jim Otteman
Cave City, Independence County, AR · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0302057
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2021
Latest incident
Jan 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Miner, plant operator, was attempting to free VSI crusher of debris from the grizzly. EE did not follow shut down procedure to perform said action; left conveyors running, which resulted in EE's jacket becoming entangled in head wheel shaft of the conveyor, causing EE to fall, resulting in a broken arm, which required surgery.