Mining Incidents

Arnold Stone Products - Tolar Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael D Arnold
Tolar, Hood County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104473

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2019
Latest incident
Jul 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
112
citations
33
significant & substantial
$85,420
proposed penalties
$25,258
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
2023 Q1 376 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 486 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,798 16 4 5718.4
2022 Q2 4,194 7 1 1669.1
2021 Q2 955 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 29 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 2,763 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

13 on file

2019 · 1 incident

July 2, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Construction Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Attempting to pull out the QI 441 that was stuck in the soft ground using an excavator and a cable that wasn't strong enough to handle. As I was taking the cable off the excavator, the tension of the broken cable jerked back and a metal piece sticking up caught my forearm.

2017 · 1 incident

October 25, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Construction Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Rock was lodged sideways in chute. After locking machine, employee attempted to move rock and it shifted catching employee's finger against the chute.

2014 · 4 incidents

October 6, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

In the process of re-stacking a pallet, employee picked up a piece of rock and got a sharp pain in his shoulder near on collar bone on the left side. Sent home to rest. May have pulled or strained muscle at worse case. Will take one day off and return to work.

May 7, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object

Rock broke off as employee was pushing on rock on rollers. His left side hit the guard/edge of the roller table.

April 2, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

We believe the employee is faking an injury as retaliation for being disciplined in order to avoid being terminated.

February 13, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rock was being split & fell on top of worker's left hand

2013 · 3 incidents

October 25, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

As employee was grabbing rocks to stack on the pallet, his right hand was hit with another rock approximately 4" long.

October 21, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was wrapping pallets; moved to other side of pallet to finish wrapping pallet when rock debris was thrown by another employee & hit the injured employee in the head.

October 17, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

Bucket of forklift was full of rock when driver lifted bucket too high and rock dislodged and hit his left leg.

2007 · 1 incident

February 15, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Personal Injury - Hyperextension of Left Elbow. Employee was moving rock on rollers at Chopper; rock suddenly stopped causing left elbow to hyperextend. Came to office where injury was iced; taken to hospital for determination of extent of injury. Doctor placed him on 7 days of light duty.

2006 · 1 incident

December 19, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hand held rock hammer to chip edges of stone when he mis-swung hammer and hit left thumb. Unable to bend thumb inward. Took employee to emergency room at nearest hospital diagnosis "contusion". Employee was released by hospital to return to work that day. Degree 10 injury per Barbara at MSHA Office of Injury per phone call on 12/22/06.

2005 · 1 incident

February 1, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Got his finger smashed between rock & the tray on rock chopper.

2004 · 1 incident

May 25, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

Ee was walking back to chopper from water bucket. He walked in between chopper II & chopped rock pile. Bent down to pick up hydrolic lid on ground & the man on back of chopper turned & threw a piece of chopped rock towards pile. It hit ee in the side of hard hat & on cheek. Stitches required in cheek.