Arkansas Granite Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
SHOVELING STEEL3SHOT UNDER GAND SAW AND LEFT SHOULDER STARTED HURTING.
Arkansas Granite Mill: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Arkansas Granite Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Calder Corp
Polk County,
AR
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301412
Arkansas Granite Mill has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Sep 1986
Ownership history
- Arkansas Granite Company 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1986 | 28 |
| 1985 | 36 |
| 1984 | 28 |
| 1983 | 22 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Arkansas Granite Mill sits in Polk County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Polk County, Arkansas · Population 19,348
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$49,252
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1986 · 3 incidents
Arkansas Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SAWING GRANITE 8LAB AND PIECE OF GRANITE FLEW UP BREAKING GLASSES, CAUSING GLASS TO INJURE RIGHT EYE.
July 23, 1986
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arkansas Granite Company · Struck by falling object
UNLOADING GRANI7E SLAB FROM CUTTING CART AND BARK SLAB OF GRANITE FELL ON HAND. BROKEN RING FINGER AND MASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND;STITCHES.