Mining Incidents

FORT SMITH SAND PLT: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Sebastian County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301576

MSHA record for FORT SMITH SAND PLT (mine ID 0301576). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1990–1994
Latest incident
Feb 1994
Ownership history
  1. Jeffrey Sand Company 1984 to 1994
  2. Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

FORT SMITH SAND PLT sits in Sebastian County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Sebastian County, Arkansas · Population 128,448
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$56,450
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1994 · 1 incident

February 18, 1994 AR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jeffrey Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A BEAM WITH A COME-A-LONG SO A CHAIN HOIST COULD BE HOOKED UP TO THE BEAM WITH A HOOKING THE CHAIN HOIST (COME-A-LONG) SLIPPED AND CRUSHED HIS FINGERS.

1992 · 2 incidents

October 16, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jeffrey Sand Company · Struck by falling object

CHANGING OUT THE CENTER CHEAVE ON PORT SPEED THE ROLLER FELL OUT OF THE HOUSING STANDING

March 3, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jeffrey Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SUBJECT LAYED ON SCREEN ADN PUSHES LIFTS SCREEN HP O 2ND DECK. IN THE PROCESS SUBJECT TWISTED ANKLE.

1991 · 3 incidents

November 26, 1991 AR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jeffrey Sand Company · Struck by falling object

TAKING SHAKLE OFF OF DRAGLINE BUCKET.

June 11, 1991 AR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jeffrey Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS HARD WIRING TWO BARGES TOGETHER USING WIRE ROPE 7/8" DIAMETER A RATCHET AND PICKS. WHILE TIGHTENING THE CABLE (ROPE) WITH THE RATCHET ONE OF THE PICKS CAME LOOSE AND THE RATCHET HA NDLE SNAPPED BACK HITTING HIM ACROSS THE RIGHT FOOT BELOW THE ARCH AND TOE OF FOOT.

February 4, 1991 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jeffrey Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

CHECKING OIL IN DRAGLINE,STUMBLED AND FELL HITTING NOSE.

1990 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1990 AR · Metal/Non-Metal grader operator, roadgrader operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jeffrey Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING A SAND BARGE FORWARD INTO POSITION ALONG SIDE THE DREDGE USING A WINCH AND 3" HANGER.

July 23, 1990 AR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Jeffrey Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING TOWARD THE STERN OF THE DREDGE ON THE STARBOARD SIDE, GOING TO THE BOAT TO MOVE A BARGE.