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HOOT PLANT: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
Miller County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0300394

MSHA record for HOOT PLANT (mine ID 0300394). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Ownership history
  1. Hanson Aggregates West Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

HOOT PLANT sits in Miller County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Miller County, Arkansas · Population 42,588
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$49,983
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1992 · 1 incident

September 3, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Hanson Aggregates West Inc · Contact with electrical current

38595 WAS NO ELECTRICITY IN SHOP HE WAS CHECKING STATION TO SEE IF A FUSE WAS BLOWN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON HE CROSSED THE SAFETY LINE & GOT TO CLOSE TO A LIVE WIRE HE THOUGHT WAS DEAD

1991 · 1 incident

May 28, 1991 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates West Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING UP #1 ELEVATOR BELT. IT HAD A BUCKET HUNG AND WHEN THE BUCKET CAME LOOSE HE DID NOT TURN LOOSE QUICK ENOUGH AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER.

1989 · 1 incident

August 15, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING SACKS OFF THE BELT LINE, AND STACKING ON A PALLET, THE BELT LINE STALLED, AND HE REACHED WITH HIS HAND TO START IT, THE BELT STARTED, PULLING HIS HAND INTO ROLLER AND PULLEY.

1987 · 1 incident

July 13, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates West Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL GRABBED SA7K FALLING OFF END OF BELT,SACK OF SAND EMPL DIDNT COMPLAIN UNTIL 8-4-87 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS SEEN BY DR.LOWER BACK AND LEG STRAIN.