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Malvern Minerals Sandstone Quarry South: 2 recorded fatalities Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Brad Smith
Garland County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301551

MSHA record for Malvern Minerals Sandstone Quarry South (mine ID 0301551). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Malvern Minerals Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Malvern Minerals Sandstone Quarry South sits in Garland County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Garland County, Arkansas · Population 100,062
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$55,409
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
October 2, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Malvern Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE FATALLY INJURED WHEN A ROCK SLIDE OCCURRED. I,NAME WAS OPERATING A 235 CATERPILLAR BACKHOE USED TO LOAD EUCLID DUMP TRUCKS AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A GARDNER DENVER TRACK DRILL. T2E ROCK SLIDE OCCURRED CRUSHING THECAB OF THE BACKHOE, KNOCKING HIM OUT OF THE CAB AND COVERING HIM ALONG THE INSIDE OF THE TRACKS. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES ALONG THE T

October 2, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Malvern Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS FATA5LY INJURED WHEN AN UNPLANNED SLOPE FAILURE OCCURRED. SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF LARGE BOULDERS AND LOOSE MATERIAL FROM APPROX. 70 FT HIGH PIT HIGHWALL FAILED, BURYING AND CRUSHIN G THE TRACK DRI5L OPERATOR.