Mining Incidents

Morrison Bluff Quarry: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by W Scott McGeorge
Logan County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301593

MSHA record for Morrison Bluff Quarry (mine ID 0301593). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Jul 1993
Ownership history
  1. River Mountain Quarry Inc 1985 to 1987
  2. Arkansas Sandstone Inc 1988 to 1991
  3. Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Morrison Bluff Quarry sits in Logan County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 1.4% 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.
Logan County, Arkansas · Population 21,240
1.4%
Mining share of county employment
$54,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

July 14, 1993 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING CONTAROL IN CONTROL ROOM TO CRUSHER APPARENTLY BUMPED ELBOW WHILE LEANING AGAINST WINDOW.

May 15, 1993 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AFTER GETTING IN TRUCK, EMPLOYEE SHUT TRUCK DOOR ON HIS FINGER.

1992 · 3 incidents

June 12, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS FROM BEARING WHEN SLAG GOT INTO EYES.

April 1, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A CATWALK TO A NEW SHAKER TOWER. HE WAS STANDBY IN A LOADER BUCKET. HE STPPED FROM LOADER BUCKET TO FRAME OF CATWALK FOR A BETTER POSITION TO PRY A PIECE OF METAL INTO PLACE. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE BECAME OVERBALANCED AND FELL 5' TO STRUCTURE FONDATION.

January 22, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

EE JUMPED FRONT 980 CAT LOADER TO THE GROUND AND SPRAINER WRIST AND FINGER.

1989 · 1 incident

October 23, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arkansas Sandstone Inc · Fall from machine

OPER GETTING OUT OF DUMP FT SLIPPED OFF STEP FELL AGAINST GUARD RAIL

1988 · 2 incidents

October 3, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arkansas Sandstone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 MEN WERE LIFTING ANVIL OUT OF ANVIL RING WHEN IT SWUNG TOWARD CRUSHER FRAME & PINNED INJURED'S LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AGAINST FRAME BREAKING FINGER.

March 22, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arkansas Sandstone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING JAW CRUSHER