Mining Incidents

Pryor Mtn. Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Higden, Cleburne County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0302031

Pryor Mtn. Quarry has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2014–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
84
citations
14
significant & substantial
$11,982
proposed penalties
$11,982
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
27
inspections on record
461
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 461 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pryor Mtn. Quarry has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 3,822 3 0 784.9
2025 Q3 4,695 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,767 6 3 1592.8
2025 Q1 3,203 1 0 312.2
2024 Q4 2,592 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,696 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,164 7 1 1681.1
2024 Q1 1,891 0 0 0.0
Show 42 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,818 2 0 1100.1
2023 Q3 3,508 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,293 4 0 931.7
2023 Q1 3,968 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,500 2 0 363.6
2022 Q3 5,321 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,509 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,842 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,624 5 0 1905.5
2021 Q3 2,379 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,256 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,854 3 1 1618.1
2020 Q3 2,877 4 1 1390.3
2020 Q2 2,279 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,394 5 2 2088.6
2019 Q4 43 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 428 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,543 7 1 4536.6
2018 Q2 1,709 1 0 585.1
2018 Q1 1,181 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,826 1 0 547.6
2017 Q3 2,136 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,714 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,559 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,374 1 0 421.2
2016 Q3 3,205 2 1 624.0
2016 Q2 2,316 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,683 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,041 2 0 657.7
2015 Q3 2,680 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,693 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,626 4 1 1523.2
2014 Q4 2,622 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,755 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,023 3 0 745.7
2014 Q1 3,411 1 0 293.2
2013 Q4 3,663 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,840 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,281 3 0 568.1
2013 Q1 4,876 12 3 2461.0
2012 Q4 2,773 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,002 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2025 · 1 incident

April 16, 2025 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking up a ramp to loader. Their right foot slipped, they tried to recover using left foot, and left knee bent backwards. The doctors believe they sprained their MCL on left knee. MRI is scheduled for 04/24/2025 and they have a follow up appointment on 04/30/2025 to review the results of the MRI.

2019 · 1 incident

June 14, 2019 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Maintenance worker was changing HSI hammers. When EE was rotating the roster to change the third hammer, EE's foot was pinched between a new hammer and the main frame, fracturing EE's foot.

2017 · 1 incident

September 7, 2017 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was trying to remove entangled conveyor from pulley on QH331 Cone. Employee was using a pipe wrench to turn the pulley belt, when ee hand slipped catching ee finger in between the pulley and the guard. This resulted in a cut right index finger.

2016 · 1 incident

March 14, 2016 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc · Struck by flying object

Track roller had come off of Drill Rig. While attempting to reinstall the roller by hitting it with a hammer, a small fragment of metal came off cutting through the employee's glove and cutting EE's left finger and imbedding under skin.

2014 · 1 incident

January 22, 2014 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While attempting to pull the latches to disconnect the pole attachment from the Bobcat S250, slipped & twisted trapping knee on the back side of the pole attachment, causing a pulled muscle around the knee.

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