Mining Incidents

Wilton Pit And Plant: 18 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Holcim Ltd
Little River County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0300576

MSHA record for Wilton Pit And Plant (mine ID 0300576). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Jun 1989
Ownership history
  1. Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1950 to 1988
  2. Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  3. Ideal Basic Industries Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wilton Pit And Plant sits in Little River County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Little River County, Arkansas · Population 11,959
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$52,241
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1989 · 8 incidents

May 22, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE IN A HOIST CABLE AND A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN.

May 10, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CHANGE A CABLE ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THEW OTHER EMPLOYEE LET A PIECE OF CHAIN GO THAT HE WAS HOLDING & THE CHAIN STRUCK THE OTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH

April 11, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL UNLOADING TRAILER LOADED WITH CONVEYOR ROLLERS.EMPL PICKING UP ROLLER HAND GOT CAUGHT AND WAS BENT BACKWARDS.

April 5, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE CONVEYOR BELT & A PIECE OF STEEL BLEW IN HIS EYES

April 2, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A PIECE OF PIPE OFF THE DOZER BLADE AND A PIECE OF PIPE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DOZER BLADE ROLLED ON THE EMPLOYEES HAND AND MASHED THE PINKIE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

March 10, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING OUT FROM UNDER THE TAIL PULLEY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1988 · 6 incidents

November 11, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL TAKING MUD BALLS OFF SCREEN ATTACHED TO COVEYOR HOPPER.LEFT INDEX FINGER BROKE BY BAR THAT RAISES & LOWERS SCREEN ATTACHED TO CONVEYOR HOPPER.

November 4, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL PUTTING NEW HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE.EMPL HIT METAL WEDGE WITH HAMMER AN PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & HIT EMPL IN LEFT TEMPLE.STITCHES.

October 27, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL HAMMERING CHAIN LINK TOGETHER AND PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND HIT EMPL IN LEFT HAND.

October 26, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT THE TAIL PULLEY ON THE PLANT AND A ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE PLANT AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE BEHIND THE RT EAR

October 13, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS PULLING ON THE DRAG CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK

1987 · 3 incidents

August 3, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS HEL1ING PULL AN ELECTRICAL CABLE TO AN ELECTRICAL BOX TO BE HOOKED UP & STRAINED THE MUSCLES BETWEEN HIS RIBS & UNDER HIS ARM ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

March 18, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HOOK UP AN ELECTRIC WATER PUMP THAT HAD AN 8 INCH PIPE ATTACHED TO IT. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ON THE PIPE THAT WAS FULL OF WET SAND, HE HURT HIS BACK. 3

1983 · 1 incident

January 20, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE TRACKS ON THE DRAGLINE WITH A TRACK GREASE GUN HE PICKED UP THE F GREASE GUN AND RUPTURED HIMSELF