Mining Incidents

Valley Springs Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

APAC-Central, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Harrison, Boone County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0300040

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2007–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
89
citations
9
significant & substantial
$15,302
proposed penalties
$13,536
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 4,737 2 0 422.2
2025 Q3 886 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,124 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,754 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,112 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,934 1 0 340.8
2024 Q2 2,562 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,314 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 12, 2025 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
APAC-Central, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Operating a front-end wheel Cat 980M loader with a load ½ in chips hit a rut with the front wheels and bounced up in the seat and hit their ribs on the arm rest on the right side.

2009 · 1 incident

August 28, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
APAC-Central, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Minor back spasm caused by strain and unusual position.

2008 · 1 incident

January 11, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
APAC-Central, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employees foot slipped from step and twisted back

2007 · 1 incident

May 29, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
APAC-Central, Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

Employee was in the vacinity of a welding operation and obtained flashburn to eyes, in which the employee was treated and released w/ perscription medication. No restrictive duty that affect normal job routine.