Mining Incidents

Arkansas Operations Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Alcoa Inc · Surface
Saline, Saline County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0300472

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$579
proposed penalties
$579
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
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 4,466 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 9,033 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,607 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,470 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,820 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,932 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 9,629 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

5 on file

2001 · 1 incident

November 15, 2001 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Alcoa Inc · Fall from machine

EE REPORTED HE WAS DRIVING A LIME SPREADER TRUCK WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT FROM DRIVING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. THE EE WAS TREATED FOR A LOWER BACK STRAIN OF THE LOCAL MEDICAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTION.

2000 · 4 incidents

July 19, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Alcoa Inc · Contact with heat

EE WAS OPERATING A FARM TRACTOR. THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING LOW ON FREON. BEFORE THE A/C COULD BE RECHARGED THE A/C STOPPED COOLING. EE'S AT THE SITE PROVIDED FIRST AID AND THE EE WAS TRA NSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. THE EE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THAT SAME DAY . THE EE RETURNED TO WORK.

June 1, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Alcoa Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING THE TOP OFF OF A FIVE GALLON CONTAINED WHEN THE KNIFE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EE'S LEFT LEG. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.

May 2, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Alcoa Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK FROM OPERATING FARM TRACTOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT THE LOCAL CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.

March 29, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alcoa Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COVER ON A PUMP BARGE WHICH WAS PULLED TO BANK. HE REPLACED THE HOLE COVERAND STEPPED ON IT. THE HOLE COVER GAVE WAY, SCRATCHING HIS LEFT LEG. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDIC AL TREATMENT AT THE LOCAL MEDICAL CLININC AND RETURNED TO WORK.