Mining Incidents

Granite Mountain Qrys-Crystal Hill Plt Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Haskell L Dickinson II
Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0301537

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
209
citations
41
significant & substantial
$50,328
proposed penalties
$43,584
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 8,557 2 0 233.7
2025 Q3 4,929 3 0 608.6
2025 Q2 10,272 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,422 3 1 404.2
2024 Q3 7,809 6 1 768.3
2024 Q2 7,974 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,609 2 1 188.5
2023 Q4 4,991 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

27 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 31, 2025 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McGeorge Contracting · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was working on the Jaw Feeder and was removing the Jaw Grizzly Bars. EE was helping to remove the old Grizzly Bars. One of the bars hung up while EE was trying to move it. When the bar broke free, it rolled over and crushed left hand-index, middle, and ring fingers. This resulted in lacerations to all three fingers.

2023 · 1 incident

August 3, 2023 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McGeorge Contracting · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting 1/2" metal shim into the jaw and felt a pain in their mid-back. EE then went ahead and put the shim into place and back pain continued. EE then notified the supervisor of the back injury.

2022 · 3 incidents

December 1, 2022 AR · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was holding bolt head to enable tightening of lock nut. When the impact wrench was activated to tighten the nut, it caused the bolt to spin and crush employee's right middle finger between bolt head and crusher housing.

April 11, 2022 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
McGeorge Contracting · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IE was holding the t-handle punch while co-worker was hitting it with a sledge hammer. Co-worker missed and the hammer hit the side of the crusher causing the hammer to ricochet hitting IE's hand.

January 21, 2022 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a pry bar to dislodge a rock in the tail pulley of a conveyor. After the rock was dislodged and employee was sliding out the pry bar, their hand struck a rock and resulted in laceration of their finger.

2021 · 1 incident

February 1, 2021 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
McGeorge Contracting · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a tac weld with grinder that had a cutting wheel. The grinder kicked back and cut EE's finger. EE was wearing gloves

2018 · 1 incident

August 24, 2018 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IE was helping with changing v-belts. The belts were put back on but 1 belt was twisted, so another EE was using a pipe wrench on the shaft and it slipped off causing the belt to roll back pinching IE's thumb.

2015 · 1 incident

September 25, 2015 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

He was holding the ladder by a rope out of the way so the rock breaker could get in the jaw to hammer down the side plates. While he was holding the ladder by the rope and guiding the operator the rock breaker hit the ladder and smashing the tip of his middle finger. He was behind a guard rail

2013 · 5 incidents

December 13, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
McGeorge Contracting · Fall onto or against objects

After exiting the excavator he started walking he slipped so to catch himself he put his hand out and a rock cut his hand.

June 25, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

He was adjusting v-belts on the main feeder with a wrench when the wrench came loose it smashed his finger between the I-beam and wrench.

June 7, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
McGeorge Contracting · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He had been standing all day running the plant when he turned wrong & hurt his back. He went to the Dr. on 6/10/13 the Dr. said it was a strain and employee went back to work. He was still having some trouble 7/11/13 they scheduled an MRI. He seen surgeon on 7/22/13 & decided he didn't want surgery. He then went back on 8/8/13 & he decided to have the surgery on 8/28/13.

February 27, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
McGeorge Contracting · Struck by flying object

He was grinding inside the main frame liners in the simmon crusher when a piece of metal got in his right eye. He was wearing all of his PPE, safety glasses, and face shield. He also washed his eye out several times thinking that he had gotten. On Friday March 1st is when he when to the doctor.

February 11, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
McGeorge Contracting · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was cutting a piece of flashing when the blade came out of the flashing cutting his thumb.

2009 · 2 incidents

July 29, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McGeorge Contracting · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was lifting gear on the side of feeder, putting on cover of the gear on the other side, and standing on unlevel ground. Accident was on 7/29/09 he didn't ask to go to the doctor till 8/13/09.

2008 · 1 incident

April 9, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Changing roller bracket got his hand caught in the bracket when it fell off the conveyor. The accident was on 4-9-08 but he didn't go to the doctor till 4-14-08

2007 · 1 incident

July 18, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
McGeorge Contracting · Struck against a moving object

Bobcat was doing clean up at the hopper when haul truck backing up to dump didn't see the bobcat & bumped the back of bobcat with tire. Employee's neck was hurting.

2005 · 1 incident

November 22, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
McGeorge Contracting · Struck by flying object

A piece of metal popped loose and hit what he was swinging (sq. tubing) and hit his leg cutting his leg open.

2004 · 1 incident

March 26, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
E C Rowlett Construction Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

MOUNTING A SAFETY COVER OVER BREAKER & IT GROUNDED OUT & BLEW UP.

2003 · 4 incidents

October 2, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
E C Rowlett Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

SANDING TRUCK AND PIECE OF METAL GOT IN EYE.

September 19, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
E C Rowlett Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

TIGHTENING BOLT ON JAW WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED, HITTING HIS HAND ON JAW FRAME, MASHING THUMB.

August 8, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
E C Rowlett Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

PUTTING BELT BACK ON & BREAKING OFF BOLTS - SHAKING BOLT BREAKER CAUSE BOLT WOULDN'T COME OUT. BOLT CAME OUT & PIECE HIT HIM IN LEFT EYE.

March 4, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
E C Rowlett Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE HYDRAULIC HOSE CRIMPING MACHINE MALFUNCIONED, CAUSING IT TO BREAK & A PIECE HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

2001 · 1 incident

February 26, 2001 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
E C Rowlett Construction Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE SILICOSIS.

2000 · 3 incidents

February 12, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E C Rowlett Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

REPAIRING JAW OF CRUSHER, PUTTING TOGGLE BACK INJAW THE SEAT OF THE TOGGLE PLATE FELL OUT AND FELL ON HAND CRUSHING IT.

February 8, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
E C Rowlett Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING METAL AND PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN EYE.