Atlas Quarries
· Struck against a moving object
A Cat D250E haul truck was positioning to dump a load of material. The employee stopped three times before going backwards over the highwall.
Atlas Qu Pt Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal
Atlas Quarries
· Surface
Controlled by
Atlas Asphalt; White River Bituminous
Cord,
Independence County,
AR
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301720
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2004–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
127
citations
30
significant & substantial
$79,882
proposed penalties
$60,994
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 | 10,471 | 1 | 0 | 95.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 9,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 8,205 | 5 | 0 | 609.4 |
| 2023 Q4 | 9,144 | 2 | 0 | 218.7 |
| 2023 Q2 | 8,413 | 1 | 1 | 118.9 |
| 2022 Q4 | 8,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 8,624 | 2 | 0 | 231.9 |
| 2021 Q3 | 7,782 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
6 on file (excluding fatalities above)2025 · 1 incident
October 8, 2025
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
OTHER
Atlas Quarries · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was operating the mobile crusher in the pit on a 980H loader. They stopped the loader to get out. They climbed out of the loader and their back started hurting. They did not fall or slip.
2016 · 1 incident
January 13, 2016
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlas Quarries · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Cutting skirt rubber from old conveyor belt. Tripped and fell.
2013 · 1 incident
September 4, 2013
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
Atlas Quarries · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
He was stung by a wasp. He has never been allergic before, but he had an allergic reaction this time.
2010 · 1 incident
November 22, 2010
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlas Quarries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Stepping off shaker screen holding handrail and put foot down wrong.
2008 · 1 incident
Atlas Quarries · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was in the office in charge of scales and answering phone. At noon he ate lunch with a co-worker and the co-worker went back to work at 12:30. The supervisor noticed that a truck was waiting to be scaled. The supervisor thought EE was asleep, so he went ahead and weighed the truck in. He then tried to wake EE and couldn't. He felt his pulse and realized he had none.
2004 · 1 incident
November 5, 2004
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Atlas Quarries · Struck against a moving object
DRIVING LOADER DOWN RAMP, THE ENGINE DIED. LOADER HIT BERM AND WENT OVER THE SIDE OF RAMP, LANDING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.