Mining Incidents

Powhatan Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Powhatan, Lawrence County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301786

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2002–2017
Latest incident
Apr 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
137
citations
34
significant & substantial
$18,877
proposed penalties
$18,877
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 4,700 1 0 212.8
2025 Q2 640 1 0 1562.5
2025 Q1 2,300 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,811 4 1 2208.7
2024 Q3 6,551 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,033 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 824 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,526 4 0 2621.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2017 · 1 incident

April 19, 2017 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capital Quarries Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was putting a return roller on the conveyor under impactor and felt a strain in hip/leg area.

2013 · 1 incident

August 7, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capital Quarries Company Inc · Struck by falling object

While changing crusher hammers the EE was setting down used blow bars on the ground and unhooking them from the boom truck. While standing on the ground and waiting for the next blow bar to be lowered the previous bar fell over hitting the EE's left shin above ankle.See Attached. EE notified company on 10/21/13 to see WC Dr.

2005 · 2 incidents

March 10, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capital Quarries Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING SCREEN, EE STRAINED HIS NECK.

February 1, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Capital Quarries Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Getting out of loader left foot hit ground first, landed on rock twisted ankle.

2004 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Powhatan Quarry, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting a belt with a knife, knife slipped and cut middle finger on right hand. No stitches, cleaned wound and bandage was applied at emergency room.

July 28, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Powhatan Quarry, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS DIGGING ROCK OUT FROM UNDER SCREEN PLANT. A ROCK FELL FROM THE PLANT AND HIT THE LOADER BUCKET AND BOUNCED AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. CAUSED A BRUISE AND SPRAIN ON EE'S RIGHT KNEE.

2003 · 1 incident

July 28, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Powhatan Quarry, LLC · No Value Found

WHILE DIGGING IN AN AREA WITH A LARGE"TOE", A BOULDER FELL FROM ATOP THE TOE ONTO THE CORNER OF THE FEL BUCKET. THE FALL WAS NOT FROM A GREAT HEIGHT BUT THE SUDDENESS OF IT AND THE MASS OF THE BOULDER CAUSED THE FEL TO BE JARRED AND THE EE WAS JARRED ALONG WITH IT. THE EE HAD SOME PAIN AT FIRST BUT DID NOT MENTION IT UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY WHEN IT GOT WORSE.

2002 · 1 incident

August 28, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Powhatan Quarry, LLC · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER, STEPPED ON ROCK ON THE GROUND CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE & TWIST RIGHT KNEE.