EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ONTHE DRIVE SHAFT OF D9L DOZER- STRAINED HIS BACK.
Arkadelphia: 10 MSHA citations Coal
Arkadelphia has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 94
- Years on record
- 1983–1994
- Latest incident
- Feb 1994
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Arkadelphia has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.- Settled 2 · 100%
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
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| SE 2005-45 | Settlement | Hodgdon | 2005 | $327 → $261 |
MSHA sampling at Arkadelphia shows 100% of 17 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Respirable coal dust
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2005-04-19, 21 years ago
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Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.- BACKHOE OPERATOR4
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2004-12-23, 21 years ago- BACKHOE OPERATOR5
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2004-08-26, 22 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.- BACKHOE OPERATOR1
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.ⓘ
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
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| 2005 | 100% | 6 |
| 2004 | 100% | 11 |
Arkadelphia recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.- Drummond Company, Inc. 1950 to 2020
- Southern Mineral Resources 2020 to present
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
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| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 14 | 97,438 |
| 2004 | 24 | 109,615 |
Arkadelphia sits in Cullman County, Alabama, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2006 Q1 | 712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 4,321 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 5,476 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 17,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 17,243 | 4 | 2 | 232.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 12,538 | 5 | 2 | 398.8 |
Reportable incidents
94 on file1994 · 2 incidents
EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN AUTO-CRANE CABLE AND SHEAVE.
1993 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE REAR ENGINE OF THE SCRAPPER. THE STEP BROKE CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CROSSTIES AND DROPPED ONE ON HIS LEFT RING AND MIDDLE FIGNER.
AN AIR LUBRICATOR BLEW OFF AIR LINE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. (PALM OF RIGHT HAND)
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING HIMSELF ONTO DOZER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE LEVER TO OPEN DOOR ON BOTTOM OF COAL BIN. CABLE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLATCHING THE HOOD ON THE OIL TRUCK. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE BAR AND HIS WRIST STRUCK THE GRILL OF THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE 60R DRILL. HE STUMBLED OVER THE POWER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE REGAINED HIS BALANCE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FUEL IN DOZER, HE SLIPPED AND HAD TO GRAB HOLD OF GRAB BAR ON CAB, STRAINED HIS BACK.
1992 · 13 incidents
DOZER OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING BACK TO CAB. HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACK. WHEN HE CAUGHT, HE HYPEREXTEDED THE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE FELL WHILE STEPPING UP INTO THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK.
EE WAS PRYING A ROCK OUT OF CRUSHER THE ROCK MOVED AND CAUSED THE PRY BAR TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE 5761 SHOVEL BUCKET AND BURNED HIS EYES FROM THE WELD FLASH.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL HOUSE ROLLERS ON THE 5761 SHOVEL. THEY WERE MOVING A SECTION OF ROLLERS INTO POSITION WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A REINFORCEMENT BEAM WHILE WALKING THE 5761 SHOVEL. STRUCK THE FRONT OF HIS HEAD WHEN REACHING FOR CONTROLS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE POWER CABLE OUT OF BOX AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PUMP HOSE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE HEATER IN THE CAB OF THE 5761 SHOVEL CHANGING THE AIR CONDITIONER FILTER HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE MIDDLE CUTTING EDGE ON SCRAPER.HE LIFTED THE CUTTING EDGE IN POSITION TO START BOLTS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.HE WORKED 04-08 AND 04-09 BEFORE GOING TO DOCTOR.
EMPL REMOVING A HYDRAULIC VALVE ON THE SHOVEL.THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPL STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON ANOTHER VALVE.
REPLACING A VIBRATOR MOTOR AT PREP PLANT EMP LOWERING THE MOTOR INTO PLACE AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPL HELPING WELDER CARRY 20 GAL WATER COOLER ONTO THE SHOVEL. TRIPPED GOING INTO THE ELEVATOR AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE ON THE ELEVATOR STOPS.
1991 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING D9L DOZER. HE WAS STANDING ON THE PUSHARM AND REACHING FOR THE GRAB BAR ON FRONT OF THE DOZER. STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS JACKING THE FLOOR DOWN ON LEVEL ONE AND THE JACK KICKED OUT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RACE OUT OF SWING CASE ON THE MARION 5761 POWER SHOVEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE AND TWO OTHER WELDERS WERE WELDING INSIDE THE SHOVEL BUCKET. WELD FLASH FROM WELDERS BURNED HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE GD-120 DRILL AND HUNG HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP.HIS LEG STRUCK THE STEP AS HE WENT OFF THE BOTTOM STEP.REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 16 LB HAMMER TO HIT AGAINST A B & D HAMMER AND A PIECE BROKE OFF THE B& D HAMMER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A CRAWLER PINION WITH A NYLON STRAP. THE STRAP BROKE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.
1990 · 12 incidents
EMPL WAS SUPERVISING REPLACEMENT OF CRAWLER ON SHOVEL. LIFTING PLATES ON STEERING SCREW PULLED LOOSE ALLOWING SCREW TO FALL & STRIKE EMPL ACROSS BACK,
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING OIL SEPERATOR ON 60 R DRILL.HE WAS LEANING AGAINST HOUISNG ON HIS LEFT SIDE AND HOLDING TOP WITH LEFT ARM A BOLT OF LIGHTNONG STRUCK THE AREA SHOCKING HIM.
MECHANIC PINNING OFF CHOKER THROUGH PULL DOWN CHAIN ON DRILL WHEN IT SLIPPED AND PINNED FINGERS AGAINST THE CHAIN.
EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON THE GD-120 DRILL AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF WELDING TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF TRUCK ONTO GROUND & TWISTEDHIS LEFT KNEE
REPAIRING HOPPER LIFTED H BEAM AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BRAKE, BAND CYLINDER END, IT SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER.
EMPL UNLOADING STEERING CYLINDER.FINGERS CAUGHT ON CYLINDER.MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BROKE
EMPL SLIPPED & FELL COMING DOWN STEPS ON OUTSIDE OF SHOVEL.
EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE BOLTTOM OF THE ELEVATOR DOOR ON THE 5761 SHOVEL. CAUGHT BETWEEN ELEVATOR AND ANGLE FRAME AND MASHED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPL WALKING TO TRUCK.FELL ON PILE OF DIRT AND BRUISED RIBS.
1989 · 9 incidents
EMPL WAS MOVING HOSE REEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF GREASE. HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BARREL AND WALL.
EMPL WAS MOVING DRILL WHEN REEL CHAIN BROKE ON CABLE REEL. HE TRIED TO STOP REEL FROM TURNING & BRUISED HAND.
EMPL WAS LIFTING A DRIVE SHAFT DOING REPAIR WORK AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH A WIRE WELDER. HE COMPETED A WELD AND LAID THE WIRE GUN DOWN. AS HE DID THE HOT TIP BURNED HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE LOADER WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT TO PULL A PUMP. THE DOOR ON THE MACHINE WAS OPEN AND THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE SIDE OF THE CAB FRAME TO HOLD AND THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS HAND.
EMPL PULLING PUMP HOSE AND STRAINED LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN.
EMPL WAS CHANGING OIL IN THE REAR ENGINE OF SCAPER HE BENT OVER TO REMOVE THE FILTER LOST HIS BALNCE AND FELL
1988 · 12 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING. A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SPOOL OF WELDING WIRE AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMP ON BOTTO M DECK OF SHOVEL EATING LUNCH WHEN ROCK CAME OFF SPOIL A(C D STRUCK BOTTOM OF CAT W
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF DOZER, HE SLIPPED OFF THE BRACE AND HIT HIS BACK AND SIDE ON THE BLADE.
EMP WA> LIFTING POWER CABLE AND S TRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE DIMOUNTING MOTOR GRADER AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE DOZER TO THE GROUND & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RT. SIDE
WHILE WELDING THE EMPLOYEE BURNED HIS EYES FROM
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER & SLIPPED OFF STEP & FELL TO GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF A DOZER AND HIS FOOT CUAUGHT ON THE ARM OF THE BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF DOZER AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE HOIST CABLES ON THE 5761 SHOVEL. HE WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
1987 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE 641 SCRAPER TO CHECK ENGINE OIL. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG REPAIR WORK ON THE 5761 SHOVEL. HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE #6 SWING MOTOR ON THE 5761 SHOVEL.HE WAS CONNECTING THE AIR LINE ON THE BREAK CYCLINDER.THE BREAK CYCLINDER OPENED CUTTING HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A ROCK FROM THE BELTLINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING THE SCREEN IN THE VIBRATOR ON THE PREP PLANT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING INTO CAB OF POWDER TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST THE DOOR.
1986 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING REPAIRS ON THE #4 TRACK ON THE SHOVEL THE COMEALONG CHAIN BROKE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING DOWN FROM THE WATER TRUCK TO THE GROUND. HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMP WAS LIFTING3HYDRAULIC PUMP FOR A D9L DOZER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CHANGE THE RETRACT ROPES ON THE ELEVATOR ON THE 5761 SHOVEL. HIS ARM WAS INSIDE THE ELEVATOR HOUSING AND THE ELEVATOR CAR CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIS ARM.
EMP WAS USING A3PRY BAR TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK IN THE FEEDER CHUTE THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO BE MASHED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CHUTE
1985 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR ON CRUSHER-PRY BAR MASHED HIS FINGER.
EMP DROPPED A SLEDGE HAMMER ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND THE CENTER PIN ON THE 5761 SHOVEL A HATCH LID FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FELL IN ON HIM AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE HOIST BRAKE CYLINDER ON THE SHOVEL. THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK
1984 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING A METAL FRAME INTO THE PREP PLANT THE FRAME SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT BEHIND HIS STEEL TOE PROTECTION
EMPL USING MAIN HOIST OF CRANE TO TURN SECTION OF BULL GEAR.BOOM ALSO BEING EXTENDED WHICH TOOK SLACK OUT OF AUXILIARY LINE.THE HEADACHE BALL WAS STRIPPED FROM CABLE AND STRUCK EMPL.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PIT HELPING HOOK UP A TAG LINE TO THE HOIST CABLE. A ROCK CAME OFF OF THE HIGH-WALL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER - THE CYLINDER SLIPPED STRIKING HIS ARM AND SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING DOWN INTO CRUSHER TO REMOVE A PIECE OF METAL HE STRAINED HIS BACK AND SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING THE METAL
EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM THE CAB OF THE POWDER TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A DRIVE LINE FOR A 988A LOADER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
1983 · 8 incidents
EMPL ELECTRICIAN ALLOWED GROUND WIRE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH HOT WIRE IN LEVELLING PANLE ON 5761 MARION SHOVEL CAUSING ELECTRICAL FLASH AND FIRE-BURNED HANDS AND FACE.
AN ELECTRICIAN WAS INJURED IN A FLASH ELECTRICAL FIRE ON THE 5761 MARION SHOVEL THIS EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT OUT THE FIRE AND BURNED HIS HANDS HE WAS HELPING THE INJURED ELECTRICIAN
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ON THE 5761 SHOVEL-HE WAS SHOVELING HOT GREASE AND SOME OF IT SPLASHED ONTO HIS FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET UP DIESTER TABLE-HE WAS USING A HAMMER WHEN PARTICLES OF COAL WENT INTO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A METAL WEDGE WITH A HAMMER - A PIECE OF THE HAMMER FLEAKED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE PROPEL MOTOR ON THE SHOVEL HE WAS LIFTING MOTOR WITH HAND COME-A-ALONG AND LET THE HANDLE SLIP STIKING HIM ON THE FACE.
EE WAS SUPERVISING REPAIR ON THE 5761 SHOVEL BUCKET. EE WAS STANDING ON THE BUCKET LID WITH HIS LEFT ARM RESTING ON THE CROSS BRACE, THE LATCH BAR LEVER FELL & STRUCK HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BUCKET TOOTH WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE. THE TOOTH HUNG ON THE BUCKET LID, AND BROKE THE HOOK. THE TOOTH FELL AND STRUCK HIS FOOT.