Arkansas Quality Stone Company has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2010
Latest incident
Jun 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
201
citations
48
significant & substantial
$27,492
proposed penalties
$26,619
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $873 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
201 citations across 1,148 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Arkansas Quality Stone Company has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $453 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$453
outstanding
198 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-07-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘ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.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2025-07-01
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
13
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz12
Respirable dust, <.1mg4
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (18)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2025-07-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2025-07-01
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2020-08-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.45
Front-end Loader Operator
2020-08-26
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
10
0.01
Supervisor, Co. Official
2016-09-27
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.84
3.32
0.25
Utility Man
2014-04-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2014-04-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Surveyor
2014-04-02
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.57
10
0.06
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-05-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.36
0.44
0.82
Drill Operator, Rotary
2007-05-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
1.14
0.14
Supervisor, Co. Official
2007-05-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.66
0.8
0.83
Laborer, Bullgang
2005-07-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.52
1.08
0.48
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.78
0.28
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.41
2.4
0.59
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.32
0.59
0.54
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-04-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.84
1.03
0.82
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-04-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.69
1.19
0.58
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-04-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.65
1.45
0.45
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
5
2025
6
2024
6
2023
6
2022
5
2021
6
2020
5
2019
5
2018
5
2017
4
2016
5
2015
5
2014
4
2013
4
2012
3
2011
4
2010
5
2009
5
2008
5
2007
5
2006
5
2005
6
2004
5
2003
6
2002
7
2001
9
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Arkansas Quality Stone Company sits in Sharp County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Sharp County, Arkansas · Population 17,597
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,950
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ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.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2
3,144
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
2,135
4
1
1873.5
2025 Q4
1,956
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
2,065
1
0
484.3
2025 Q2
2,836
2
0
705.2
2025 Q1
1,723
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
3,105
5
0
1610.3
2024 Q3
3,405
1
0
293.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,947
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,651
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
2,917
8
0
2742.5
2023 Q3
1,927
3
0
1556.8
2023 Q2
3,048
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
3,002
2
0
666.2
2022 Q4
2,991
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,713
2
0
737.2
2022 Q2
2,984
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
2,438
5
2
2050.9
2021 Q4
2,956
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
3,266
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
2,875
3
0
1043.5
2021 Q1
2,459
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
2,555
3
0
1174.2
2020 Q3
2,823
3
0
1062.7
2020 Q2
2,509
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
3,322
1
0
301.0
2019 Q4
4,014
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
4,193
1
0
238.5
2019 Q2
2,133
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
2,004
3
1
1497.0
2018 Q4
2,099
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,471
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
2,450
1
0
408.2
2018 Q1
2,000
2
0
1000.0
2017 Q4
2,232
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
2,124
5
0
2354.0
2017 Q2
2,211
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
2,484
3
0
1207.7
2016 Q4
2,717
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
2,668
4
1
1499.3
2016 Q2
2,781
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,087
4
3
1916.6
2015 Q4
2,286
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,407
2
0
830.9
2015 Q2
2,519
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,938
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,833
3
0
1636.7
2014 Q3
1,777
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,474
7
1
4749.0
2014 Q1
1,401
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,686
1
1
593.1
2013 Q3
2,038
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,599
1
0
625.4
2013 Q1
1,320
3
1
2272.7
2012 Q4
1,443
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,755
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
1,470
4
0
2721.1
2012 Q1
1,391
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,664
4
1
2403.8
2011 Q3
1,527
1
0
654.9
2011 Q2
1,624
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,338
2
1
1494.8
2010 Q4
2,518
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,135
6
4
2810.3
2010 Q2
2,375
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,459
5
3
3427.0
2009 Q4
1,597
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
1,891
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,516
3
2
1978.9
2009 Q1
1,719
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,074
2
0
964.3
2008 Q3
1,966
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
1,610
4
1
2484.5
2008 Q1
1,566
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,267
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,043
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,241
1
0
446.2
2007 Q1
1,941
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,052
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,683
16
3
9506.8
2006 Q2
1,448
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,738
10
0
5753.7
2005 Q4
2,505
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,928
4
0
1366.1
2005 Q2
3,870
5
1
1292.0
2005 Q1
2,794
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,043
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,535
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,366
14
3
5917.2
2004 Q1
2,940
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,328
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,460
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,961
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,092
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,396
5
3
2086.8
2002 Q2
3,026
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,143
8
5
3733.1
2001 Q4
2,842
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,586
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,598
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,137
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,036
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,532
21
10
8293.8
2000 Q2
2,258
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,531
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2010 · 1 incident
June 17, 2010AR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE stepped off of loader walkway (platform) onto tire. EE slipped and fell.
2008 · 1 incident
October 7, 2008AR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON