Arnold Stone Inc has $92K in proposed MSHA penalties and $51K outstanding across 18 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2004–2016
Latest incident
May 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
138
citations
47
significant & substantial
$92,004
proposed penalties
$25,677
paid to date
28% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $66,327 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.
Rate withheld: 716 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
3
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2015-08-04.
On record since 2014.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Arnold Stone Inc has $92K in proposed MSHA penalties and $51K outstanding across 18 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.
$92K
proposed penalties
$77K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$51K
outstanding
134 assessments are final orders; 18 contested dockets.
Of $69K in penalties contested before the Commission, $54K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-04-12.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
70citations taken to the federal commission · 51% of citations on record
Settled
54 · 77%
Stood as issued
14 · 20%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 3%
88%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ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.
of 32 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
22%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$69K proposed, $54K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2016-09-07.
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: 2012-12-19, 13 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz8
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (9)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2012-12-19
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.35
10
0.04
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-12-19
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.31
10
0.03
Laborer, Bullgang
2012-12-19
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
1.02
10
0.10
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-06
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
10
0.02
Bobcat Operator
2010-01-06
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.39
10
0.04
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2010-01-06
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.19
10
0.02
Bobcat Operator
2009-05-07
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
10
0.02
Bobcat Operator
2009-05-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2006-05-16
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.2
10
0.02
Drill Operator, Rotary Air
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.
Arnold Stone Inc recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.26 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.22 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
6.38
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
2.05
2.05
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2016
10
2015
16
2014
20
2013
21
2012
21
2011
18
2010
13
2009
14
2008
35
2007
53
2006
58
2005
42
2004
32
2003
20
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Arnold Stone Inc sits in Hill County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.1% 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.
Hill County, Texas · Population 36,664
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$63,147
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
2016 Q2
1,875
2
1
1066.7
2016 Q1
2,443
6
5
2456.0
2015 Q4
3,755
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
5,544
16
5
2886.0
2015 Q2
7,188
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
6,391
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
7,387
7
4
947.6
2014 Q3
9,019
0
0
0.0
Show 46 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2
7,419
8
2
1078.3
2014 Q1
7,545
2
1
265.1
2013 Q4
6,652
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
8,255
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
10,010
4
2
399.6
2013 Q1
8,571
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
6,039
3
0
496.8
2012 Q3
7,761
3
1
386.5
2012 Q2
9,931
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
9,725
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
9,550
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
10,571
4
1
378.4
2011 Q2
6,723
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
4,049
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,727
6
4
2200.2
2010 Q3
4,412
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
6,085
4
2
657.4
2010 Q1
5,598
6
1
1071.8
2009 Q4
5,196
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,637
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
4,951
10
2
2019.8
2009 Q1
9,403
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
12,965
4
0
308.5
2008 Q3
15,216
2
1
131.4
2008 Q2
20,439
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
19,075
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
22,371
5
3
223.5
2007 Q3
26,795
11
3
410.5
2007 Q2
25,547
1
0
39.1
2007 Q1
22,947
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
28,064
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
30,791
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
28,312
16
5
565.1
2006 Q1
27,253
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
26,257
5
2
190.4
2005 Q3
27,037
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
25,822
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
16,942
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
18,058
1
0
55.4
2004 Q3
23,200
1
1
43.1
2004 Q2
19,018
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
14,541
6
0
412.6
2003 Q4
12,812
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
13,361
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
13,969
4
0
286.3
2003 Q1
10,872
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2016 · 1 incident
May 11, 2016TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Personnel had just returned to work after lunch break, an EE seemed agitated, apparently due to domestic dispute with family member, who is not EE of ASI. At lunch without prompting conversation or any provocation, EE began assaulting weaker EE. IE was immediately taken to ER. Other EE was arrested and taken to jail. Other EE was also immediately terminated.
2014 · 1 incident
May 7, 2014TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
When working on the 332 skid steer attachment arm, EE was removing the mounting pins. The head slipped, pinching his left, ring finger. It cut his finger and his glove sufficiently to need stitches.
2007 · 1 incident
March 16, 2007TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EE was operating the Thin Veneer saw; a rock got stuck in the saw blade; he was pushing it out of the way when his finger got caught between the rock and the saw blade; his left ring finger was cut off at the first knuckle.
2006 · 2 incidents
May 26, 2006TX · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was lining up stone slab to make a cut with the saw when end of slab rock broke off, falling on ee's foot. Stone struck employee just behind the steel toe plate.
April 17, 2006TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Loading 30lb brick of rockinto metal bin and impacted finger with edge of bin with the force of rock in his hands to cause a cut requiring 8 stitches.
2005 · 1 incident
September 30, 2005TX · Metal/Non-Metaltraining specialistMACHINERY
EE was standing in the millblock milling location cleaning & plateing area to reload. 6" slab shifted and fell approx. 2 ft before contact then continued on and pinned his leg to stacking rack. Other EE and Another EE removed the piece rock and ambulance was called.
2004 · 2 incidents
September 30, 2004TX · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE climbed on top of quarry saw to help in moving saw loader bumped saw approx. 1-2 mph. ee jumped to the ground capprot 6' and fell to his knee. when i responded to incident to employee refused medical treatment.
March 11, 2004TX · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was moving excess stone from saw area & tried to pick up a boulder about 100- 120 lbs without asking fellow workers for assistance. Appears to have pulled a muscle in his middle back area. Does not appear to be a permanent injury.