Mining Incidents

Arnold Stone Products - Tolar Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Michael D Arnold
Tolar, Hood County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104473

Arnold Stone Products - Tolar Plant has $85K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2019
Latest incident
Jul 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
112
citations
33
significant & substantial
$85,420
proposed penalties
$25,258
paid to date
30% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $60,162 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
62
inspections on record
742
inspection hours
n/a
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: 742 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Arnold Stone Products - Tolar Plant has $85K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 9 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.
$85K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
112 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-07-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2023 Q1 376 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 486 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,798 16 4 5718.4
2022 Q2 4,194 7 1 1669.1
2021 Q2 955 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 29 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 2,763 0 0 0.0
Show 65 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q2 2,413 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,404 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,065 1 0 197.4
2019 Q3 5,805 4 2 689.1
2019 Q2 7,117 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 7,973 6 1 752.5
2018 Q4 6,397 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 8,007 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,801 4 1 408.1
2018 Q1 9,792 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 11,060 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 10,616 2 0 188.4
2017 Q2 8,650 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 3,008 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,261 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,316 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,859 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 680 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 760 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,001 1 1 999.0
2015 Q2 2,847 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,531 1 1 395.1
2014 Q4 4,586 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,262 7 2 1642.4
2014 Q2 4,082 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,701 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,164 10 5 2401.5
2013 Q3 5,725 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,287 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,570 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,400 2 0 833.3
2012 Q3 4,289 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,102 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,911 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,206 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,612 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,660 6 1 1287.6
2011 Q1 2,810 4 1 1423.5
2010 Q4 3,488 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,614 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,774 3 1 794.9
2010 Q1 3,262 4 1 1226.2
2009 Q4 3,378 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,738 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,739 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 7,644 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 10,330 3 3 290.4
2008 Q3 10,500 3 0 285.7
2008 Q2 11,209 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 11,614 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 14,286 9 1 630.0
2007 Q3 15,056 2 0 132.8
2007 Q2 11,976 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 11,417 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 13,158 5 3 380.0
2006 Q3 13,905 2 1 143.8
2006 Q2 15,401 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 20,623 7 3 339.4
2005 Q4 14,179 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 16,171 1 0 61.8
2005 Q2 14,283 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 10,400 2 0 192.3
2004 Q4 9,052 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,605 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,867 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2019 · 1 incident

July 2, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Construction Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Attempting to pull out the QI 441 that was stuck in the soft ground using an excavator and a cable that wasn't strong enough to handle. As I was taking the cable off the excavator, the tension of the broken cable jerked back and a metal piece sticking up caught my forearm.

2017 · 1 incident

October 25, 2017 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Construction Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Rock was lodged sideways in chute. After locking machine, employee attempted to move rock and it shifted catching employee's finger against the chute.

2014 · 4 incidents

October 6, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

In the process of re-stacking a pallet, employee picked up a piece of rock and got a sharp pain in his shoulder near on collar bone on the left side. Sent home to rest. May have pulled or strained muscle at worse case. Will take one day off and return to work.

May 7, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object

Rock broke off as employee was pushing on rock on rollers. His left side hit the guard/edge of the roller table.

April 2, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

We believe the employee is faking an injury as retaliation for being disciplined in order to avoid being terminated.

February 13, 2014 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rock was being split & fell on top of worker's left hand

2013 · 3 incidents

October 25, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

As employee was grabbing rocks to stack on the pallet, his right hand was hit with another rock approximately 4" long.

October 21, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was wrapping pallets; moved to other side of pallet to finish wrapping pallet when rock debris was thrown by another employee & hit the injured employee in the head.

October 17, 2013 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by falling object

Bucket of forklift was full of rock when driver lifted bucket too high and rock dislodged and hit his left leg.

2007 · 1 incident

February 15, 2007 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Personal Injury - Hyperextension of Left Elbow. Employee was moving rock on rollers at Chopper; rock suddenly stopped causing left elbow to hyperextend. Came to office where injury was iced; taken to hospital for determination of extent of injury. Doctor placed him on 7 days of light duty.

2006 · 1 incident

December 19, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hand held rock hammer to chip edges of stone when he mis-swung hammer and hit left thumb. Unable to bend thumb inward. Took employee to emergency room at nearest hospital diagnosis "contusion". Employee was released by hospital to return to work that day. Degree 10 injury per Barbara at MSHA Office of Injury per phone call on 12/22/06.

2005 · 1 incident

February 1, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Got his finger smashed between rock & the tray on rock chopper.

2004 · 1 incident

May 25, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arnold Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

Ee was walking back to chopper from water bucket. He walked in between chopper II & chopped rock pile. Bent down to pick up hydrolic lid on ground & the man on back of chopper turned & threw a piece of chopped rock towards pile. It hit ee in the side of hard hat & on cheek. Stitches required in cheek.

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