Atlas Quarries · Struck against a moving object
A Cat D250E haul truck was positioning to dump a load of material. The employee stopped three times before going backwards over the highwall.
Atlas Qu Pt Crusher #1: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
Atlas Qu Pt Crusher #1 has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2004–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
130
citations
30
significant & substantial
$79,882
proposed penalties
$60,994
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,888 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
53
inspections on record
1,122
inspection hours
11.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.130 citations across 1,122 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
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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.1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-10-19.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Atlas Qu Pt Crusher #1 has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$80K
proposed penalties
$61K
current assessed
$61K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
125 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $63K in penalties contested before the Commission, $44K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.23.4%
significant & substantial
7.8%
high negligence or reckless
23.4%
reasonably likely or greater
60.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.6% low, 83.6% moderate, 7.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
7
citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
- Settled 7 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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.of 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$63K proposed, $44K 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 2017-04-24.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2017-0232 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2018 | $52K → $36K |
| CENT 2017-0233 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2018 | $6K → $4K |
| CENT 2017-0034 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2018 | $2K → $2K |
| CENT 2017-0295 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2018 | $2K → $1K |
| CENT 2017-0083 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2018 | $1K → $1K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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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: 2024-11-13
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
36
samples
24
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz18
- Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz9
- Respirable dust, <.1mg9
Show the individual readings (36)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2024-11-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator | ||
| 2024-11-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2024-11-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2021-05-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.65 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2021-05-12 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2021-05-12 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2017-10-26 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.2 | 10 | 0.02 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2017-10-26 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.31 | 10 | 0.03 | Truck Driver |
| 2017-10-26 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.93 | 2.69 | 0.35 | Truck Driver |
| 2017-10-26 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 1.32 | 0.14 | Truck Driver |
| 2017-10-26 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.51 | 2.71 | 0.19 | Truck Driver |
| 2017-08-30 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2017-08-30 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2017-08-30 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.14 | 10 | 0.01 | Truck Driver |
| 2017-08-30 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.49 | 1.66 | 0.30 | Utility Man |
| 2017-08-30 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.13 | 10 | 0.01 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-10-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.28 | 1.19 | 0.24 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2014-10-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.36 | 2.47 | 0.15 | Truck Driver |
| 2014-10-09 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.22 | 10 | 0.02 | Truck Driver |
| 2014-10-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.71 | Truck Driver |
| 2014-10-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.26 | 1.49 | 0.17 | Utility Man |
| 2013-10-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2013-10-24 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.12 | 10 | 0.01 | Dry Screen Plant Operator |
| 2013-10-24 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.34 | 2.66 | 0.13 | Truck Driver |
| 2013-10-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Mechanic | ||
| 2012-10-11 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.21 | 1.19 | 0.18 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2012-10-11 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.18 | 10 | 0.02 | Utility Man |
| 2012-10-11 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Mechanic | ||
| 2010-09-15 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.98 | 10 | 0.10 | Truck Driver |
| 2010-09-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.24 | 1.32 | 0.18 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2010-09-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.46 | 2.6 | 0.18 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2010-09-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.99 | 2.69 | 0.37 | Truck Driver |
| 2010-09-15 | Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.33 | 10 | 0.03 | Truck Driver |
| 2008-10-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.52 | 2.94 | 0.18 | Truck Driver |
| 2008-10-15 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.48 | 2.32 | 0.21 | Truck Driver |
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.
Atlas Qu Pt Crusher #1 recorded 5.22 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
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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.5.22
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Arkansas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 * | 5.22 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2024 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2023 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2022 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2021 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 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.
Ownership history
- Atlas Quarries 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2000 | 9 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Atlas Qu Pt Crusher #1 sits in Independence County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Independence County, Arkansas · Population 38,120
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$56,009
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 9,094 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 Q1 | 8,098 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 10,471 | 1 | 0 | 95.5 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 9,145 | 1 | 0 | 109.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 9,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 8,205 | 5 | 0 | 609.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 8,379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 9,416 | 1 | 0 | 106.2 |
| 2024 Q1 | 10,988 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 9,144 | 2 | 0 | 218.7 |
| 2023 Q3 | 9,606 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 8,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 8,472 | 1 | 0 | 118.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 8,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 8,624 | 1 | 0 | 116.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 8,734 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 9,400 | 4 | 0 | 425.5 |
| 2021 Q4 | 9,638 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 7,782 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 10,019 | 1 | 0 | 99.8 |
| 2021 Q1 | 7,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 7,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 8,219 | 2 | 1 | 243.3 |
| 2020 Q2 | 10,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 7,384 | 1 | 0 | 135.4 |
| 2019 Q4 | 8,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 8,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 8,873 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 4,852 | 1 | 0 | 206.1 |
| 2018 Q4 | 8,293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 8,792 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 9,012 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 8,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 9,255 | 1 | 0 | 108.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 8,777 | 6 | 1 | 683.6 |
| 2017 Q2 | 8,706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 7,426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 7,990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 8,648 | 7 | 5 | 809.4 |
| 2016 Q2 | 8,228 | 1 | 0 | 121.5 |
| 2016 Q1 | 7,370 | 5 | 1 | 678.4 |
| 2015 Q4 | 8,159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 8,386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 8,492 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 6,555 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 8,576 | 4 | 0 | 466.4 |
| 2014 Q3 | 8,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 8,189 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 7,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,965 | 14 | 1 | 1757.7 |
| 2013 Q3 | 9,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 8,159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 6,585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 7,422 | 11 | 6 | 1482.1 |
| 2012 Q3 | 7,357 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 7,214 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 6,243 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 6,665 | 4 | 3 | 600.2 |
| 2011 Q3 | 6,706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 6,424 | 4 | 3 | 622.7 |
| 2011 Q1 | 4,353 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 6,262 | 4 | 2 | 638.8 |
| 2010 Q3 | 7,011 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 6,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,265 | 3 | 0 | 918.8 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,614 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 6,815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 5,608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,269 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 5,098 | 3 | 0 | 588.5 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,765 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 6,169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 4,602 | 2 | 0 | 434.6 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 4,107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,218 | 1 | 0 | 310.8 |
| 2006 Q4 | 4,764 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 4,975 | 5 | 0 | 1005.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 5,676 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,761 | 4 | 0 | 1448.8 |
| 2005 Q4 | 3,211 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,292 | 3 | 0 | 1308.9 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,615 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,545 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,149 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,272 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,402 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,834 | 6 | 0 | 2117.1 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,466 | 1 | 0 | 288.5 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,363 | 2 | 0 | 458.4 |
| 2003 Q2 | 5,197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 6,229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,396 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,642 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
6 on file (excluding fatalities above)2025 · 1 incident
October 8, 2025
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
OTHER
Atlas Quarries · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was operating the mobile crusher in the pit on a 980H loader. They stopped the loader to get out. They climbed out of the loader and their back started hurting. They did not fall or slip.
2016 · 1 incident
January 13, 2016
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlas Quarries · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Cutting skirt rubber from old conveyor belt. Tripped and fell.
2013 · 1 incident
September 4, 2013
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
OTHER
Atlas Quarries · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
He was stung by a wasp. He has never been allergic before, but he had an allergic reaction this time.
2010 · 1 incident
November 22, 2010
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlas Quarries · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Stepping off shaker screen holding handrail and put foot down wrong.
2008 · 1 incident
Atlas Quarries · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was in the office in charge of scales and answering phone. At noon he ate lunch with a co-worker and the co-worker went back to work at 12:30. The supervisor noticed that a truck was waiting to be scaled. The supervisor thought EE was asleep, so he went ahead and weighed the truck in. He then tried to wake EE and couldn't. He felt his pulse and realized he had none.
2004 · 1 incident
November 5, 2004
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Atlas Quarries · Struck against a moving object
DRIVING LOADER DOWN RAMP, THE ENGINE DIED. LOADER HIT BERM AND WENT OVER THE SIDE OF RAMP, LANDING ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.