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Austin Quarry: 87 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Austin, Conway County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301945

Austin Quarry has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2007–2016
Latest incident
Jun 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
87
citations
16
significant & substantial
$15,026
proposed penalties
$13,616
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,410 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
33
inspections on record
548
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: 548 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Austin Quarry has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-06-01.
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.
18.6%
significant & substantial
3.5%
high negligence or reckless
19.8%
reasonably likely or greater
37.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.2% none, 16.3% low, 79.1% moderate, 3.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
18 citations taken to the federal commission · 21% of citations on record
  • Settled 16 · 89%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 11%
67%
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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
34%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $4K 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 2016-01-17.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2014-180M Settlement Lesnick 2014 $2K → $1K
CENT 2009-486M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $1K → $700
CENT 2016-0169 Settlement Paez 2016 $946 → $946
CENT 2013-331M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $525 → $312
CENT 2010-574M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $485 → $342
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2018-05-09, 8 years ago
27%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
29
samples
11
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz93 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg18
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (29)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2015-06-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.96 0.39 2.46 Utility Man
2011-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.49 0.47 1.04 Backhoe Operator
2011-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.67 0.65 1.03 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-05-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-05-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2018-05-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2018-05-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2018-05-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.62 0.35 Truck Driver
2016-02-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.49 0.24 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-06-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2015-06-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-06-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.52 0.25 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2015-06-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.71 0.21 Supervisor, Co. Official
2013-10-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2013-10-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2013-10-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2013-10-31 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Supervisor, Co. Official
2013-10-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2012-11-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-11-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.71 0.27 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-11-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2012-11-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.68 0.24 Truck Driver
2011-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2010-01-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-01-20 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2009-04-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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.

Austin Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.

Injury rate, 2013
ⓘ 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 2.46 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In Arkansas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.35 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
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 13.14 0.00 0.000
2008 * 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
  1. Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. 2007 to 2021
  2. Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company 2021 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2020 6
2019 9
2018 5
2017 4
2016 3
2015 8
2014 11
2013 9
2012 7
2011 9
2010 15
2009 9
2008 13
2007 16
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Austin Quarry sits in Conway County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Conway County, Arkansas · Population 20,872
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$51,212
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
2020 Q2 387 1 0 2584.0
2020 Q1 946 2 0 2114.2
2019 Q4 4,795 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,704 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,520 2 0 568.2
2019 Q1 3,151 3 0 952.1
2018 Q4 3,256 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,749 0 0 0.0
Show 46 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 3,330 4 0 1201.2
2018 Q1 2,213 1 0 451.9
2017 Q4 2,475 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,261 4 0 1226.6
2017 Q2 2,238 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,919 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,030 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,814 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,523 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,944 2 0 1028.8
2015 Q4 3,759 1 1 266.0
2015 Q3 4,012 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,026 1 0 165.9
2015 Q1 6,099 1 0 164.0
2014 Q4 4,815 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,545 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,182 5 1 964.9
2014 Q1 4,794 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,915 3 1 766.3
2013 Q3 5,527 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,649 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,670 3 0 642.4
2012 Q4 3,989 4 1 1002.8
2012 Q3 4,218 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,035 3 1 988.5
2012 Q1 4,281 1 0 233.6
2011 Q4 3,496 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,099 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,456 5 3 774.5
2011 Q1 5,191 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,806 7 2 1205.6
2010 Q3 8,157 2 0 245.2
2010 Q2 9,444 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 7,040 4 2 568.2
2009 Q4 5,824 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,501 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,796 7 0 1844.0
2009 Q1 5,369 1 0 186.3
2008 Q4 4,465 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,085 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 9,271 7 3 755.0
2008 Q1 7,613 3 1 394.1
2007 Q4 5,656 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,101 3 0 731.5
2007 Q2 4,810 6 0 1247.4
2007 Q1 235 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2016 · 1 incident

June 3, 2016 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding slag off a piece of 1/2 in metal plate, when a particle passed through the gap of employee's safety glasses and face getting stuck in eye.

2014 · 2 incidents

December 6, 2014 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was priming the water pump, he had to disconnect the hose from the pump to empty any water that had been trapped inside. The hose was elevated and placed gravity pressure on the water inside the hose. When he tried to remove the water the gravity pressure caught him off guard and he stumbled backwards and fell. He tried to catch himself with his right hand.

October 17, 2014 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee #1 was guiding cheek plates into QJ341, Jaw Crusher. Employee #2 was using a hammer to drive in cheek plate. Employee #2 made a miss swing of the hammer, causing employee #1 to be struck in the forehead. Resulting in a laceration.

2012 · 1 incident

January 26, 2012 AR · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Working on QJ340 Jaw adjusting pressures with the webteck. The webteck blew a valve hitting employee's right hand and index finger.

2010 · 2 incidents

November 12, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Cutting bolts off a shaker and a piece of slag blew in his ear. Shaker is scrap metal, not sure on its product information.

September 20, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was lying under a crusher replacing a bearing. I piece of metal fell from the bearing got into his right eye.

2009 · 3 incidents

October 12, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was getting off the haul truck and missed a step. The employee fell and hit his head.

September 9, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was removing a guard over the top of the Jaw crusher to clean out loose rock. Employee caught his right elbow on an open door, cutting it.

March 17, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was sitting on the muck pile in the Link Belt 330LX feeding the Jaw Crusher. By accounts, the Extec Screen Plant stopped and was overflowing with material. It appears that EE tried to climb out of his equipment to turn the jaw off, slipped and fell 12 - 15 feet down the muck pile. He was found unconcious and given first aid by co-workers until help arrived.

2007 · 1 incident

April 4, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE was feeding the crusher with the excavator. He dumped a load of rock in the feeder. It appears a rock hit the chains in the crusher displacing them allowing another smaller rock to exit the crusher hitting ee in the forehead, while he was in the excavator.