Benton Plant has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $32 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2022–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
30
citations
2
significant & substantial
$4,819
proposed penalties
$4,787
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $32 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
17
inspections on record
210
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: 210 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Benton Plant has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $32 outstanding across 0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$32
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-13.
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
2025 Q4
7,559
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
10,234
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
10,021
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
7,921
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
7,607
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
8,913
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
8,341
1
0
119.9
2024 Q1
8,284
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
9,328
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
10,465
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
11,606
1
0
86.2
2023 Q1
8,647
4
0
462.6
2022 Q4
9,576
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
8,851
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
7,923
1
0
126.2
2022 Q1
6,736
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
6,842
4
0
584.6
2021 Q2
8,497
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
6,842
2
0
292.3
2020 Q4
8,703
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
7,769
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
5,625
4
0
711.1
2020 Q1
4,731
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
4,341
3
0
691.1
2019 Q3
4,507
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
4,473
6
2
1341.4
2019 Q1
3,985
2
0
501.9
2018 Q4
4,032
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
5,322
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
5,492
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
4,101
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
4,073
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2024 · 1 incident
February 17, 2024MS · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
APAC, MS Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was using a pipe wrench to seat a belt on the PS1 Shaker Pully, when the belt seated the pressure released and they smashed a hand between the wrench and a guard brace that was under the pully. This resulted in a laceration that required 13 stiches to close up. EE was given a prescription for antibiotic and placed on light duty until the stiches are removed in 10 days.
2022 · 2 incidents
June 30, 2022MS · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
APAC, MS Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Emp was using a pry bar to keep a pump impellor from turning as they were replacing it. The impellor turned and EE's rt hand was caught between the pry bar and the pump housing causing a bruise to the top of EE's hand.
April 27, 2022MS · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mechanic was working on a track hoe and removing a tooth form the bucket. The tooth was stuck and they struck the tooth with a hammer and sliver of metal sheered off and struck them in the leg, causing a puncture to right leg.
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