Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by falling object
IE was helping an EE pick up a motor to put motor shockers on it. IE picked the motor up with a crowbar and the motor fell on IE's right hand. IE smashed IE's right index figure.
BLUE BAYOU SAND & GRAVEL LLC Metal/Non-Metal
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
John D Smith
Nashville,
Howard County,
AR
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301619
BLUE BAYOU SAND & GRAVEL LLC has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2012–2024
- Latest incident
- Nov 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
146
citations
49
significant & substantial
$44,122
proposed penalties
$36,712
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,411 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
61
inspections on record
865
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 865 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BLUE BAYOU SAND & GRAVEL LLC has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.$44K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
146 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 5,229 | 11 | 6 | 2103.7 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 4,321 | 9 | 1 | 2082.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,268 | 3 | 1 | 702.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,940 | 5 | 0 | 1269.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 5,001 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,825 | 4 | 1 | 686.7 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,235 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 5,251 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 4,649 | 4 | 2 | 860.4 |
| 2022 Q3 | 4,771 | 1 | 0 | 209.6 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 5,412 | 2 | 1 | 369.5 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,841 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 4,889 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 5,157 | 2 | 1 | 387.8 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,181 | 4 | 0 | 956.7 |
| 2020 Q4 | 4,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 4,509 | 2 | 2 | 443.6 |
| 2020 Q2 | 4,738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 5,773 | 1 | 0 | 173.2 |
| 2019 Q4 | 6,352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 6,254 | 2 | 1 | 319.8 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,791 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 5,250 | 5 | 3 | 952.4 |
| 2018 Q4 | 6,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 6,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 6,167 | 2 | 0 | 324.3 |
| 2018 Q1 | 6,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 6,835 | 2 | 0 | 292.6 |
| 2017 Q3 | 7,117 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,509 | 4 | 1 | 614.5 |
| 2017 Q1 | 6,590 | 4 | 0 | 607.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 6,805 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 6,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 6,381 | 4 | 2 | 626.9 |
| 2016 Q1 | 6,474 | 1 | 1 | 154.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 5,617 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,829 | 2 | 0 | 414.2 |
| 2015 Q1 | 4,477 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,882 | 2 | 0 | 409.7 |
| 2014 Q3 | 4,951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,180 | 1 | 0 | 193.1 |
| 2014 Q1 | 4,584 | 2 | 1 | 436.3 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,349 | 4 | 2 | 919.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,748 | 2 | 2 | 727.8 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,505 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,881 | 7 | 3 | 2429.7 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,455 | 3 | 0 | 1222.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,680 | 2 | 1 | 746.3 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,372 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,091 | 4 | 0 | 1913.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 487 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 768 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 948 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 956 | 3 | 0 | 3138.1 |
| 2006 Q1 | 856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,059 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,795 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,835 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,676 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,793 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,870 | 3 | 1 | 1045.3 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,660 | 4 | 1 | 1503.8 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,602 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,081 | 4 | 1 | 1298.3 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,869 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,069 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,268 | 8 | 3 | 1874.4 |
| 2002 Q2 | 6,174 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 5,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,084 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 5,298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 4,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,847 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 4,663 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,361 | 4 | 3 | 1190.1 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,225 | 7 | 6 | 2170.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2024 · 1 incident
2018 · 1 incident
November 13, 2018
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE stepped off the loader and broke EE's ankle.
2015 · 1 incident
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by flying object
He was cutting with a cut torch and he had on his dark safety glasses. A piece of rusty metal hit his forehead and fell down into the corner of his eye.
2013 · 1 incident
May 15, 2013
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by flying object
Rock sliding down a metal shoot going into a shaker and a rock came off and hit employee in the eye. Employee didn't have his safety glasses on.
2012 · 2 incidents
July 6, 2012
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Contact with heat
He was operating a front end loader and got too hot.
June 13, 2012
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Bayou Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee was working under dump truck with gravel in it when the driver inadvertently released the tail gate latch with the bed in the down position. Some gravel fell out as the employee was picking up tools behind the truck and gravel struck him. There was no sign of injury until 12 days later when the employee went to the doctor after having pain. Worker is on light duty.
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