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Dan's Pit #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Danny Kirschman
Hot Springs, Garland County, AR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0301526

Dan's Pit #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Dec 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
21
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,429
proposed penalties
$2,429
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
30
inspections on record
310
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: 310 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dan's Pit #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 100 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 165 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 59 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 50 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 88 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 155 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 155 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 34 1 0 29411.8
Show 88 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 23 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 34 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 16 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 79 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 113 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 129 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 38 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 56 5 1 89285.7
2021 Q3 413 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 266 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 112 3 0 26785.7
2020 Q4 11 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 133 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 19 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 22 1 0 45454.5
2019 Q3 114 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 206 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 20 1 0 50000.0
2018 Q4 18 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 18 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 10 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 195 1 0 5128.2
2017 Q3 247 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 209 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 77 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 82 1 0 12195.1
2016 Q3 115 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 189 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 112 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 28 2 0 71428.6
2015 Q2 34 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 74 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 168 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 108 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 147 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 200 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 83 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 2 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 26 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 78 2 0 25641.0
2012 Q2 75 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q2 1,571 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 976 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 983 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,192 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,516 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,279 3 2 1316.4
2009 Q3 665 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 604 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 504 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 582 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 580 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 448 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 95 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 615 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 675 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 605 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,244 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 617 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 270 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 60 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 426 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 218 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 67 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 314 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 101 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 482 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 185 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 302 1 0 3311.3
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 563 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 514 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 226 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,008 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,911 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 5,998 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,039 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,903 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,396 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

December 3, 1993 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Dan's Whetstone Company Inc · Struck by flying object

24" PUSH SAW WAS BEING ADJUSTED WHEN THE SAW BLADE THREW A CHIP FROM THE STONE BEING CUT AND HIT THE OPERATOR IN EYE.

November 24, 1993 AR · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dan's Whetstone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BOX OF CUT STONE FROM GRIT BARRELL & PLACED BOX ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO WHERE SHE WAS WORKING. AT APPROX 1 PM EMPLOYEE NOTICE NECK BEGAN TO SPASM. EMPLOYEE DID NOT ASSOCIATE PAIN TO AN INJURY AT THAT TIME BUT TO AN ILLNESS. FROM THE CONCLUSION OF THE EMPLOYEE & DOCTOR, THEY FELT THE INJURY [SLIPPED DISK IN NECK] OCCURRED 11/24/93. NOT REPORTED TILL 1/6/94.

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