Eagle Mills Plant has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
1983–2014
Latest incident
Jul 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
114
citations
31
significant & substantial
$25,416
proposed penalties
$24,946
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $470 gap.
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: 926 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Eagle Mills Plant has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
114 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-15.
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.
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.
24citations taken to the federal commission · 21% of citations on record
Settled
23 · 96%
Stood as issued
1 · 4%
80%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
17%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $3K 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 2009-09-15.
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.
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: 2014-10-15, 11 years ago
38%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
46
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz83 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg38
Show the individual readings (46)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2007-08-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.58
0.19
3.05
Utility Man
2007-08-15
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
0.18
1.61
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-05-02
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.32
0.3
1.07
Washer Operator
2014-10-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2014-10-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2014-10-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2014-10-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2014-10-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2013-10-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-10-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2013-10-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2013-10-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-10-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Yard Engine Operator
2012-11-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-11-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Yard Engine Operator
2012-11-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2012-11-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2012-11-28
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2010-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2010-05-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.37
0.49
Utility Man
2010-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-05-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2010-05-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.22
0.14
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-01-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2010-01-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-01-13
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2007-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-08-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-08-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2007-08-15
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2007-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2007-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-05-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-12-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-12-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-12-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.21
0.33
0.64
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-12-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
1.48
0.10
Front-end Loader Operator
2004-11-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.25
0.34
0.74
Cleanup Man
2001-06-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-06-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2001-06-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Belt Crew
2001-06-27
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dragline 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.
Eagle Mills Plant recorded 4.59 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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.
4.59
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 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
2014 *
4.59
0.00
0.000
2013 *
5.38
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2015
5
2014
17
2013
16
2012
13
2011
12
2010
10
2009
10
2008
10
2007
11
2006
28
2005
34
2004
32
2003
34
2002
36
2001
36
2000
35
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Eagle Mills Plant sits in Ouachita County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Ouachita County, Arkansas · Population 22,317
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$49,838
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
2015 Q4
1,966
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,705
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,470
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
3,459
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
9,503
3
1
315.7
2014 Q3
13,145
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
11,853
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
9,108
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
9,281
2
0
215.5
2013 Q3
9,979
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
10,924
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
6,988
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5,187
2
0
385.6
2012 Q3
3,971
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
7,233
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
6,414
3
0
467.7
2011 Q4
6,116
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
2,474
2
0
808.4
2011 Q2
7,134
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
6,365
1
0
157.1
2010 Q4
4,777
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
6,194
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
7,036
3
1
426.4
2010 Q1
5,480
3
1
547.4
2009 Q4
4,703
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
5,913
13
5
2198.5
2009 Q2
5,714
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
5,241
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
5,558
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
6,808
1
0
146.9
2008 Q2
6,837
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
6,195
3
0
484.3
2007 Q4
6,556
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
6,552
7
2
1068.4
2007 Q2
6,320
1
0
158.2
2007 Q1
8,045
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
8,414
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
20,312
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
24,033
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
24,315
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
21,641
1
0
46.2
2005 Q3
28,445
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
28,722
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
26,641
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
23,523
1
0
42.5
2004 Q3
22,685
17
7
749.4
2004 Q2
22,033
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
23,742
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
22,399
16
3
714.3
2003 Q3
24,396
4
1
164.0
2003 Q2
21,990
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
22,211
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
24,142
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
22,410
3
0
133.9
2002 Q2
24,151
6
2
248.4
2002 Q1
25,195
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
25,805
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
31,701
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
31,775
3
0
94.4
2001 Q1
26,678
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
24,097
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
28,477
11
3
386.3
2000 Q2
24,430
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
27,053
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
26 on file
2014 · 1 incident
July 15, 2014AR · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beating on bucket teeth with a hammer in order to loosen for rotation. Piece of metal sheared off of bucket teeth and hit mechanic in upper left arm. Metal was lodged in arm and had to be removed.
Ignition switch on pump engine not working properly. EE tried to turn crankshaft to get flywheel & starter in time. He grabbed fan with l. hand & pushed fan belt in with r. hand. The engine started with key in off position & pulled his r. hand fingers (index & middle) in between fan belt & crankshaft pulley. Severed fingers (index: middle phalange; middle: distal phalange).
Employee while splicing belt (BC2) climbed onto cage being used as a tool platform and proceeded to walk to the edge. The platform became unbalanced and fell 7 - 8 ' with employee on top, to the ground. Employee suffered injuries and was treated on 9-21-05 thru 9-24-05.
RAIL CAR DE RAILED EE WAS USING FROGS TOOL TO PUT CAR BACK ON TRACK-REPORTED ON 1-11-02 EE EXPRESSED THE NEED TO SEE DR THE DR REFERRED HIM TO A SURGEON-THE SURGEON WAS SEEN ON 2-5-02. HE CONF IRMED HERNIA.
1996 · 1 incident
July 25, 1996AR · Metal/Non-Metalmotorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operatorSTRIKING OR BUMPING
EMPLOYEE ALLETES HE SLIPPED & FELL ON METAL STEPS ON DRAGLINE EMPLOYE RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT EMPLOYEE ALLEGED FALL WAS NOT REPORTE TO MANAGEMENT AS A FALL UNTIL 08-11-95
USING HAMMER AND HOLE PUNCH TO REPAIR WIPER HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF HAMMER HANDLE HITTING LEFT LITTLE FINGER LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS CRUSHED AND FINGERNAIL HAD TO BE REMOVED.
1990 · 1 incident
January 5, 1990AR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE CABLE PULLERS AFTER COMPLETING A BELT SPLICE. HANDLE BROKE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRIPPING PULLER DOG.THIS REACTION PINNED LEFT THUMB IN PULLER CAUSING FRACTURE.
I.NAME OBSERVING CHANGING OF DRAGLINE CABLE AT 90 DEG ANGLE.FELLOW EMPL STRUCK DRAG ROPE WEDGE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING METAL FRAGMENT TO CHIP FROM WEDGE.METAL FRAGMENT FLEW 15' STRIKING I.N AME IN NECK.
1987 · 7 incidents
November 17, 1987AR · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorOTHER
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A BOARD TO ANCHOR A RUBBER FLAP ON A VIBRATING SCREEN TO WHICH HE WAS WORKING. A GUST OF WIND MOVED THE RUBBER FLAP CAUSING THE BOARD TO FALL AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF HEAD. THIS 9ESULTED IN 1 1/2 INCH LACERATION TO SCALP.
EUCLID WAS BEIN1 USED TO RAISE HEIGHT OF LEVY. OP DUMPED LOAD & AS TRAILER WHEEL ELEVATED OVER DIRT THE COMBINATION OF INCREASED ELEVATION & SLIGHT DEGREE OF INCLINE OVER TURNED THE T RAILE R WHICH IN CHAI3 REACTION OVERTURNED THE TRACTOR. OPERATOR'S ANKLE WAS FRACTURED & FOOT INJURED.
September 4, 1987AR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CUTTING PIPE WITH CUTTING TORCH, PIPE FELL AND KNOCKED EMPLOYEE OVER ON THE HOT PART OF THE PIPE. BURNED LEFT LEG AND BACKSIDE. NO PERMENANT DAMAGE OR NO IMPAIRMENT.
1983 · 1 incident
April 11, 1983AR · Metal/Non-Metalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS