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El Paso Quarry: 128 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Rogers Group Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Rogers Group Inc
El Paso, White County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301806

El Paso Quarry has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $467 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
128
citations
17
significant & substantial
$15,953
proposed penalties
$15,436
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $517 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Rogers Group Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
72
inspections on record
1,353
inspection hours
9.5
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.
128 citations across 1,353 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

El Paso Quarry has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $467 outstanding across 7 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$467
outstanding
123 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-30.
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.
13.4%
significant & substantial
5.5%
high negligence or reckless
13.4%
reasonably likely or greater
36.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.8% low, 82.7% moderate, 5.5% 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.
10 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 8 · 80%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 10%
  • Still open 1 · 10%
60%
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 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
84%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $950 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 2026-07-30.
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 2014-114M Withdrawal Lesnick 2014 $5K → $0
CENT 2004-12-M Settlement Barbour 2004 $461 → $461
CENT 2011-321M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $450 → $450
CENT 2011-1208M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $300 → $300
CENT 2012-815M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $150 → $100
CENT 2011-74M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $100 → $100
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: 2026-01-06
23%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
61
samples
31
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz317 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg21
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz4
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (61)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2010-09-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.09 0.46 2.37 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-09-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.39 0.73 1.90 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-09-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.99 0.38 2.61 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-10-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.21 0.38 3.18 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-10-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.31 0.7 1.87 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-10-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.21 0.44 2.75 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-10-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.14 0.75 1.52 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-01-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 2.33 Supervisor, Co. Official
2026-01-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 8.23 Utility Man
2026-01-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 1.37 Utility Man
2026-01-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 2.7 Cleanup Man
2024-10-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.51 0.51 Supervisor, Co. Official
2024-10-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.46 0.50 Utility Man
2024-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2024-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2019-11-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.54 0.87 0.62 Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2019-11-14 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.25 10 0.03 Truck Driver
2019-11-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 Utility Man
2019-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.79 1.35 0.59 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-12-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2018-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 0.58 0.64 Truck Driver
2018-12-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-08-23 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.52 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-08-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-08-23 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 Truck Driver
2017-08-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2017-08-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2016-09-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.81 1.06 0.76 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-09-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2016-09-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2016-09-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.96 0.14 Utility Man
2016-09-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.47 0.49 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-10-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2012-10-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2012-10-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.24 Truck Driver
2012-10-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2012-05-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-16 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 Truck Driver
2012-01-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scale Man
2012-01-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.98 2.58 0.38 Utility Man
2012-01-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.4 0.30 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-01-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.73 0.19 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-01-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2010-11-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.5 0.30 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-11-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.29 0.15 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-11-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.85 0.21 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-09-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-09-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 0.73 0.93 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 1.38 0.30 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-09-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.46 0.67 Mechanic
2009-09-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.34 0.71 Utility Man
2006-06-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.21 2.34 0.94 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 1.18 0.58 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.96 1.25 0.77 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.45 0.78 0.58 Laborer, Bullgang
2005-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.47 1.76 0.84 Crusher Oper/Worker
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.

El Paso Quarry recorded 5.80 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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.
5.80
total case rate
5.80
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 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
2025 * 5.80 5.80 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 6.37 6.37 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 3.94 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. Webco Mining Inc 1998 to 2016
  2. Rogers Group Inc. 2016 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 14
2025 14
2024 12
2023 13
2022 13
2021 12
2020 14
2019 15
2018 16
2017 20
2016 18
2015 18
2014 18
2013 19
2012 20
2011 21
2010 20
2009 18
2008 19
2007 20
2006 20
2005 20
2004 19
2003 11
2002 10
2001 11
2000 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

El Paso Quarry sits in White County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
White County, Arkansas · Population 77,395
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$53,435
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
2026 Q2 7,712 2 0 259.3
2026 Q1 7,016 2 0 285.1
2025 Q4 9,261 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,479 1 0 95.4
2025 Q2 7,795 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,948 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,396 3 1 405.6
2024 Q3 7,786 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 7,885 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,315 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,383 3 1 406.3
2023 Q3 7,535 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,757 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 6,101 3 0 491.7
2022 Q4 5,415 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,038 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 8,105 1 0 123.4
2022 Q1 396 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,182 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,075 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,982 2 0 250.6
2021 Q1 319 1 0 3134.8
2020 Q4 5,746 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,377 2 0 372.0
2020 Q2 3,821 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,812 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 7,937 2 1 252.0
2019 Q3 7,464 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 7,999 1 0 125.0
2019 Q1 7,995 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 8,375 7 0 835.8
2018 Q3 8,495 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,134 3 0 328.4
2018 Q1 10,712 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 13,481 5 0 370.9
2017 Q3 14,732 2 0 135.8
2017 Q2 12,230 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 10,287 2 0 194.4
2016 Q4 9,769 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,745 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 9,846 2 0 203.1
2016 Q1 9,576 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 11,085 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,809 2 0 185.0
2015 Q2 9,451 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 8,839 2 0 226.3
2014 Q4 10,387 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 9,943 3 0 301.7
2014 Q2 9,778 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 8,281 3 0 362.3
2013 Q4 10,797 1 0 92.6
2013 Q3 11,363 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 10,852 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 9,804 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 9,783 2 0 204.4
2012 Q3 9,767 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 11,834 2 0 169.0
2012 Q1 11,651 2 0 171.7
2011 Q4 12,073 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 13,856 3 0 216.5
2011 Q2 13,691 3 0 219.1
2011 Q1 12,128 4 0 329.8
2010 Q4 16,639 3 3 180.3
2010 Q3 14,630 2 0 136.7
2010 Q2 13,660 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 9,969 3 1 300.9
2009 Q4 11,582 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 12,615 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 10,690 3 2 280.6
2009 Q1 9,658 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 11,322 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 11,207 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 11,841 2 0 168.9
2008 Q1 11,492 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,934 2 0 167.6
2007 Q3 12,016 6 1 499.3
2007 Q2 12,044 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 12,706 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 13,042 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 13,016 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 12,958 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 13,115 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 13,314 5 0 375.5
2005 Q3 14,873 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 14,076 9 0 639.4
2005 Q1 12,711 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 13,745 2 2 145.5
2004 Q3 12,993 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 13,107 1 0 76.3
2004 Q1 10,990 1 0 91.0
2003 Q4 10,832 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,160 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,675 3 3 449.4
2003 Q1 6,532 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,208 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,659 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,636 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,860 2 0 411.5
2001 Q4 4,039 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,780 4 1 590.0
2001 Q2 6,811 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,320 5 1 939.8
2000 Q4 5,903 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,325 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,198 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,238 1 0 236.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2025 · 1 incident

September 2, 2025 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rogers Group Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking on flat ground to check a fire extinguisher. EE felt EE's knee twist and notified management. First doctor said it was not work related. The company was notified on 11/23/25 a second doctor deemed it work related. Employee will have surgery 1/6/2026.

2019 · 1 incident

November 7, 2019 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Group Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was ascending haul truck and felt a pain in left shoulder. Able to continue normal duties. An MRI was done on 12/13/2019, company received report on 12/18/2019, which made the incident reportable.

2017 · 1 incident

November 21, 2017 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rogers Group Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee removing a keeper pin from a loader bucket shank guard. Missed the punch being used, hitting their thumb. X-ray revealed no damage, but 4 stitches were placed.

2013 · 1 incident

October 7, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Webco Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was in his Quarry truck moving stockpiles when he had an apparent heart attack. By the time the Plant Manager, jumped up in the cab of the truck EE was already deceased.

2005 · 1 incident

January 22, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Webco Mining Inc · Flash burns (welding)

Working on plant on a very windy day, employee thought by day's end that dust had blown into his eyes. According to doctor he had minor uv burns to eyes and was told to wear patches at night. He did not miss any time. He was helping welder on plant but was not doing the welding. He was wearing eye protection.

2004 · 1 incident

December 11, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal coal strip operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Webco Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Climbing down ladder when foot slipped on third rung from the bottom falling approx. 3 feet to the ground. fell on piece channel iron causing small laceration to back.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 6, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Webco Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS STANDING ON CONVEYOR SUPPORT FIXING HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN HE TURNED TO STEP DOWN HE FELL APPROX 2 FT

March 31, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
Webco Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK WAS HUNG UP IN CRUSHER EE WAS TRYING TO TO CLEAR IT OUT WHEN JAW OF CRUSHER ROCKED BACK CUTTING 3 MIDDLE FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND