Mining Incidents

FAULKNER COUNTY QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Pyramid Rock Llc · Surface
Controlled by Scott H Kaufman
Greenbrier, AR, Faulkner County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301793

FAULKNER COUNTY QUARRY has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1999–2003
Latest incident
Jan 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
51
citations
17
significant & substantial
$5,738
proposed penalties
$3,985
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,753 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
18
inspections on record
177
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: 177 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

FAULKNER COUNTY QUARRY has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-08-02.
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
2005 Q3 3,407 20 6 5870.3
2005 Q2 5,170 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,515 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,694 7 0 1491.3
2004 Q3 5,085 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,405 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,920 1 0 126.3
2003 Q4 5,503 0 0 0.0
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q3 7,028 1 0 142.3
2003 Q2 5,651 1 0 177.0
2003 Q1 4,518 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,505 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,071 2 0 329.4
2002 Q2 4,009 4 2 997.8
2002 Q1 3,880 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,685 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 12,424 6 6 482.9
2001 Q2 4,492 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,691 9 3 2438.4
2000 Q4 4,649 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,405 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,692 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,914 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2003 · 1 incident

January 16, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pyramid Rock Llc · Struck against stationary object

A WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING MAN TO BUMP HIS EAR ON A HANDRAIL.

2001 · 1 incident

August 9, 2001 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Pyramid Rock Llc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE ON A ROCK. WE ASKED IF HE NEEDED TO SEE A DOCTOR BUT HE SAID NO. THE NEXT NIGHT HE CAME TO WORK AND SAID IT STILL HURT BUT HE COULD WORK. HE WORKED A BOUT 6 1/2 HOURS AND HE WENT HOME. THE NEXT MORNNING HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND LEARNED IT WAS FRACTURED. HE HAS SINCE GONE TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR AND WILL BE OFF A MINIMUM OF 4 WEEKS.

1999 · 1 incident

April 12, 1999 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pyramid Rock Llc · Fall from machine

EE CLIMBED ON SCREEN TO CHECK OF COURSE, PLANT WAS NOT IN OPERATION AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO GROUND (6FT) LANDING ON HIS FEET-FRACTURED ANKLE

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