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Fort Smith Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Acme Brick Company · Surface
Controlled by Berkshire Hathaway Inc
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0300133

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

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1993
Latest incident
Nov 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,765
proposed penalties
$1,765
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
426
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: 426 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Fort Smith Pit has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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
19 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-12-14.
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
2018 Q4 1,122 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,106 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,046 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,213 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,087 1 0 920.0
2017 Q3 1,228 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,054 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 964 0 0 0.0
Show 68 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q4 956 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,233 1 0 811.0
2016 Q2 1,531 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,406 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,486 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,480 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,086 1 0 920.8
2015 Q1 1,452 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,361 1 0 734.8
2014 Q3 1,467 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,356 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,960 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,336 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 653 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,447 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,880 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 683 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 619 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 499 1 1 2004.0
2012 Q1 707 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 644 2 0 3105.6
2011 Q3 795 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 813 1 0 1230.0
2011 Q1 685 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 869 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 717 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 542 2 0 3690.0
2010 Q1 516 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 322 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 332 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 345 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 950 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,244 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,316 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,119 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,370 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,718 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,793 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,748 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,746 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,727 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,702 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,373 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,810 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,780 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,820 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,985 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,618 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,656 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,365 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,365 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,294 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,323 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,344 2 0 1488.1
2003 Q2 1,344 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,344 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,105 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,105 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,088 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,264 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,058 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,365 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,365 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,365 6 3 4395.6
2000 Q4 1,842 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,008 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,352 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,426 1 0 701.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

November 4, 1993 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Acme Brick Company · Struck against a moving object

LOADER OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING FORWARD AT A LOW SPEED WHILE LIFTING A LOADED BUCKET. THE LIFT LEVER STUCK IN THE LIFTING POSITION, AND WHEN THE BRAKES WORE APPLIED, THE LOADER NOSED OVER AND R ESTED ON BUCKET.

1984 · 1 incident

January 14, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Acme Brick Company · Struck by flying object

AN OPEN FALME NATURAL GAS LINE WAS USED TO SUPPLY HEAT TO A FEEDER TO ELIMINATE FREEZING MATERIALS GAS FLAME WENT OUT AND WHEN RE LIT NATUARL GAS EXPLODED CAUSING A SECTION OF ANGLE IRON TO ST OPERATOR ON RIGHT LEG CAUSING A BONE FRACTURE

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