Mining Incidents

Gum Log Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Russellville, Pope County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301618

Gum Log Quarry has $23K 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
8
Years on record
1995–2025
Latest incident
Jan 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
105
citations
20
significant & substantial
$22,622
proposed penalties
$21,009
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,613 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
64
inspections on record
1,116
inspection hours
9.4
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.
105 citations across 1,116 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Gum Log Quarry has $23K 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-08.
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
2025 Q4 10,509 6 0 570.9
2025 Q3 12,441 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 14,153 1 0 70.7
2025 Q1 11,994 5 3 416.9
2024 Q4 11,012 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 15,113 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 14,043 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 14,191 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 13,237 2 0 151.1
2023 Q3 18,116 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 16,752 4 1 238.8
2023 Q1 11,918 1 0 83.9
2022 Q4 13,268 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 13,551 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 15,982 1 0 62.6
2022 Q1 13,962 1 0 71.6
2021 Q4 13,774 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 14,252 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 13,911 1 1 71.9
2021 Q1 12,689 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 11,624 4 1 344.1
2020 Q3 12,939 1 0 77.3
2020 Q2 12,913 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 9,734 1 0 102.7
2019 Q4 8,009 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8,599 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 8,390 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 8,359 1 0 119.6
2018 Q4 8,370 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,018 1 0 110.9
2018 Q2 9,358 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 8,498 1 0 117.7
2017 Q4 10,652 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 11,197 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,873 1 0 92.0
2017 Q1 8,434 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 10,444 1 0 95.7
2016 Q3 10,172 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 10,454 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 9,349 1 0 107.0
2015 Q4 7,841 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,842 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 9,570 1 0 104.5
2015 Q1 9,250 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 10,587 1 0 94.5
2014 Q3 10,083 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,149 3 0 269.1
2014 Q1 7,934 1 0 126.0
2013 Q4 7,736 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 8,640 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,602 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 7,159 1 0 139.7
2012 Q4 6,439 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,250 1 0 121.2
2012 Q2 7,983 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,162 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,288 2 0 274.4
2011 Q3 8,204 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,180 3 1 366.7
2011 Q1 7,008 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 7,006 2 0 285.5
2010 Q3 7,813 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,925 2 0 337.6
2010 Q1 5,842 2 0 342.3
2009 Q4 5,393 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 7,932 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,678 1 0 130.2
2009 Q1 3,920 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,233 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,838 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,695 2 0 1179.9
2008 Q1 5,161 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,279 2 0 378.9
2007 Q3 4,964 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,423 3 0 553.2
2007 Q1 5,199 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,100 2 0 392.2
2006 Q3 5,568 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,692 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,768 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,309 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,616 4 0 604.6
2005 Q2 5,457 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,746 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,712 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,498 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,154 6 1 975.0
2004 Q1 6,322 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,122 3 0 490.0
2003 Q3 7,153 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,768 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,824 8 2 1373.6
2002 Q4 7,452 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,946 4 2 447.1
2002 Q2 8,822 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 7,610 1 1 131.4
2001 Q4 8,369 8 4 955.9
2001 Q2 5,750 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,364 3 2 687.4
2000 Q4 3,604 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,293 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,438 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2025 · 1 incident

January 13, 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
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Dump truck driver slipped on black ice approaching their truck. When they landed, they broke two bones in their right hand.

2010 · 1 incident

January 11, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing up on 345B track hoe to put fuel in it. He heard a pop and felt pain in his left calf muscle.

2008 · 1 incident

October 7, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While employee was climbing down off trackhoe, he felt pain in his right shoulder.

2007 · 1 incident

August 13, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling trackhoe teeth off truck. He strained his groin.

2005 · 1 incident

September 29, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Ee was carrying a roll of rubber legging to conveyor to replace the legging on conveyor. The legging weighed approx. 10 to 15 lbs and he carried it approx. 20 ft to conveyor. His back started hurting.

1999 · 1 incident

March 10, 1999 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT. AFTER 8 MONTHS EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED ABOUT NECK PAIN. AFTER THE COMPLAINTS, HE WAS MOVED TO CRUSHER OPERATOR POSITION; A SITTING POSITION. EMPLOYEE LAID O FF DUE TO LACK OF WORK. EMPLOYEE INFORMED COMPANY ABOUT SURGERY. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT SURE HOW INJURY WAS SUSTAINED,BUT A CABLE BROKE AND STRUCK HIMON SHOULDER. NO FIRST REPORT WAS TURNED IN.

1996 · 1 incident

April 1, 1996 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS COME UP ON THE PORCH AND SET HIS LUNCH BOX DOWN PREPARING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. AFTERUNLOCKING THE DOOR HE TOOK A STEP BACKWARD AND TRIPPED OVER HIS LUNCH BOX AND FELL OFF OF THE PO RCH ONTO THE GROUND FLAT ON HIS BACK.

1995 · 1 incident

December 14, 1995 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REPLACE THE PIN IN THE TOOTH OF THE LOADER BUCKET. HE COULD NOT GET THE TOOTH IN THE PROPER POSITION SO HE HIT IT WITH THE HAMMER TO ACHIEVE THE PROPER ALIGNMENT. WHEN H E STRUCK THE TOOTH A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF OFTHE TOOTH AND RICOCHETED INTO HIS UPPER LEFT CHEST.

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