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Gum Log Quarry: 105 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

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

Gum Log Quarry has $24K 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
$23,717
proposed penalties
$22,104
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,613 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company's full MSHA compliance history →
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 $24K 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
104 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-13.
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.
19.2%
significant & substantial
5.8%
high negligence or reckless
19.2%
reasonably likely or greater
56.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.7% low, 85.6% moderate, 5.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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
CENT20030200M Settlement Hodgdon 2003 $8K → $6K
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: 2025-09-16
21%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
50
samples
19
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz102 over
  • Beryllium fumes41 over
  • Vanadium fumes41 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg28
Show the individual readings (98)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2018-09-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.21 1.19 Backhoe Operator
2011-04-20 Beryllium fumes 6.27 6 1.05 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Vanadium fumes 251.37 50 5.03 Welder, etc.
2001-11-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.87 1.15 1.63 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-09-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2025-09-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Welder, etc.
2025-09-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2025-09-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.65 0.22 Utility Man
2023-06-28 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-06-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2023-06-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-06-28 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Copper fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Iron oxide fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Iron oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Arsenic fumes 0 500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Iron oxide fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-06-28 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2020-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-11-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2020-09-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2020-09-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-09-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-09-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-09-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2018-09-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2016-05-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2016-05-24 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.31 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.83 3.01 0.28 Mechanic
2016-05-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 1.26 0.51 Welder, etc.
2015-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2015-05-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.11 2.38 0.47 Welder, etc.
2015-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-05-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 1.61 0.11 Truck Driver
2015-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2011-04-20 Molybdenum fumes 0.07 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Chromium, insoluble 0.05 3 0.02 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Arsenic fumes 101.96 1500 0.07 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2011-04-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2011-04-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-04-20 Iron oxide fumes 0.13 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Lead fumes 45.88 450 0.10 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.02 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2011-04-20 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2010-04-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scale Man
2010-04-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2010-04-06 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2009-04-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2007-05-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.67 2.28 0.29 Yard Engine Operator
2007-05-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2007-05-31 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.64 10 0.06 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-11-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.59 2.45 0.24 Truck Driver
2001-11-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.63 1.31 0.48 Front-end Loader 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.

Gum Log Quarry recorded 4.07 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.
4.07
total case rate
4.07
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 * 4.07 4.07 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 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.
Ownership history
  1. Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 24
2025 24
2024 26
2023 25
2022 24
2021 22
2020 19
2019 15
2018 17
2017 19
2016 18
2015 17
2014 17
2013 15
2012 14
2011 15
2010 16
2009 15
2008 15
2007 15
2006 17
2005 16
2004 16
2003 19
2002 20
2001 19
2000 11
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Gum Log Quarry sits in Pope County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Pope County, Arkansas · Population 63,830
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$54,606
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 14,149 4 1 282.7
2026 Q1 12,039 1 0 83.1
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
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 14,043 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 14,191 0 0 0.0
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 1 0 168.8
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.