Johnsville Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was stepping over a small sand pile when miner heard a pop behind right knee. Miner is unable to put pressure on leg or use bend it without pain.
JOHNSVILLE COMPANY LLC: 196 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
JOHNSVILLE COMPANY LLC has $58K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1996–2017
- Latest incident
- Oct 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
196
citations
73
significant & substantial
$57,596
proposed penalties
$39,006
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,590 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
71
inspections on record
956
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 956 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
JOHNSVILLE COMPANY LLC has $58K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 8 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$58K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
192 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $25K in penalties contested before the Commission, $16K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.37.2%
significant & substantial
9.2%
high negligence or reckless
37.2%
reasonably likely or greater
60.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.6% low, 86.2% moderate, 9.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
17
citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
- Settled 6 · 35%
- Stood as issued 8 · 47%
- Still open 3 · 18%
63%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
58%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$10K proposed, $4K 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 2026-08-19.
Contested penalties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT20010204M | Settlement | Feldman | 2002 | $9K → $7K |
| CENT20010205M | Default | Barbour | 2001 | $6K → $6K |
| CENT 2012-320M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2012 | $5K → $528 |
| CENT 2010-641M | Dismissal | Lesnick | 2011 | $4K → $2K |
| CENT 2010-642M | Dismissal | Lesnick | 2011 | $838 → $577 |
| CENT 2019-0110 | Default | Lesnick | 2019 | $601 → $601 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2025-09-09
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
32
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Respirable dust, <.1mg26
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
- Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (32)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2025-09-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.14 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2023-09-21 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Washer Operator | ||
| 2023-09-21 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.18 | 0.86 | 0.21 | Washer Operator |
| 2018-01-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2018-01-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2018-01-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2018-01-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2018-01-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2015-10-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Hydrating Plant Operator | ||
| 2015-10-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scale Man | ||
| 2015-10-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2015-10-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2015-10-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Cleanup Man | ||
| 2014-04-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2014-04-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2012-04-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Utility Man | ||
| 2012-04-24 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2011-04-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Mechanic | ||
| 2011-04-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2011-04-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2009-09-09 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.48 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2009-09-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2009-09-09 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2007-05-01 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2007-05-01 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.13 | 1.34 | 0.10 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2007-05-01 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 1.44 | 0.08 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2005-10-19 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2005-10-19 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2001-11-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2001-11-28 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2001-11-28 | Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz | 0.12 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
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.
Ownership history
- Johnsville Sand & Gravel 1983 to 2005
- Johnsville Company LLC 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2000 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
JOHNSVILLE COMPANY LLC sits in Bradley County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Bradley County, Arkansas · Population 10,354
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$39,565
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 | 3,292 | 6 | 2 | 1822.6 |
| 2026 Q1 | 3,378 | 7 | 1 | 2072.2 |
| 2025 Q4 | 3,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,563 | 13 | 3 | 3648.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,403 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,299 | 4 | 0 | 1212.5 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,619 | 3 | 1 | 829.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,419 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 3,448 | 6 | 0 | 1740.1 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,496 | 5 | 2 | 1430.2 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,569 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,377 | 2 | 0 | 592.2 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,569 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,480 | 3 | 1 | 862.1 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,385 | 3 | 0 | 886.3 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,305 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,477 | 1 | 0 | 287.6 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,033 | 1 | 1 | 329.7 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,489 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 3,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,323 | 1 | 1 | 300.9 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,669 | 3 | 0 | 817.7 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,874 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,360 | 3 | 1 | 892.9 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,520 | 3 | 0 | 852.3 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,935 | 5 | 2 | 1270.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 3,227 | 5 | 1 | 1549.4 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,372 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,428 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 3,545 | 5 | 0 | 1410.4 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,422 | 1 | 0 | 292.2 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,546 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,899 | 4 | 2 | 1025.9 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,761 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3,596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,875 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,239 | 3 | 1 | 926.2 |
| 2015 Q2 | 2,782 | 2 | 0 | 718.9 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 3,364 | 3 | 1 | 891.8 |
| 2014 Q3 | 3,618 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 3,616 | 3 | 2 | 829.6 |
| 2014 Q1 | 3,361 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,189 | 3 | 2 | 940.7 |
| 2013 Q3 | 3,263 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 2,903 | 4 | 2 | 1377.9 |
| 2013 Q1 | 2,132 | 1 | 0 | 469.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,345 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,303 | 2 | 1 | 868.4 |
| 2012 Q1 | 2,283 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,175 | 3 | 0 | 1379.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,362 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,308 | 4 | 4 | 1733.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,753 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,218 | 4 | 0 | 1803.4 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,143 | 3 | 3 | 1399.9 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,920 | 7 | 5 | 3645.8 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,280 | 5 | 2 | 2193.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,900 | 2 | 0 | 1052.6 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,090 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,259 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,090 | 5 | 1 | 2392.3 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,240 | 1 | 0 | 308.6 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,000 | 12 | 7 | 3000.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 3,360 | 8 | 3 | 2381.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,015 | 5 | 3 | 1245.3 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,226 | 3 | 3 | 1347.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,934 | 29 | 15 | 9884.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2017 · 1 incident
2015 · 1 incident
August 4, 2015
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Johnsville Company LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
Loader operator was steam cleaning his loader when he passed the steam cleaner across his boot. The hot steam went through his boot and caused a blister on the top of his foot.
2014 · 1 incident
Johnsville Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking on sand belt in preparation to replace a roller. Employees feet tangled together and he fell.
1999 · 4 incidents
Johnsville Sand & Gravel · Struck against stationary object
HIT IN HEAD BY LIMB WHILE DRIVING DOZER.
May 17, 1999
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Johnsville Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE HURT LEFT INDEX FINGER AND HAND WHILE HELPING TO TEAR DOWN A BRIDGE.
Johnsville Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object
WORKING IN SHOP HELPING TO REPAIR LOW-BOY, LARGE PIECE OF STEEL HIT RIGHT FOOT BREAKING 3 TOES.
Johnsville Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WELDING IN SHOP. PIECE OF METAL GOT IN LEFT EYE.
1998 · 1 incident
Johnsville Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HURT HIS BACK WHILE PICKING UP LARGE BOX IN THE SHOP.
1996 · 1 incident
August 23, 1996
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Johnsville Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object
EE WAS WASHING OUT THE SAND SCREW WITH A WATER HOSE, SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE, IT WAS ASSUMED TO BE SAND PARTICLES.