Mining Incidents

LIMESTONE SPECIALITIES INC Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by William W Keller
Batesville, Independence County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301778

LIMESTONE SPECIALITIES INC 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
3
Years on record
1998–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
25
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,603
proposed penalties
$1,603
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
25
inspections on record
269
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: 269 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LIMESTONE SPECIALITIES INC 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
25 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-09-05.
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
2008 Q1 2,496 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,896 1 0 527.4
2007 Q2 1,928 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,442 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,858 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,980 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,720 4 0 2325.6
2006 Q1 1,743 0 0 0.0
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 1,998 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,959 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,971 4 1 2029.4
2005 Q1 1,650 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,753 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,881 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,165 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,028 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,257 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,931 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,830 7 0 1827.7
2002 Q4 5,315 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,642 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,378 3 0 557.8
2002 Q1 4,622 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,565 3 0 539.1
2001 Q3 5,865 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,701 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,233 2 0 618.6
2000 Q4 3,713 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,232 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,080 1 0 196.9
2000 Q1 5,447 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

June 6, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Specialties Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING LOADED TRUCK TO STOCKPILE, EE RAN OFF ROAD INTO CREEK. HE RECEIVED MINOR CUTS TO RIGHT ARM AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SCRAPE ON LEFT HAND AND CUT LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

June 6, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Limestone Specialties Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS DRIVING LOADED TRUCK TO STOCKPILE, HE RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO CREEK. PASSENGER RECEIVED SCRAPE AND CUT TO LITTLE FINGER ON LT. HAND.

1998 · 1 incident

June 18, 1998 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Limestone Specialties Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM BED LADDER AND FELL WHILE INSPECTING TRUCK. HE FELL APPROX. 4 1/2 FEET AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RIGHT ARM AND BROKE WRIST.

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