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MARION COUNTY ROAD DEPT QUARRY: 126 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Marion County-AR
Yellville, Marion County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301745

MARION COUNTY ROAD DEPT QUARRY has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1997–2013
Latest incident
May 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
126
citations
21
significant & substantial
$46,311
proposed penalties
$37,997
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,314 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See MARION COUNTY ROAD DEPT's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
70
inspections on record
993
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: 993 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MARION COUNTY ROAD DEPT QUARRY has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$46K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$38K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
125 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $34K in penalties contested before the Commission, $26K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-05.
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.
16.8%
significant & substantial
12.9%
high negligence or reckless
16.1%
reasonably likely or greater
52.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.1% low, 79.0% moderate, 12.9% 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
CENT20030059M Settlement Zielinski 2003 $24K → $18K
CENT20020327M Settlement Zielinski 2003 $6K → $4K
CENT20030002M Default Barbour 2003 $3K → $3K
CENT20020328M Default Barbour 2003 $1K → $1K
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: 2024-07-31
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
30
samples
9
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg20
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz10
Show the individual readings (30)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-07-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-07-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.7 0.31 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-07-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2021-04-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2017-01-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2017-01-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2017-01-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-11-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.85 0.20 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-11-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.53 0.45 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-11-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 0.44 0.68 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.47 0.43 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-12-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-12-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-04-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-04-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-11-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-05-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-05-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 0.66 0.32 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-12-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-12-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-12-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 1.08 0.30 Mechanic
2001-12-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.91 0.22 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2001-12-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.6 0.75 0.80 Cleanup Man
2001-12-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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.
Ownership history
  1. MARION COUNTY ROAD DEPT 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 5
2024 5
2023 5
2022 5
2021 4
2020 4
2019 4
2018 4
2017 4
2016 4
2015 4
2014 4
2013 4
2012 3
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 3
2006 3
2005 2
2004 2
2003 2
2002 2
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

MARION COUNTY ROAD DEPT QUARRY sits in Marion County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Marion County, Arkansas · Population 17,076
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,953
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 2,057 2 0 972.3
2026 Q1 2,115 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 1,690 1 0 591.7
2025 Q3 2,217 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,275 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,025 4 1 1975.3
2024 Q4 2,000 1 0 500.0
2024 Q3 2,398 2 0 834.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,777 1 0 562.7
2024 Q1 2,442 4 0 1638.0
2023 Q4 2,350 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,012 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,022 2 0 989.1
2023 Q1 1,679 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,918 1 1 521.4
2022 Q3 2,262 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,406 1 0 415.6
2022 Q1 1,972 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,633 1 0 612.4
2021 Q3 1,650 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,681 1 0 594.9
2021 Q1 1,544 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,650 2 0 1212.1
2020 Q3 2,002 1 0 499.5
2020 Q2 1,525 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,889 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,703 1 0 587.2
2019 Q3 2,037 2 0 981.8
2019 Q2 1,643 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,728 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,542 1 0 648.5
2018 Q3 1,645 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,537 1 0 650.6
2018 Q1 1,223 1 0 817.7
2017 Q4 1,319 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,608 2 0 1243.8
2017 Q2 1,766 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,712 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,556 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,658 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,687 1 0 592.8
2016 Q1 1,770 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,531 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,591 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,722 1 0 580.7
2015 Q1 1,715 2 1 1166.2
2014 Q4 1,712 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,037 5 2 2454.6
2014 Q2 1,560 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,937 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,619 2 0 1235.3
2013 Q3 1,915 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,957 2 0 1022.0
2013 Q1 2,395 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,725 2 1 1159.4
2012 Q3 1,671 2 0 1196.9
2012 Q2 1,627 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,168 9 0 4151.3
2011 Q4 622 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,132 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 761 2 0 2628.1
2011 Q1 781 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 813 2 1 2460.0
2010 Q3 944 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 956 4 1 4184.1
2010 Q1 851 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 621 3 2 4830.9
2009 Q3 872 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 860 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 980 1 0 1020.4
2008 Q4 1,014 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 940 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 951 1 0 1051.5
2008 Q1 1,115 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,029 1 0 971.8
2007 Q3 816 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,012 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 100 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 840 2 0 2381.0
2006 Q3 981 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 931 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 846 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 839 1 0 1191.9
2005 Q3 897 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 958 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 940 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 856 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 817 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,063 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 873 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 778 3 0 3856.0
2003 Q3 359 7 0 19498.6
2003 Q2 110 1 1 9090.9
2003 Q1 168 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 52 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 680 3 0 4411.8
2002 Q2 636 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 1 1
2001 Q4 1,325 12 4 9056.6
2001 Q3 1,661 1 0 602.0
2001 Q2 507 15 4 29585.8
2001 Q1 943 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 803 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,143 8 1 6999.1
2000 Q2 1,495 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,058 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2013 · 1 incident

May 17, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MARION COUNTY ROAD DEPT · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was relocating a 15 gallon barrel of grease and injured his lower abdomen. The injury resulted in a protrusion in the area of his umbilicus.

1997 · 1 incident

February 25, 1997 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
MARION COUNTY ROAD DEPT · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN TO TRY AND LOOSEN A ROCK STRUCK IN THE JAWS OF THE CRUSHER, THE YANKING ON THE CHAIN IN THE JAWS IS WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE CUASED THE INJURY.