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MIDWEST LIME COMPANY: 112 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mike Low; Eric Low
Batesville, Independence County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0300042

MIDWEST LIME COMPANY has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–2001
Latest incident
Mar 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
112
citations
7
significant & substantial
$12,790
proposed penalties
$12,790
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Midwest Lime Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
70
inspections on record
1,504
inspection hours
7.4
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.
112 citations across 1,504 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MIDWEST LIME COMPANY has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
112 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $680 in penalties contested before the Commission, $680 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-21.
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.
6.2%
significant & substantial
7.1%
high negligence or reckless
6.2%
reasonably likely or greater
54.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 78.6% moderate, 7.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 4 · 100%
33%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$680 proposed, $680 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 2017-02-01.
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
CENT 2017-0194 Settlement Miller 2017 $380 → $380
CENT 2013-503M Settlement Lesnick 2014 $300 → $300
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: 2026-04-22
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
103
samples
74
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz45
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg23
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz22
  • Arsenic fumes6
Show the individual readings (100)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-04-22 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-04-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.55 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-04-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2023-10-12 Nickel fumes 0.01 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Manganese fumes 3.53 5 0.71 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.16 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Iron oxide fumes 2.87 20 0.14 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Chromium, insoluble 0.12 3 0.04 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Manganese fumes 0.12 5 0.02 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.01 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Iron oxide fumes 0.1 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Manganese fumes 0.1 5 0.02 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Iron oxide fumes 0.08 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2023-10-12 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2023-10-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-10-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 Utility Man
2023-09-20 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.86 10 0.09 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-09-20 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.31 10 0.03 Utility Man
2023-09-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-06-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2019-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2019-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-11-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 2.47 0.14 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-11-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.6 1.51 0.40 Truck Driver
2016-11-30 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2016-11-30 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.89 10 0.19 Welder, etc.
2016-11-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.37 0.17 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-06-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2016-06-22 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.3 10 0.03 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-06-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 2.94 0.15 Utility Man
2016-06-22 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.47 10 0.05 Backhoe Operator
2014-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 2.17 0.15 Truck Driver
2014-10-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-10-30 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.37 10 0.04 Truck Driver
2014-10-30 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.32 10 0.03 Truck Driver
2014-10-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.54 2.79 0.19 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-12-18 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 10 0.03 Truck Driver
2013-12-18 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.67 10 0.07 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-12-18 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.57 10 0.06 Cleanup Man
2013-12-18 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.42 10 0.04 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-02-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2013-02-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Utility Man
2013-02-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 10 0.02 Utility Man
2012-07-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.79 2.49 0.32 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2012-07-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2012-07-11 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-03-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.26 10 0.03 Truck Driver
2011-03-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.36 10 0.04 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-03-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.2 10 0.02 Utility Man
2011-03-16 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.71 10 0.07 Truck Driver
2011-03-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Diamond Drill Operator
2010-01-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-01-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-01-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-01-06 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-01-06 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Mechanic
2009-07-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.21 10 0.02 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-07-23 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-07-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2009-07-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2009-07-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 2.28 0.13 Building Repair/Maint.
2008-12-03 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 10 0.02 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-12-03 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.27 10 0.03 Truck Driver
2008-12-03 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.5 10 0.05 Truck Driver
Showing 100 of 181 laboratory readings: every over-limit reading, then the most recent. MSHA reads one air sample several times, so readings outnumber the samples counted above. The full set is in MSHA's Personal Health Samples file.

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2023-10-12
2
samples
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2023-10-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 SF ROAD
2008-07-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ORE TRANSFER
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.

MIDWEST LIME COMPANY recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below 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 * 0.00 0.00 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. Midwest Lime Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 22
2025 22
2024 24
2023 24
2022 26
2021 24
2020 25
2019 28
2018 27
2017 28
2016 29
2015 30
2014 29
2013 27
2012 29
2011 27
2010 27
2009 25
2008 23
2007 23
2006 24
2005 23
2004 26
2003 27
2002 28
2001 28
2000 26
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

MIDWEST LIME COMPANY sits in Independence County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Independence County, Arkansas · Population 38,120
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$56,009
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 11,711 1 0 85.4
2026 Q1 10,633 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 12,075 2 0 165.6
2025 Q3 11,611 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 11,682 1 0 85.6
2025 Q1 10,453 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11,558 4 0 346.1
2024 Q3 11,846 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 12,109 2 0 165.2
2024 Q1 11,148 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 12,236 2 0 163.5
2023 Q3 12,378 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 11,884 1 0 84.1
2023 Q1 10,956 1 0 91.3
2022 Q4 11,632 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 11,969 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 12,062 2 0 165.8
2022 Q1 11,131 1 0 89.8
2021 Q4 11,520 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 12,565 1 0 79.6
2021 Q2 11,746 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 9,967 1 0 100.3
2020 Q4 12,178 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 11,949 1 0 83.7
2020 Q2 12,347 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 11,710 2 0 170.8
2019 Q4 12,497 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 12,885 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 12,875 3 0 233.0
2019 Q1 11,794 2 0 169.6
2018 Q4 12,189 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 12,286 2 0 162.8
2018 Q2 12,871 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 11,873 1 0 84.2
2017 Q4 12,707 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 13,785 3 1 217.6
2017 Q2 13,445 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 12,932 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 14,565 2 0 137.3
2016 Q3 14,911 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 14,719 1 0 67.9
2016 Q1 13,189 3 0 227.5
2015 Q4 15,425 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 15,189 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 14,215 1 0 70.3
2015 Q1 11,539 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 14,558 1 0 68.7
2014 Q3 14,223 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 14,733 2 0 135.7
2014 Q1 12,563 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 13,149 4 0 304.2
2013 Q3 13,132 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 12,417 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 12,453 7 1 562.1
2012 Q4 14,112 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 13,618 3 1 220.3
2012 Q2 14,905 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 12,716 4 0 314.6
2011 Q4 12,713 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 12,864 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 13,506 2 0 148.1
2011 Q1 11,861 1 0 84.3
2010 Q4 14,386 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 13,932 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 11,716 2 0 170.7
2010 Q1 10,415 2 0 192.0
2009 Q4 12,625 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 11,532 3 0 260.1
2009 Q2 12,538 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 11,503 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 12,128 5 0 412.3
2008 Q3 12,615 3 0 237.8
2008 Q2 12,615 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 9,867 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,274 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,849 2 0 168.8
2007 Q2 11,986 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 11,570 1 0 86.4
2006 Q4 11,693 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,634 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 12,224 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 11,352 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 11,922 2 0 167.8
2005 Q3 12,043 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 12,558 9 1 716.7
2005 Q1 9,552 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 11,812 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 13,734 2 0 145.6
2004 Q2 13,702 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 12,266 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 13,445 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 13,889 2 0 144.0
2003 Q2 14,299 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 12,751 1 0 78.4
2002 Q4 13,851 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 15,465 1 0 64.7
2002 Q2 15,522 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 13,503 1 0 74.1
2001 Q4 14,550 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 14,899 8 0 536.9
2001 Q2 14,421 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 14,496 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 15,054 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 15,250 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 14,551 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 12,554 1 0 79.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2001 · 1 incident

March 29, 2001 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midwest Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED BACK CHANGING SCREENS (NOTE: CONTINUATION OF OLD INJURY).

1989 · 1 incident

May 31, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midwest Lime Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A 4X4 PIECE OF LUMBER TO BE NAILED.HE TURNED LOOSE OF 4X4 BEFORE IT WAS NAILED AND IT FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE RIBS..

1988 · 1 incident

June 8, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Midwest Lime Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING COUPLING WITH HIS FOOT

1986 · 1 incident

January 8, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Midwest Lime Company · Struck by falling object

WELD ON DRILL B2OM BROKE.

1984 · 1 incident