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MURFREESBORO PIT & PLT: 22 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Robert D Plant III
Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301173

MURFREESBORO PIT & PLT has $2K 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
2
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
22
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,913
proposed penalties
$1,913
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See R D Plant Contracting Company Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
17
inspections on record
88
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: 88 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MURFREESBORO PIT & PLT has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-18.
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.
13.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
13.6%
reasonably likely or greater
77.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.2% low, 81.8% moderate, 0.0% 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
CENT20000199M Settlement Feldman 2000 $5K → $2K
CENT20000194M Settlement Feldman 2000 $427 → $165
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. R D Plant Contracting Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2007 2
2006 5
2005 5
2004 5
2003 5
2002 5
2001 5
2000 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

MURFREESBORO PIT & PLT sits in Pike County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Pike County, Arkansas · Population 10,182
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$51,000
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
2007 Q3 192 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 561 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 216 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,108 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,188 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,478 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 619 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,552 2 0 783.7
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 3,254 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,653 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 993 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,509 2 0 797.1
2004 Q3 3,269 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,554 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,017 7 1 6883.0
2003 Q4 2,845 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,027 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,250 7 2 2153.8
2003 Q1 675 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,168 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,848 3 0 779.6
2002 Q2 3,467 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,659 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,503 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,941 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,303 1 0 302.8
2001 Q1 2,264 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,384 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,579 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,924 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,585 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2006 · 1 incident

2004 · 1 incident

October 26, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
R D Plant Contracting Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

A rock was in pathway, employee stepped on a rock which trurned with him twisting his right ankle. After going to Doctor he was placed in an ankle brace for for several days giving the ankle time to heal. He work an ace bandage on his ankle for a few more days when he returned to work/