Mining Incidents

Ouachita Gravel #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mark Wallis
Malvern, Hot Spring County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301696

Ouachita Gravel #2 has $81K in proposed MSHA penalties and $76K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1994–2018
Latest incident
Aug 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
133
citations
29
significant & substantial
$80,944
proposed penalties
$5,327
paid to date
7% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $75,617 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
47
inspections on record
702
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: 702 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ouachita Gravel #2 has $81K in proposed MSHA penalties and $76K 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.
$81K
proposed penalties
$81K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$76K
outstanding
132 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-01-22.
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
2019 Q1 0 1 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 119 4 1 33613.4
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 71 2 0 28169.0
2017 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 98 3 1 30612.2
2017 Q2 377 0 0 0.0
Show 65 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 561 6 0 10695.2
2016 Q4 410 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 610 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 225 3 0 13333.3
2015 Q3 618 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 419 4 1 9546.5
2015 Q1 224 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 864 3 1 3472.2
2014 Q2 679 2 1 2945.5
2014 Q1 599 1 0 1669.4
2013 Q4 401 6 2 14962.6
2013 Q3 613 2 2 3262.6
2013 Q2 636 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 424 5 1 11792.5
2012 Q4 384 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 196 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 276 5 1 18115.9
2012 Q1 220 4 1 18181.8
2011 Q3 396 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 286 2 2 6993.0
2011 Q1 244 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 360 3 0 8333.3
2010 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,135 3 1 2643.2
2010 Q1 1,415 9 4 6360.4
2009 Q4 1,553 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,018 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,203 5 1 4156.3
2009 Q1 1,707 3 0 1757.5
2008 Q4 1,096 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,325 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,900 7 0 3684.2
2008 Q1 1,520 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,883 8 1 4248.5
2007 Q3 2,033 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,623 10 1 3812.4
2007 Q1 3,018 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,854 5 1 1751.9
2006 Q3 4,693 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,380 2 2 456.6
2006 Q1 3,881 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,187 2 0 385.6
2005 Q3 4,109 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,231 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,604 3 0 1152.1
2004 Q4 3,863 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,579 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,528 3 1 662.5
2004 Q1 3,573 2 1 559.8
2003 Q4 3,046 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,831 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,328 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,820 2 1 709.2
2002 Q4 2,484 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,715 2 0 736.6
2002 Q2 2,361 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,342 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,535 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,649 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,670 1 0 272.5
2001 Q1 2,085 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,656 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,910 3 1 611.0
2000 Q2 3,842 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,766 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2018 · 1 incident

August 14, 2018 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Ouachita Gravel Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

3 employee's were cleaning up around the waterpump area, moving a frame. Loader operator leaned out of the machine to tell 2nd EE & injured employee to chain the frame to the loader bucket. Loader operator heard injured employee yelling "pick it up", "pick it up". Loader operator lifted the bucket and injured employee fell to the ground holding their foot.

2014 · 1 incident

2003 · 1 incident

April 25, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ouachita Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING OFF SHAKER AND LOST FOOT HOLD, PULLED A MUSCLE.

2001 · 1 incident

February 14, 2001 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ouachita Gravel Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

HELPING A WELDER, HE SUSTAINED BURN TO EYES FROMTHE GLARE.

1994 · 1 incident

May 20, 1994 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ouachita Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS PICKING UP ROCKS AND FELT PAIN WHEN HE LIFTED AN EXTRA LARGE ROCK. THE PAIN SUBSIDED AND HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY. WHEN HE REPORTED FOR WORK ON 5-23-94 HE INFORMED THE SUPERVISOR OF THE INCIDENT AND REQUESTED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A KNOT ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

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