Mining Incidents

South New Hope Quarry & Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Russellville, Pope County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0300910

South New Hope Quarry & Plant has $23K 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
35
Years on record
1987–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
143
citations
21
significant & substantial
$23,343
proposed penalties
$20,343
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,000 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
1,470
inspection hours
9.7
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.
143 citations across 1,470 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

South New Hope Quarry & Plant has $23K 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
142 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-22.
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
2025 Q4 13,667 5 0 365.8
2025 Q3 15,117 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 16,228 8 1 493.0
2025 Q1 14,234 3 1 210.8
2024 Q4 14,847 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 16,626 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 15,031 5 1 332.6
2024 Q1 13,945 4 1 286.8
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 13,952 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 17,702 3 0 169.5
2023 Q2 16,775 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 11,206 2 1 178.5
2022 Q4 14,933 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 15,242 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 17,488 2 0 114.4
2022 Q1 16,057 3 0 186.8
2021 Q4 16,685 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 19,976 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 20,492 4 1 195.2
2021 Q1 16,438 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 18,498 3 0 162.2
2020 Q3 20,503 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 18,936 1 0 52.8
2020 Q1 15,017 1 0 66.6
2019 Q4 13,551 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 14,813 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 14,404 3 0 208.3
2019 Q1 14,495 1 0 69.0
2018 Q4 13,548 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 14,949 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 16,348 1 0 61.2
2018 Q1 12,193 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 14,336 1 0 69.8
2017 Q3 18,095 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 15,397 1 0 64.9
2017 Q1 14,277 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 16,482 3 2 182.0
2016 Q3 17,135 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 17,972 1 1 55.6
2016 Q1 16,198 2 0 123.5
2015 Q4 13,242 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 16,536 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 13,895 1 0 72.0
2015 Q1 13,082 2 0 152.9
2014 Q4 14,655 2 0 136.5
2014 Q3 17,840 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 17,095 4 1 234.0
2014 Q1 11,221 4 0 356.5
2013 Q4 13,198 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 16,618 1 0 60.2
2013 Q2 15,899 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 12,268 2 0 163.0
2012 Q4 11,365 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 13,220 2 1 151.3
2012 Q2 13,631 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 10,747 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 11,384 4 2 351.4
2011 Q3 13,086 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 12,142 1 0 82.4
2011 Q1 10,497 4 1 381.1
2010 Q4 13,123 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 13,275 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,437 2 0 191.6
2010 Q1 8,710 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 9,371 6 2 640.3
2009 Q3 10,223 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,580 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,863 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 9,443 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,621 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,984 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 9,730 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,998 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,938 3 0 274.3
2007 Q2 10,733 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,717 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,384 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 11,166 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 11,767 3 0 255.0
2006 Q1 10,957 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 11,611 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 13,463 1 0 74.3
2005 Q2 13,686 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 12,074 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 11,730 12 3 1023.0
2004 Q3 12,867 2 0 155.4
2004 Q2 11,014 7 0 635.6
2004 Q1 11,402 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 15,330 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 16,043 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 14,918 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 13,167 5 0 379.7
2002 Q4 17,431 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 21,211 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 21,174 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 15,454 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 16,559 3 0 181.2
2001 Q2 19,244 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 16,689 1 0 59.9
2000 Q4 14,257 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 16,337 6 2 367.3
2000 Q2 16,782 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 14,392 1 0 69.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

2021 · 1 incident

March 19, 2021 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

Preparing to change bearing on 6x20 shaker. The fork of the Gradall fell and hit employee in the head and EE fell to the ground. There was a cut to the back of EE's head and two compressed vertebrae.

2017 · 1 incident

October 16, 2017 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Fall from machine

Employee was standing on a ladder cleaning a pin to put bushing in tailgate of the Terex TA400. EE was stepping down the ladder, and was further up than they realized. As EE was stepping down to concrete floor, they ended up falling to concrete floor, landing on the left hip - braking a hip bone, with possible injury to shoulder, elbow, head, fingers.

2013 · 2 incidents

October 3, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was sitting on loader waiting for another truck to be loaded. He broke out in a sweat and had severe chest pain. He had a heart attack.

June 26, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OTR TIRE USING BOOM TRUCK, HAMMER, BARS, JACK STANDS. HE WAS PICKING UP A FLANGE FROM THE GROUND, WEIGHING 80-90 POUNDS, AND PLACED IT ON A CAT LOADER

2012 · 1 incident

February 20, 2012 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding. He felt a hot piece of metal on his forehead above safety glasses. When he wiped it off, it fell in his left eye.

2010 · 2 incidents

December 30, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbed up ladder to remove hydraulic hammer from a track hoe. He stepped off ladder into mud hole, onto loose gravel and turned ankle and leg.

January 8, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Steer cylinder rod was against chest while bent over to pull cap up rod. He felt chest pop, hurt left ribs.

2009 · 2 incidents

July 28, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was closing tailgate on dump truck and strained back.

June 17, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

On 6/17/09 EE was bush hogging when he ran into the ditch causing the steering wheel to jerk - jarring his right shoulder. He continued to work until Dr scheduled surgery on 8/27/09.

2008 · 2 incidents

June 25, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Contact with heat

Routine maintenance at crusher - repairing conveyor belts, shim the jay - maintenance.

January 31, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loosening a bolt with a wrench to remove a bucket from loader. He used his hand to hold up bolt, spun and cut hand - right palm - had 13 stitches.

2006 · 2 incidents

December 28, 2006 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was reaching for a water hose to wash a bucket and got bit by a spider on his left middle finger.

June 15, 2006 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped up on the D25#7 Water Truck. His foot slipped off the truck and he used his left hand to grab a bar on the water truck to keep from falling, which caused pain in his left shoulder.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 14, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE was swinging a 12 lb sledgehammer to remove a bucket pin from a bucket. He felt a strain or pull in his left elbow.

May 26, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee lifted a screen off the Gradall to put it on the shaker. As he was raising the screen to put it on the shaker, he almost dropped the screen. Bracing the screen to get a better grip, it hurt/twisted his back.

2004 · 2 incidents

November 8, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WIPING DEW OFF THE BELL END DUMP WINDOWS. HE REACHED BETWEEN THE MIRROR & THE CAB. HE HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR BRACKET. HIS HEAD WAS CUT & STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

September 29, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A GEAR FROM THE PIONEER JAW. THE GEAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND HIS 5TH FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE GEAR AND I-BEAM, BROKE FINGER.

2001 · 1 incident

May 10, 2001 AR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS WALKING HOSE FROM WATER PUMP TO LOCATE LEAK. STEPPED OVER ROCK, FOOT LANDED ON ANOTHER ROCK THAT SLID CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

2000 · 2 incidents

May 5, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

HE WAS GRINDING A FRESH CUT ON THE 8X24 BOX ABOVE THE CHUTE, PREPARING IT TO WELD. WHILE HE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW UP AND DEFLECTED OFF HIS CHEEK UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

January 21, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WELDING ON THE PIONEER FEEDER. THERE WAS ANOTHER EE BEHIND HIM GRINDING AND SOME OF THE DUST BLEW UP UNDER HIS WELDING HOOD AND GOT IN HIS EYE.

1999 · 2 incidents

December 30, 1999 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THERE WAS FROST ON THE BAR HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP ON TO CHECK A SCREEN. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND ALL HIS WEIGHT WAS ON HIS RIGHT ARM.

September 11, 1999 AR · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYIG TO DRIVE A PISTON NTO A DTH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND LODGED IN HIS UPPER ARM. DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL 4 HRS LATER WHEN ARM WENT NUMB AND STARTED BLEEDING. WENT TO HOSPITAL WHERE THEY REMOVED A PIECE OF METAL APPROX THE SIZE OF A DIME. REQUIRED 17 STITCHES TO SEW UP.

1998 · 1 incident

June 28, 1998 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

WAS MOVING AIR JACK. PLACED JACK ON BUMPER OF VEHICLE AND IT FELL OFF STRIKING LEFT FOOT.

1997 · 2 incidents

November 1, 1997 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPIN OFF OF TRAILER AFTER CHECKING ANTI FREEZE IN LISTER GEN.

August 7, 1997 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Fall from ladders

HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE 1135 KICK OUT BELT. WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER ATTACHED TO THE PLANT. HE EITHER MISSED A STEP OR HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON A CONCRETE FLOOR CAUSING HIS RIGHT LEG TO BREAK.

1996 · 2 incidents

October 2, 1996 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Fall down stairs

WAS GOING FROM ONE LEVEL OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS TO ANOTHER AND SLIPPED AND FELL, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND.

September 9, 1996 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE BELIEVE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE SAND PLANT WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING AND CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS HAND IN. THIS IS COMPLETELYA GAINST OUR SAFETY POLICY.

1994 · 4 incidents

September 16, 1994 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON THE 6 X 20 WHEN HE KNELT DOWN HIS KNEE WAS JABBED BY A BOLT. IT DID NOT BREAK THE SKIN BUT WENT BEHIND THE KNEE CAP,

July 12, 1994 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING OTHER CHANGE SCREENS ON THE MESOBI SHAKER. OTHER HAD REMOVED THE DRIBBLE SPOUT AND HANDED IT TO EE TO PUT DOWN. WHEN EE WENT TO LAY IT DOWN HE TWISTED AS HE WAS PUTTING PUTTING DOWN AND CAUSED HIS BACK TO CRAMP UP. HE SADI ITFELT LIKE HE HAD A CHARLIE-HORSE IN HIS BACK BUT IT STOPPED HURTING AND HE CONTINED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAYS.

April 18, 1994 AR · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING TO BREAK DOWN A HAMME RBIT ON A DRILLING RIG, THE INJURED GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE HAMMER BIT AND PINCHED THE SKIN ON HIS SHOUULDER. THE PINCHIN GACTION CUT THE SKIN REQUIRING STITCHES.

March 21, 1994 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

CHECKING TO SEE IF BUMP BLOCK'S WERE IN PLACE. WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT HE CUT IT ON WATER HOSE BAND CLAMP.

1993 · 3 incidents

October 20, 1993 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS PUTTING BOLTS INTHE SAND PLANT & TIGHTENING THEM DURING RECONSTRUCTION. SOME OF THE BOLTS HAD SOME RUST ON THEM WHICH EVIDENTLY FLAKED OFF & GOT INTO HIS EYE.

May 11, 1993 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE FROM FURIVING A DUMP TRUCK.

April 26, 1993 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LOWER BACK INJURY FROM BOUNCING IN SEAT WHILE DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK.

1987 · 1 incident

August 14, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company · Fall down stairs

CLIMBING STEPS AT THE CRUSHER HIS FOOT SLIPPED HURTING HIS KNEE.

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