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Springdale Quarry: 167 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Springdale, Washington County, AR  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0301872

Springdale Quarry has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2004–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
167
citations
46
significant & substantial
$30,650
proposed penalties
$30,199
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $451 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Hunt-Rogers Materials LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
75
inspections on record
1,552
inspection hours
10.8
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.
167 citations across 1,552 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2018-07-24.
On record since 2012.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

Springdale Quarry has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
165 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $745 in penalties contested before the Commission, $596 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-19.
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.
27.9%
significant & substantial
5.5%
high negligence or reckless
27.9%
reasonably likely or greater
58.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.2% none, 11.5% low, 81.8% moderate, 5.5% 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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
20%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$745 proposed, $596 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 2015-01-22.
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 2015-0205 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $745 → $596
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: 2024-06-26
14%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
58
samples
42
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz316 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg16
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz7
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz4
Show the individual readings (58)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2011-11-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.08 1.8 1.16 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-08-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.84 1.15 1.60 Cleanup Man
2009-08-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.58 1.25 1.26 Bobcat Operator
2004-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.27 1.15 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.14 0.18 6.33 Truck Driver
2004-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.2 0.18 6.67 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-06-26 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2024-06-26 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0 10 0.00 Crusher Oper/Worker
2024-06-26 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0 10 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-13 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.93 10 0.09 Truck Driver
2018-12-13 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.51 10 0.05 Truck Driver
2018-12-13 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.21 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-13 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.35 10 0.04 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.86 0.19 Utility Man
2016-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2016-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2014-11-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.63 1.81 0.35 Utility Man
2014-11-05 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 10 0.02 Truck Driver
2014-11-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-05 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 1.92 0.22 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-11-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 1.4 0.10 Bobcat Operator
2010-09-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-09-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.7 2.24 0.76 Cleanup Man
2010-09-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 1.61 0.11 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-09-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.92 1.37 0.67 Cleanup Man
2010-09-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.92 1.53 0.60 Utility Man
2009-10-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2009-10-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 10 0.02 Supervisor, Co. Official
2009-08-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.94 0.26 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2008-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2008-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2008-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2008-04-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 0.87 0.55 Cleanup Man
2008-04-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.49 0.7 0.70 Cleanup Man
2008-04-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.01 1.14 0.89 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-04-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.82 0.18 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-04-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-10-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.09 1.24 0.88 Cleanup Man
2005-10-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 1.1 0.43 Cleanup Man
2005-10-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.66 1.26 0.52 Cleanup Man
2004-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 0.69 0.54 Bulldozer Operator
2004-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.48 0.50 Cleanup Man
2004-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.34 0.38 Cleanup Man
2004-05-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.56 0.12 Truck Driver
2004-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.77 3.06 0.25 Cleanup Man
2004-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.25 0.22 Cleanup Man
2004-01-13 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.13 10 0.11 Bulldozer Operator
2004-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.77 0.25 Bulldozer Operator
2004-01-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.49 2.11 0.23 Truck Driver
2004-01-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 1.9 0.34 Crusher Oper/Worker
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.

Springdale Quarry recorded 3.03 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.
3.03
total case rate
3.03
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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 * 3.03 3.03 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. Carroll County Quarries, LLC 2003 to 2004
  2. Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC 2004 to 2013
  3. Hunt-Rogers Materials LLC 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 29
2025 29
2024 30
2023 30
2022 30
2021 28
2020 25
2019 30
2018 30
2017 30
2016 27
2015 22
2014 20
2013 15
2012 20
2011 30
2010 29
2009 21
2008 32
2007 37
2006 38
2005 34
2004 35
2003 20
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Springdale Quarry sits in Washington County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Washington County, Arkansas · Population 251,863
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,426
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 16,975 2 0 117.8
2026 Q1 11,081 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 15,075 2 0 132.7
2025 Q3 16,892 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 18,377 2 0 108.8
2025 Q1 15,640 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 15,862 1 0 63.0
2024 Q3 17,226 0 0 0.0
Show 85 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 19,269 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 16,316 1 0 61.3
2023 Q4 15,968 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 16,333 3 1 183.7
2023 Q2 16,163 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 14,362 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 15,420 1 0 64.9
2022 Q3 19,338 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 18,699 2 0 107.0
2022 Q1 16,794 3 2 178.6
2021 Q4 16,626 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 19,628 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 16,976 1 0 58.9
2021 Q1 14,814 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 16,550 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 13,576 1 0 73.7
2020 Q2 13,112 1 0 76.3
2020 Q1 13,443 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 15,289 1 0 65.4
2019 Q3 17,184 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 16,078 1 0 62.2
2019 Q1 15,854 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 15,574 1 0 64.2
2018 Q3 15,728 3 1 190.7
2018 Q2 16,921 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 16,891 1 0 59.2
2017 Q4 15,476 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 15,594 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 17,064 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 16,234 2 0 123.2
2016 Q4 16,351 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 15,852 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 15,993 3 0 187.6
2016 Q1 14,808 3 0 202.6
2015 Q4 11,963 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 13,358 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 13,365 2 0 149.6
2015 Q1 8,932 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 10,282 3 0 291.8
2014 Q3 12,438 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 9,700 3 0 309.3
2014 Q1 6,238 4 0 641.2
2013 Q4 7,273 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 9,596 4 0 416.8
2013 Q2 7,113 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,807 5 1 734.5
2012 Q4 6,592 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 12,956 3 1 231.6
2012 Q2 11,862 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,246 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 13,224 1 0 75.6
2011 Q3 16,478 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 17,209 2 1 116.2
2011 Q1 7,883 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 18,905 6 3 317.4
2010 Q3 17,330 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 13,560 1 0 73.7
2010 Q1 8,093 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,112 1 0 163.6
2009 Q3 14,133 2 2 141.5
2009 Q2 13,505 2 0 148.1
2009 Q1 7,081 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 14,143 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 17,975 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 19,635 5 1 254.6
2008 Q1 16,550 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 19,144 8 1 417.9
2007 Q3 25,925 5 2 192.9
2007 Q2 23,028 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 23,898 10 3 418.4
2006 Q4 21,505 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 29,036 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 28,574 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 21,355 1 1 46.8
2005 Q4 18,996 2 0 105.3
2005 Q3 22,522 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 15,166 17 9 1120.9
2005 Q1 25,837 8 6 309.6
2004 Q4 17,096 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 20,268 5 5 246.7
2004 Q2 20,810 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 23,674 10 3 422.4
2003 Q4 18,786 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 10,559 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,535 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2025 · 1 incident

February 24, 2025 AR · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hunt-Rogers Materials LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

An employee was walking underneath the finish screens on EE's way to repair a water line on a finish conveyor. As EE was walking under the screens EE slipped and fell on some fine dust and water that was on the concrete pad. This resulted in a fracture to EE's right fibula.

2015 · 1 incident

January 5, 2015 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hunt-Rogers Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was heating a frozen (cold) water valve. The heat caused rapid expansion and a piece of metal flew off and struck the person in the lower left jaw requiring three stitches to close. He was wearing a welding face helmet but turned just as the piece flew off.

2013 · 1 incident

July 3, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hunt-Rogers Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting screen that weighs 60 pounds hyper extending his elbow resulting in a torn tendon.

2011 · 1 incident

2008 · 1 incident

November 10, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee got off loader to help truck driver get 1200 lbs off truck. He mashed finger on tail gate.

2007 · 1 incident

July 3, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Technician was holding the compressor wheel of a turbocharger with his bare hand, while he was using an air wrench to loosen the retaining nut. He could not hold the power of the air wrench and the edges of the wheel cut his hand.

2006 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2006 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

High traffic area & employee was in blocked view of loader operator, standing on side of trunk. EE's right shoulder was hit by the corner of the front end loader.

January 18, 2006 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was in jaw digging loose rock that had the jaw bridged. A loose rock rolled down & struck his hand. Jaw was locked out & tagged out. Employee was wearing all safety gear.

2005 · 4 incidents

November 11, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING UP MATERIAL AT STOCKPILE, HE SAID THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK TO THE LEFT WHEN HE WENT INTO THE PILE.

March 17, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WE WERE RUNNING SOME WET MATERIAL THROUGH PLANT & FINES WERE STICKING IN CHUTE THAT FEEDS #64 BELT. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ON TAIL PULLEY GUARD TO CLEAN CHUTE WITH SHOVEL AND SHOVEL GOT TANGLED UP IN BELT # 64. EMPLOYEE REACHED UP TO FREE SHOVEL AND GOT HAND IN RETURN ROLLER.

2004 · 2 incidents

December 6, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE asked driver of haul truck to turn wheels, when the driver did the mechanic was pinned between the front tires and frame of truck.

October 7, 2004 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northwest Arkansas Quarries, LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SCRAP METAL PILE TRYING TO GET A PIECE OUT FROM UNDER ANOTHER ONE. ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL FELL AND CUT HIM ON RIGHT FOREARM. hAD TO HAVE 7 STITCHES.