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Van Buren Co Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Van Buren County-Ar
Clinton, Van Buren County, AR  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0301743

Van Buren Co has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1995–2008
Latest incident
Mar 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
177
citations
58
significant & substantial
$63,453
proposed penalties
$61,694
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,759 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
684
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: 684 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Van Buren Co has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$63K
proposed penalties
$62K
current assessed
$62K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
171 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 847 1 0 1180.6
2025 Q3 996 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 525 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 213 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 180 2 1 11111.1
2024 Q3 220 3 0 13636.4
2024 Q2 183 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 147 1 0 6802.7
Show 78 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 124 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 126 2 0 15873.0
2023 Q2 186 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 139 1 0 7194.2
2022 Q4 124 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 213 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 334 2 1 5988.0
2022 Q1 143 2 0 13986.0
2021 Q4 288 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 450 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 460 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 289 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 437 2 0 4576.7
2020 Q3 955 4 1 4188.5
2020 Q2 437 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 650 4 1 6153.8
2019 Q4 460 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 136 7 2 51470.6
2019 Q2 256 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 150 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 146 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 149 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 684 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 535 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 637 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 504 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,457 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 355 11 3 30985.9
2012 Q1 2,081 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,631 6 2 3678.7
2011 Q3 1,888 6 0 3178.0
2011 Q2 1,601 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,450 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,496 8 5 5347.6
2010 Q3 2,057 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,935 4 2 2067.2
2010 Q1 1,511 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,966 4 3 2034.6
2009 Q3 1,518 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,640 5 1 3048.8
2009 Q1 1,767 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,502 10 5 6657.8
2008 Q3 1,364 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,409 15 0 10645.8
2008 Q1 1,316 6 1 4559.3
2007 Q4 1,308 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,196 5 0 4180.6
2007 Q2 1,538 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,154 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,273 5 1 3927.7
2006 Q3 1,097 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,495 6 1 4013.4
2006 Q1 1,503 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,497 6 1 4008.0
2005 Q3 1,435 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,217 5 1 4108.5
2005 Q1 1,215 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,233 9 4 7299.3
2004 Q3 1,548 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,154 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 996 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,295 4 2 3088.8
2003 Q3 1,465 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 974 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,347 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,116 6 3 5376.3
2002 Q3 1,091 8 4 7332.7
2002 Q2 1,138 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 883 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,069 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,502 4 2 2663.1
2001 Q2 1,284 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 981 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,050 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,241 13 11 10475.4
2000 Q2 1,229 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,521 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2008 · 1 incident

March 6, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Van Buren County Road Department · Struck by flying object

A rock flew out of the jaw of the crusher, hit employee in left temple. He fell on his back about 6 to 8 ft to the ground.

1996 · 1 incident

March 11, 1996 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Van Buren County Road Department · Fall from machine

2 EE'S WERE JUMP STARTING EUCLID ROCK TRUCK, WITH A CHARGER THAT IS DESIGNED TO JUMP STARAT A TRUCK. INJURED WAS SITTING NEAR THE BATTERIES TO HIS RT ABOUT 18". AS HE PUSHED STARTED BUTTON TO START THE TRUCK THE BATTERY EXPLODED, & KNOCKED HIM OUT THE DOOR TO THE GROUND, HE WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, TAKEN TO HOSPITALFOR CHECK UP.

1995 · 1 incident

June 7, 1995 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Van Buren County Road Department · Struck by falling object

LARGE PIECE OF ROCK LODGED AT THE INLET TO THE JAWS OF THE CRUSHER WORKER USES A PRY STEELBARK TO MOVE THE LARGE PIECE OF ROCK AS HE PRYED THE PIECE OF ROCK IT MOVE & FELL BACK ON HIS PRY BAR AS IT HIT THE PRY BAR IT PUSHED HIS HAND AGAINSTTHE STEEL SAFE TY RAIL CUTTING HIS NEXT TO LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND & CUTTING A SMALL WOUND ON HIS FINGER

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