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Vinita Quarry: 113 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

APAC-Central, Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Vinita, Craig County, OK  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3400893

Vinita Quarry has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
113
citations
15
significant & substantial
$18,333
proposed penalties
$15,775
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,558 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See APAC-Central, Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
767
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: 767 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Vinita Quarry has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
112 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $813 in penalties contested before the Commission, $604 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-25.
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.
13.3%
significant & substantial
0.9%
high negligence or reckless
13.3%
reasonably likely or greater
57.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 24.8% low, 74.3% moderate, 0.9% 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.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 4 · 80%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 20%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
26%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$813 proposed, $604 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 2025-05-15.
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 2025-0277 Settlement Paez 2026 $813 → $604
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: 2026-07-22
3%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
52
samples
30
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz211 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg19
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz7
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz5
Show the individual readings (52)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-07-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.97 0.91 1.07 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-07-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 1.67 0.20 Utility Man
2026-07-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-07-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2025-03-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-03-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 1.06 0.24 Truck Driver
2025-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.58 1.11 0.52 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-03-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2025-03-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Truck Driver
2021-11-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2021-11-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-11-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-11-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-08-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Bobcat Operator
2018-08-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-08-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-08-08 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2016-09-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 0.8 0.36 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-09-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-09-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.96 0.10 Truck Driver
2016-09-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.85 0.18 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-07-19 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.64 10 0.06 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-07-19 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 2.46 10 0.25 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-07-19 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.06 10 0.11 Truck Driver
2011-07-19 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.14 10 0.01 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-07-19 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 1.83 10 0.18 Scraper Operator
2010-01-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 1.11 0.11 Truck Driver
2010-01-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.69 0.48 Cleanup Man
2010-01-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-07-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-07-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.06 0.26 Truck Driver
2009-07-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.68 0.60 Utility Man
2005-04-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 10 0.01 Truck Driver
2005-04-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.53 0.42 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-01-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-01-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2004-01-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 1.15 0.38 Utility Man
2004-01-14 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 10 0.02 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-01-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 1.37 0.12 Laborer, Bullgang
2003-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.81 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 1.24 0.13 Truck Driver
2003-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 2.41 0.14 Utility Man
2003-01-09 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-11-14 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0.8 10 0.08 Bulldozer Operator
2001-11-14 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 2.36 10 0.24 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-11-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.95 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-11-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2025-03-11
1
samples
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2025-03-11 ANALYZED BULK DUST MASS 0 SF ORE PROCESSING
2025-03-11 QUARTZ (BULK DUST) 0 SF ORE PROCESSING
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.

Vinita Quarry recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below 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 Oklahoma, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.92 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 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 6.48 6.48 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. Vinita Rock Company 1950 to 2000
  2. Apac-Oklahoma Inc 2000 to 2009
  3. APAC-Central, Inc 2009 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 13
2025 13
2024 14
2023 11
2022 10
2021 12
2020 14
2019 12
2018 12
2017 14
2016 13
2015 14
2014 13
2013 14
2012 13
2011 12
2010 12
2009 12
2008 13
2007 17
2006 17
2005 16
2004 18
2003 21
2002 20
2001 19
2000 18
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Vinita Quarry sits in Craig County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Craig County, Oklahoma · Population 14,215
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$50,182
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 7,581 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 6,805 4 0 587.8
2025 Q4 6,786 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,079 5 0 706.3
2025 Q2 8,123 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,321 9 0 1423.8
2024 Q4 6,339 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,180 2 0 244.5
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 8,608 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,743 1 0 129.1
2023 Q4 5,470 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,114 2 0 327.1
2023 Q2 5,744 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,961 2 0 403.1
2022 Q4 5,260 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,124 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,454 1 0 183.4
2022 Q1 4,773 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,978 2 1 401.8
2021 Q3 6,174 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,881 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,572 1 0 179.5
2020 Q4 7,426 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,214 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,836 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,878 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 6,123 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 8,773 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 7,279 1 0 137.4
2019 Q1 5,800 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,500 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,455 2 0 309.8
2018 Q2 6,839 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,262 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,118 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,369 1 0 157.0
2017 Q2 8,110 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,230 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 6,795 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,868 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,445 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,426 7 0 1290.1
2015 Q4 5,417 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 6,394 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,739 1 0 174.2
2015 Q1 5,204 2 0 384.3
2014 Q4 5,709 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,874 1 0 112.7
2014 Q2 7,454 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,522 3 0 663.4
2013 Q4 7,666 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,620 1 0 131.2
2013 Q2 7,731 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,487 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,315 1 0 188.1
2012 Q3 8,259 3 1 363.2
2012 Q2 7,213 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,839 1 0 206.7
2011 Q4 6,009 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 9,001 2 0 222.2
2011 Q2 6,761 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 5,751 1 0 173.9
2010 Q4 7,082 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,346 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,685 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,088 4 0 786.2
2009 Q4 5,913 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,728 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,630 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,999 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 9,322 6 1 643.6
2008 Q3 8,733 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,886 2 0 225.1
2008 Q1 7,319 4 0 546.5
2007 Q4 8,508 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 9,370 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,779 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,647 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 7,336 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,166 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,845 1 0 101.6
2006 Q1 8,292 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,680 2 1 260.4
2005 Q3 8,756 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,491 1 0 133.5
2005 Q1 7,694 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,599 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,160 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 9,939 2 0 201.2
2004 Q1 9,716 6 3 617.5
2003 Q4 10,220 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 10,410 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,430 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,605 2 0 232.4
2002 Q4 10,485 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 10,160 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 10,576 3 2 283.7
2002 Q1 9,059 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,025 6 3 544.2
2001 Q3 10,040 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 9,523 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8,857 5 1 564.5
2000 Q4 11,198 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 14,640 7 0 478.1
2000 Q2 7,151 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,511 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

June 8, 2024 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
APAC-Central, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were performing maintenance on the jaw crusher. While attempting to adjust the shims, the employee caught their hand.

March 11, 2024 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
APAC-Central, Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee was operating a haul truck when another employee noticed they were slumped over the steering wheel. The manager came down to check on them and they were unconscious. Upon wakening, the employee did not know who they were or where they were. Employee was taken by ambulance but found to be completely fine at the hospital.

2007 · 1 incident

September 27, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apac-Oklahoma Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing the screens on a 5 x 16 shaker, when he lifted a screen and strained his lower back.

2005 · 2 incidents

October 18, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Apac-Oklahoma Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee using a cable come along to realign a tail pulley when he felt a pain in his right groin region.

February 16, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apac-Oklahoma Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was resetting a steering cylinder in a Caterpillar 773A haul truck when the cylinder's weight shifted and smashed his finger in between the cylinder and the frame of the truck, causing a small laceration on his ring finger on his left hand.

2003 · 2 incidents

March 24, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Apac-Oklahoma Inc · POWERED HAULAGE

EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN & DUST/DIRT FLEW INTO HIS RT. EYE. EE WASHED EYE WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED BUT HIS EYE WAS SWOLLEN & SORE THE NEXT MORNING & HE WANTED TO SEEK MEDI CAL ATTENTION.

March 13, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Apac-Oklahoma Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING BELT ON CONVEYOR WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE. STITCHES WERE NOT INCLUDED ON DR.'S REPORT BUT AFTER QUESTIONING EE FURTHER ON 3/25/03, APAC FOUND OUT THE EE HAD RECI EVED 2 STITCHES IN KNEE.

2002 · 1 incident

June 17, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apac-Oklahoma Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE IMPROPERLY BENT OVER TO LIFT AN 8" DISCHARGE HOSE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. SENT TO DR., X-RAY NEGATIVE, PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, RESTRICTED DUTY, DIAGNOSED AS L-S STRAIN.

2000 · 1 incident

April 28, 2000 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vinita Rock Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM HIS LOADER TO FUEL, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND HEAD ON THE GROUND. SENT TO DOCTOR 5/1/00, WHEN SHOULDER STILL SORE. SMALL CUT TO RIGH T SIDE OF HEAD AND SPRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, RESTRICTED DUTY.