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White Oaks Sand & Gravel: 51 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Apac TN Inc · Surface
Controlled by CRH PLC
Levesque, Cross County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301948

White Oaks Sand & Gravel has $9K 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
2
Years on record
2008–2013
Latest incident
Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
51
citations
12
significant & substantial
$9,107
proposed penalties
$8,647
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $460 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Apac TN Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
27
inspections on record
558
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: 558 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

White Oaks Sand & Gravel has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-12-03.
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.
23.5%
significant & substantial
9.8%
high negligence or reckless
23.5%
reasonably likely or greater
43.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.6% low, 72.5% moderate, 9.8% 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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 4 · 100%
25%
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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
27%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K 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 2010-05-18.
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 2010-743M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $2K → $1K
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: 2018-12-04, 7 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
33
samples
13
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg16
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz7
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz4
  • Arsenic fumes3
Show the individual readings (69)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2018-12-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2018-12-04 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2016-11-02 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.82 Tractor Operator
2016-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2016-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2016-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2016-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2016-11-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-11-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.04 0.21 Truck Driver
2015-08-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2015-08-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2015-08-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2015-08-12 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.23 Backhoe Operator
2015-08-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-12-19 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Copper fumes 0.43 100 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Iron oxide fumes 0.01 10 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Lead fumes 1.21 150 0.01 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Arsenic fumes 0.45 500 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Copper fumes 0.38 100 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Iron oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-12-19 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Arsenic fumes 0.33 500 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Beryllium fumes 0 2 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Chromium, insoluble 0 1 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Cobalt fumes 0 100 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Copper fumes 0.29 100 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Iron oxide fumes 0.02 10 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Lead fumes 0 150 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Magnesium oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Manganese fumes 0 5 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Molybdenum fumes 0 10 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Nickel fumes 0 1 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Zinc oxide fumes 0 5 0.00 Utility Man
2013-12-19 Arsenic fumes 0.22 500 0.00 Utility Man
2012-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.52 0.54 Utility Man
2012-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.81 0.21 Track Man/Gang
2012-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.66 0.23 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 1.29 0.34 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 1.1 0.36 Utility Man
2010-09-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-09-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.92 0.17 Truck Driver
2010-09-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-09-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.36 Backhoe Operator
2010-09-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
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.

White Oaks Sand & Gravel recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.

Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ 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 2.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 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
2014 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 8.01 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 8.03 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. Apac TN Inc 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 3
2018 8
2017 10
2016 9
2015 13
2014 13
2013 12
2012 10
2011 9
2010 9
2009 13
2008 14
2007 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

White Oaks Sand & Gravel sits in Cross County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 2.5% 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.
Cross County, Arkansas · Population 16,681
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$47,012
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
2019 Q1 996 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,399 3 0 2144.4
2018 Q3 1,796 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,600 3 0 652.2
2018 Q1 4,280 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,629 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,359 1 0 229.4
2017 Q2 4,776 0 0 0.0
Show 40 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 4,510 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,983 3 0 753.2
2016 Q3 4,810 3 0 623.7
2016 Q2 4,619 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,915 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,086 1 0 244.7
2015 Q3 5,238 2 0 381.8
2015 Q2 6,139 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,920 4 0 1020.4
2014 Q4 6,754 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,490 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 9,813 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,020 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,082 1 1 164.4
2013 Q3 7,573 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,341 1 0 136.2
2013 Q1 3,966 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,426 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,707 5 0 1847.1
2012 Q2 6,699 3 1 447.8
2012 Q1 3,170 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 8,026 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,578 3 1 456.1
2011 Q2 4,454 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,208 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,100 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,582 3 1 455.8
2010 Q2 8,103 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,545 4 1 1128.3
2009 Q4 6,332 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 7,557 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,575 8 6 932.9
2009 Q1 9,119 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,238 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,435 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,661 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,583 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,694 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,212 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 565 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2013 · 1 incident

June 4, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apac TN Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While replacing a 38" return roller on conveyor C6 the roller slipped out of the bracket on one end striking the employee in the mouth knocking one tooth out and breaking two more off at the gum.

2008 · 1 incident

September 9, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apac TN Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was assisting in putting conveyor together. Chain slipped and pinned the employees left hand under conveyor. Injury to middle ring and little finger. Out patient surgery to install pins. Light duty