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WHITE RIVER: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David Steel
Newark, Jackson County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301585

MSHA record for WHITE RIVER (mine ID 0301585). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985–1996
Latest incident
Jul 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See David Steele Dredging's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
28
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: 28 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections 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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
85.7%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 14.3% moderate, 85.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. David Steele Dredging 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

WHITE RIVER sits in Jackson County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Jackson County, Arkansas · Population 16,775
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,215
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1996 · 1 incident

July 19, 1996 AR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
David Steele Dredging · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HELPING SWITCH BARGES AND STEPPED FROM EMPTY BARGE TO LOADED BARGE AND FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. EMP SAID THIS HAPPENED ON 7-11-96 BUT DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 7-19-96. DO NOT KNOW EXTENT O F BACK DAMAGE. POSSIBLE SURGERY REQUIRED. EXPECTING 4 WEEKS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY.

1985 · 1 incident

November 11, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
David Steele Dredging · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE RECEIV9D COMPOUND FRACTURE OF LEFT LEG ON OTHER INJURIES. EMPLOYEE WENT TO REAR OF DREDGE TO RELEASE ANCHER WINCH. WHILE HOLDING BRACK EMPLOYEE RELESED BRAKE BEFORE MOVING WINCH CRA NK WHICH SPUN S7RICKING HIS LEFT LEG.