Benton County Stone Co Inc operator
Controlled by
James A Kemp; Melinda S Kemp
MSHA operator ID: L30911
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 26
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 1997–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
325
citations
75
significant & substantial
$113,119
proposed penalties
$88,181
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,938 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
116
inspections on record
2,238
inspection hours
14.5
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.325 citations across 2,238 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$113K
proposed penalties
$88K
current assessed
$88K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
318 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 5 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 5 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
2
2023
1
2022
1
2021
3
2017
1
2015
1
2014
1
2012
2
2007
1
2006
2
2005
2
2004
4
1998
3
1997
1
Mines on record
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