MINE DETAILS
Fort Smith Plant
MSHA MINE ID0301607
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Fort Smith Plant35.43028, -94.37806Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
194,453reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 30,894 | 0.00 | 56 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 31,292 | 0.00 | 56 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 33,724 | 0.00 | 64 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 32,726 | 0.00 | 61 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 31,436 | 0.00 | 62 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 34,381 | 0.00 | 65 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
363 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
30 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
8,760.0036 of 36 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
148.257 inspections · 7 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 6 | 0 | 1,288.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55.0 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 0 | 452.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 11 | 0 | 2,034.00 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 44.3 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| 2026-Q3 | 17 | 3 | 4,986.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.0 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
56.14107(a) · $151.00 proposed
56.12032 · $165.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 29.5 on-site hours
56.4201(a)(1) · $193.00 proposed
56.12032 · $193.00 proposed
56.12032 · $193.00 proposed
56.12008 · $193.00 proposed
Spot Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
50.20(a) · $177.00 proposed
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
While holding the belt the injured worker re positioned a hand to secure the belt from moving, the worker cutting the belt continued cutting the blade moved & cut the left hand behind the index finger. The injured worker did have their PPE Cut Glove on during the incident.
56.5001(a)/.5005 · $226.00 proposed
56.5001(a)/.5005 · $226.00 proposed
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Lab tech was in the laboratory, walking into the mill testing area from the main room. When transitioning through the doorway from the main room into the mill testing area, the miner slipped on the tile walking surface causing the miner to fall to the floor.
41.12 · $151.00 proposed
56.12032 · $209.00 proposed
56.11012 · $151.00 proposed
Spot Inspection · 20.3 on-site hours
56.4601 · $313.00 proposed
56.12023 · $313.00 proposed
56.12019 · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 34.8 on-site hours
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Covia Holdings LLCcontrolsCovia ISP, Inc.operatesFort Smith Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0301607—
S C R-Sibelco Nv et alcontrolsCovia ISP, Inc.operatesFort Smith Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0301607—
Saint-GobaincontrolsSaint-Gobain ProppantsoperatesFort Smith Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0301607—
Alcoa Inc & Norton CompanycontrolsSaint-Gobain ProppantsoperatesFort Smith Plant
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0301607Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
75 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 364 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD8 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
585 violation rows across the full record; 144 carry an S&S flag and $318,338 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY150 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
194 personal. 11 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE194 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
34K employee hours and 65 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
123 contested-violation rows, 122 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 51 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE296 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT18 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
61 inspection events and 3K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE21 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 18, 2026. 37 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202600727163 | Metal/nonmetal personalCristobalite, respirable | Bagging Operator | 0.78× published limitConcentration: 0000.14 · limit: 0000.18Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0245AA |
| 000000202600727100 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Bagging Operator | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.14 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0245AA |
| 000000202600727164 | Metal/nonmetal personalMixed Silica | Bagging Operator | 0.88× published limitConcentration: 0000.14 · limit: 0000.16Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0245AA |
| 000000202600727263 | Metal/nonmetal personalCristobalite, respirable | Bagging Operator | 0.69× published limitConcentration: 0000.11 · limit: 0000.16Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0245AA |
| 000000202600727264 | Metal/nonmetal personalMixed Silica | Bagging Operator | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.16Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0245AA |
| 000000202600727363 | Metal/nonmetal personalCristobalite, respirable | Bagging Operator | 0.86× published limitConcentration: 0000.12 · limit: 0000.14Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0245AA |
| 000000202600727364 | Metal/nonmetal personalMixed Silica | Bagging Operator | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.14Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F0245AA |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 56.12018Identification of power switches.4 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.4201Inspection.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12030Correction of dangerous conditions.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.20003Housekeeping.3 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.12008Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4011Abandoned electric circuits.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14112Construction and maintenance of guards.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
517019756.12018Citation
517019656.12018Citation
517019556.12018Citation
517019456.4201(a)(2)Citation
517905056.12030Citation
517904956.12018Citation
517904856.20003(a)S&S
517904756.20003(a)S&S
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgBagging Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBagging Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors75May 1, 2001—Jun 16, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Nov 5, 2020—Nov 5, 2020mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal576Mar 14, 2000—Jul 29, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal122Nov 2, 2006—Mar 25, 2025mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal51Jul 24, 2003—May 29, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal123Aug 16, 2005—Aug 22, 2024mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety1,434Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety290Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance4Apr 1, 1986—Nov 5, 2020mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance168Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance45Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance61Mar 14, 2000—Jul 27, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety194Jul 24, 2001—Feb 24, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal585Mar 14, 2000—Jul 29, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.