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BEILCHICK BROS STRIPS: 2 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Matthew J Polenik
Dilltown, Indiana County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3601325

BEILCHICK BROS STRIPS has $360 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Mar 1983
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2025
2
citations
1
significant & substantial
$360
proposed penalties
$360
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Alverda Enterprises, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
76
inspections on record
724
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: 724 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BEILCHICK BROS STRIPS has $360 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$360
proposed penalties
$360
current assessed
$360
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-29.
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.
50.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
50.0%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 50.0% low, 50.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at BEILCHICK BROS STRIPS shows 100% of 60 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Respirable coal dust
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.

Last sampled: 2026-04-29
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
60
samples
0.13
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
35 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 25 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR53
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
  • MECHANIC2

Noise
ⓘ The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2026-04-29
0%
over PEL
22
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR16
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
  • ROTARY BUCKET EXCAVATOR OPERATOR2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2026 100% 1
2025 100% 1
2024 100% 1
2023 100% 2
2022 100% 5
2020 100% 6
2019 100% 6
2018 100% 7
2017 100% 5
2016 100% 5
2015 100% 2
2014 100% 2
2013 100% 2
2012 100% 2
2011 100% 2
2010 100% 2
2009 100% 2
2008 100% 2
2007 100% 2
2002 100% 3
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2026 0% 1
2025 0% 1
2024 0% 1
2020 0% 1
2019 0% 1
2018 0% 2
2016 0% 1
2015 0% 1
2014 0% 1
2013 0% 1
2012 0% 1
2011 0% 1
2010 0% 1
2009 0% 1
2008 0% 1
2007 0% 2
2002 0% 2
2001 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Beilchick Brothers 1950 to 2024
  2. Alverda Enterprises, Inc. 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2026 1 5,538
2025 1 9,996
2024 1 2,076
2023 1 1,468
2022 1
2021 1
2020 1
2019 1
2018 1
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2 1,194
2014 1 1,919
2013 2 674
2012 3 1,827
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 3 827
2007 3 1,844
2006 3 847
2005 2
2004 2
2003 2 2,298
2002 2 1,978
2001 3 3,169
2000 2 1,699
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

BEILCHICK BROS STRIPS sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
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 473 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 465 1 0 2150.5
2025 Q4 472 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 480 1 1 2083.3
2025 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 15 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 15 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 15 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 140 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 140 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 220 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 208 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 206 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 226 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 214 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 230 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 219 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 268 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 274 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 206 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 236 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 227 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 203 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 304 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 302 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 337 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 237 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 296 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 316 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 248 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 159 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 469 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 267 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 173 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 166 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 125 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 587 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 332 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 178 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 442 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 610 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 384 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 338 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 678 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 521 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 347 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 336 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 306 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 481 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 636 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 338 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 563 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 591 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 432 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 296 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 450 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 637 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 596 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 440 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 826 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 832 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 662 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 522 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 768 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 566 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 536 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 344 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 624 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 918 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 712 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 347 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 390 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 374 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 370 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 112 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 744 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 833 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 288 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 154 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 657 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 830 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 452 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 443 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 823 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 808 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 419 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 110 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 492 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 696 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 172 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 384 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

March 25, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beilchick Brothers · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MICHAEL MEAGHER WAS PUTTING ROCK IN HIGHLIFT BUCKET BY HAND. HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROCK HE HAD IN HIS HAND & A ROCK IN THE BUCKET. HIGHLIFT WAS NOT RUNN ING AT THE TIME. SKIN BROKE OPEN ON LITTLE FINGER.