Teem Environmental Services Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Trespasser accidentally started the fire, subsequently burned vacant garage at mine site.
Bel Air Colliery: 20 MSHA citations Coal
Bel Air Colliery has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1984–2010
- Latest incident
- Apr 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
20
citations
7
significant & substantial
$1,588
proposed penalties
$1,468
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $120 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
62
inspections on record
914
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 914 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bel Air Colliery has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$120
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-04-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.35.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
35.0%
reasonably likely or greater
15.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.0% low, 95.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Bel Air Colliery shows 98% of 47 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2015-08-04, 11 years ago
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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.98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
47
samples
4.68
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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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.47 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER17
- BACKHOE OPERATOR8
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-12-12, 24 years ago1.7
silica avg (%)
1
samples
1.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH1
Noise
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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: 2015-02-11, 11 years ago
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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.0%
over PEL
33
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER13
- BACKHOE OPERATOR8
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100% | 2 |
| 2013 | 100% | 4 |
| 2012 | 100% | 3 |
| 2011 | 100% | 4 |
| 2010 | 100% | 6 |
| 2009 | 100% | 6 |
| 2008 | 100% | 3 |
| 2003 | 100% | 3 |
| 2002 | 100% | 1 |
| 2001 | 86% | 7 |
| 2000 | 100% | 8 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0% | 1 |
| 2013 | 0% | 3 |
| 2012 | 0% | 2 |
| 2011 | 0% | 4 |
| 2010 | 0% | 5 |
| 2009 | 0% | 4 |
| 2008 | 0% | 3 |
| 2003 | 0% | 1 |
| 2002 | 0% | 1 |
| 2001 | 0% | 5 |
| 2000 | 0% | 4 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Popple Brothers Coal Company 1950 to 2008
- Teem Environmental Services Inc 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2000 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bel Air Colliery sits in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Luzerne County, Pennsylvania · Population 325,978
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$62,321
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q2 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 808 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 896 | 2 | 0 | 2232.1 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 944 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,008 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 864 | 1 | 0 | 1157.4 |
| 2010 Q3 | 944 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 808 | 2 | 0 | 2475.2 |
| 2010 Q1 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,772 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,653 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,114 | 1 | 1 | 473.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,979 | 3 | 1 | 1515.9 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,847 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,790 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,998 | 4 | 2 | 1334.2 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,622 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,995 | 1 | 0 | 501.3 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,531 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,983 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file2010 · 1 incident
2000 · 1 incident
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
WHILE DUMPING LOAD TRUCK, APPROX. HALF WAY UP THE TOP OF THE HOIST BROKE AND THE BODY OF TRUCK WITH LOAD STILL IN IT CAME CRASHING DOWN. DRIVER WAS BOUNCED BETWEEN CEILING OF TRUCK AND SEAT WH ICH BOTTOMED OUT. DRIVER HIT HEAD ON CEILING ANDALSO HURT HIS BACK. DRIVER WAS NOT W4EARING SEAT BELT WHEN IT HAPPENED.
1994 · 4 incidents
December 3, 1994
PA · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
MACHINERY
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
EE WAS TRYING TO UNBLOCK COAL CRUSHER WITH A BAR, CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND THIS PULLED HIS HAND INTO THE CRUSHER, SEVERED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER HALF OFF AND BROKE 2 FINGERS AND CUT THE BACK OF HAN D.
October 17, 1994
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Fall from machine
PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON LOADER, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LOADER.
August 16, 1994
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Fall from ladders
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE FELL OFF LADDER & THAT HE WAS OK NEXT MORNING HE COMPLAINED ABOUT SORENESS IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WAS SENT HOME
January 7, 1994
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
USING A PROPANE HEATING TORCH GLOVE CAUGHT FIRE BURNED HIS HAND.
1993 · 1 incident
July 31, 1993
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Fall from machine
SLIPPED OFF PAYLOADER.
1989 · 1 incident
March 22, 1989
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Fall from machine
FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION.THE EMPLOYEE FELL FROM THE PLANT.
1986 · 1 incident
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DURING NORMAL S9CURITY ROUNDS WATCHMAN ENTERED AN AREA RARELY TRAVELED BY EMPLOYEES A SECTION OF FLOORING BROKE AWAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX 44FT TO LOWER LEVEL
1984 · 1 incident
September 7, 1984
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
MACHINERY
Popple Brothers Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object
TRUCK DRIVER WALKED AROUND SIDE OF TRUCK AND WASS NOT SEEN BY BACKHOE OPERATOR AND WAS HIT BY BACKHOE BUCKET THIS OCCURRED DURING LOADING CYCLE