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BELL #1 MINE: 104 MSHA citations Coal

RES COAL LLC · Surface
Luthersburg, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3608750

BELL #1 MINE has $76K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2012
Latest incident
Jul 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
104
citations
57
significant & substantial
$75,708
proposed penalties
$45,561
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $30,147 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See RES COAL LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
98
inspections on record
2,441
inspection hours
4.3
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.
104 citations across 2,441 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BELL #1 MINE has $76K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 10 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.
$76K
proposed penalties
$47K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $64K in penalties contested before the Commission, $35K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-07-17.
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.
55.9%
significant & substantial
5.9%
high negligence or reckless
55.9%
reasonably likely or greater
31.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.6% low, 75.5% moderate, 5.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
21 citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
  • Settled 11 · 52%
  • Stood as issued 10 · 48%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 19 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
46%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$64K proposed, $35K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-09-17.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2010-756 Settlement Harner 2012 $58K → $30K
PENN 2009-501 Default Lesnick 2010 $1K → $1K
PENN 2010-454 Default Lesnick 2011 $977 → $977
PENN 2013-375 Settlement Harner 2014 $745 → $410
PENN 2010-99 Default Lesnick 2011 $499 → $499
PENN 2009-128 Settlement Lesnick 2010 $473 → $473
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at BELL #1 MINE shows 100% of 189 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: 2022-07-29, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
189
samples
0.78
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.
152 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 37 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR70
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER53
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE34

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2020-07-06, 6 years ago
16.9
silica avg (%)
7
samples
27.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR6
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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: 2022-07-29, 4 years ago
2%
over PEL
93
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER36
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR27
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE19
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
2022 100% 3
2021 100% 2
2020 100% 14
2019 100% 10
2018 100% 15
2017 100% 16
2016 100% 7
2015 100% 18
2014 100% 10
2013 100% 11
2012 100% 12
2011 100% 11
2010 100% 9
2009 100% 9
2008 100% 5
2007 100% 5
2005 100% 3
2004 100% 9
2003 100% 1
2002 100% 9
2001 100% 7
2000 100% 3
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2020 9.3 1
2019 9.2 1
2017 22.5 1
2015 19.9 1
2014 23.2 1
2012 6.8 1
2002 27.5 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2022 0% 3
2021 0% 2
2020 0% 9
2019 0% 4
2018 0% 8
2017 0% 8
2016 0% 3
2015 20% 5
2014 0% 3
2013 0% 6
2012 0% 2
2011 0% 5
2010 0% 5
2009 0% 10
2008 0% 5
2005 0% 3
2004 0% 4
2001 17% 6
2000 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

BELL #1 MINE recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2020.

Injury rate, 2020
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 4.04 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Bell Resources Inc. 1998 to 2025
  2. RES Coal LLC 2025 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 0
2025 0
2024 1 1,284
2023 7 1,350
2022 6 6,328
2021 10 16,912
2020 12 34,307
2019 11 51,074
2018 11 37,916
2017 10 35,037
2016 2 10,669
2015 12 45,924
2014 8 53,109
2013 13 53,694
2012 13 55,908
2011 12 45,625
2010 11 42,632
2009 11 35,781
2008 11 52,718
2007 6 37,266
2006 6 50,827
2005 7 38,418
2004 5 42,369
2003 5 40,530
2002 8 45,584
2001 6 52,625
2000 5 55,631
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

BELL #1 MINE sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 2 0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 118 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 366 1 0 2732.2
2023 Q4 2,633 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 684 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 3,752 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 972 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,170 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,329 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,377 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,894 1 0 256.8
2021 Q4 3,733 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,166 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,142 2 0 482.9
2021 Q1 803 2 0 2490.7
2020 Q4 176 1 0 5681.8
2020 Q3 6,474 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,558 4 3 529.2
2020 Q1 6,346 1 0 157.6
2019 Q4 5,755 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,445 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,962 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5,881 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 6,063 4 2 659.7
2018 Q3 6,073 3 0 494.0
2018 Q2 7,156 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,074 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,636 1 1 150.7
2017 Q3 6,816 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,846 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,421 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,561 2 0 780.9
2016 Q3 1,159 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 2,372 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,692 1 1 103.2
2015 Q2 10,251 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,632 1 0 131.0
2014 Q4 5,449 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,430 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,937 1 0 202.6
2014 Q1 3,319 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,546 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,898 2 0 408.3
2013 Q2 8,507 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,175 4 3 647.8
2012 Q4 6,587 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,771 1 1 128.7
2012 Q2 8,124 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,177 7 3 975.3
2011 Q4 7,832 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 12,822 3 0 234.0
2011 Q2 7,658 5 2 652.9
2011 Q1 6,914 3 1 433.9
2010 Q4 7,128 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,312 6 4 820.6
2010 Q2 5,767 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 6,923 7 6 1011.1
2009 Q4 6,215 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,064 2 2 652.7
2009 Q2 4,077 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,610 6 5 696.9
2008 Q4 6,876 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,804 2 2 256.3
2008 Q2 7,290 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,390 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,435 2 2 451.0
2007 Q3 4,790 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,231 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,293 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,903 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,322 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,879 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,488 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,065 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,640 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,509 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,598 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,875 4 3 1032.3
2004 Q3 3,088 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,142 1 1 318.3
2004 Q1 2,550 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,677 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,147 1 0 465.8
2003 Q2 1,750 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,634 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,658 4 2 1093.5
2002 Q3 4,112 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,175 2 1 1702.1
2002 Q1 1,743 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,360 1 1 297.6
2001 Q3 1,367 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,214 1 1 311.1
2001 Q1 3,135 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,730 1 1 366.3
2000 Q3 2,409 2 0 830.2
2000 Q2 2,476 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,223 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2012 · 1 incident

July 6, 2012 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Bell Resources Inc. · Contact with heat

Heat Exhaust from the extremely high temperatures outside.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 27, 2005 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bell Resources Inc. · Struck by flying object

(2 REPORTABLE INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE - 1 MINE EMPLOYEE & 1 CONTRACTOR. SEE 220052240053 FOR THE INJURY REPORT FOR THE MINE EMPLOYEE, UNDER MINE ID 3608750.) THE GRINDING WHEEL BROKE ON THE HAND-HELD GRINDER AND CUT THE MECHANIC'S HAND (STITCHES REQUIRED).

July 27, 2005 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Bell Resources Inc. · Struck by flying object

THE GRINDING WHEEL BROKE ON THE HAND-HELD GRINDER, FLEW OFF AND HIT THE OPERATOR IN THE LEG. (2 REPORTABLE INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS OCCURRENCE - 1 MINE EMPLOYEE & 1 CONTRACTOR. SEE 220052240052 FOR THE INJ. REPORT FOR THE CONTRACTOR, UNDER CONTR. ID RGN.)

2000 · 1 incident

August 22, 2000 PA · Coal FIRE
Bell Resources Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

COAL WAS PILED UP ON STOCK AREA FOR 3-4 MONTHS; STARTED SMOLDERING ON 8/22/00. STIRRED PILE UP WITH LOADER AND MIXED IT WITH WATER.