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Belleville: 73 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Walt Miles
Burlington, Skagit County, WA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4503633

Belleville has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2008–2023
Latest incident
Jun 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
73
citations
10
significant & substantial
$12,587
proposed penalties
$12,136
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $451 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Miles Sand & Gravel Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
42
inspections on record
767
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: 767 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Belleville has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-22.
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.
13.7%
significant & substantial
5.5%
high negligence or reckless
13.7%
reasonably likely or greater
38.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.8% low, 76.7% moderate, 5.5% 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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
15%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2009-03-27.
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
WEST 2009-660M Settlement Miller 2011 $2K → $2K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-05-02
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
Show the individual readings (10)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2024-05-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Laborer, Bullgang
2024-05-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2017-03-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2017-03-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-03-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-09-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Dredge/Barge Operator
2013-09-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-09-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 0.58 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-11-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.71 0.21 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-11-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

Belleville recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Washington, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.92 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
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 6.65 0.00 0.000
2016 * 8.58 8.58 0.000
2015 * 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. Concrete Nor'West 2007 to 2016
  2. Miles Sand & Gravel Company 2016 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 10
2025 13
2024 14
2023 13
2022 9
2021 8
2020 7
2019 9
2018 9
2017 9
2016 11
2015 10
2014 10
2013 6
2012 7
2011 7
2010 3
2009 4
2008 4
2007 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Belleville sits in Skagit County, Washington, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Skagit County, Washington · Population 130,407
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$85,474
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 4,682 1 0 213.6
2026 Q1 5,948 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 6,270 4 1 638.0
2025 Q3 7,682 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,458 1 0 154.8
2025 Q1 6,815 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,446 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,823 0 0 0.0
Show 69 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 6,823 2 0 293.1
2024 Q1 7,844 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 7,277 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 8,429 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,927 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,457 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,531 3 0 542.4
2022 Q3 5,063 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,090 3 1 733.5
2022 Q1 3,543 3 0 846.7
2021 Q4 5,436 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,010 9 3 2244.4
2021 Q2 3,786 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,194 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,458 1 0 289.2
2020 Q3 2,508 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,545 2 0 564.2
2020 Q1 4,585 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,178 3 0 718.0
2019 Q3 4,028 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,402 4 0 740.5
2019 Q1 4,588 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,081 14 2 3430.5
2018 Q3 4,962 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,761 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,788 1 0 208.9
2017 Q4 4,049 2 0 493.9
2017 Q3 4,317 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,046 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,656 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,729 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,747 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,450 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,375 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 3,510 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,008 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,280 1 0 189.4
2015 Q1 8,061 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,688 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,735 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,861 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,560 3 0 657.9
2013 Q4 3,796 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,664 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,501 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,315 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,907 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,138 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,296 1 0 188.8
2012 Q1 2,570 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,524 1 0 283.8
2011 Q3 2,109 1 0 474.2
2011 Q2 3,735 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,348 4 1 1194.7
2010 Q4 1,224 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,410 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,611 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,206 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,196 1 0 312.9
2009 Q3 2,112 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,376 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,688 6 2 2232.1
2008 Q4 2,476 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,505 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,833 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,735 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 586 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 2 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2023 · 1 incident

June 19, 2023 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

Coworker was using a bar to loosen a piece of stuck material on the floating conveyor. When they struck the material with the bar a small piece ejected and embedded into employee's left forearm. Will need surgery to be removed - pending!

2022 · 2 incidents

November 4, 2022 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was hosing material from floor of wash pant tunnel when EE stepped backwards and rolled EE's right ankle.

April 12, 2022 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Recordable hearing loss in Left Ear

2021 · 1 incident

2018 · 1 incident

November 8, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from ladders

Employee fell from ladder while performing maintenance activities. The fall resulted in a ruptured disc in EE's back which required surgery.

2016 · 1 incident

September 14, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miles Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was climbing into the cab of a front end loader and missed a step. EE stated this caused injury to the back. After the shift EE was seen by the Chiropractic Doctor, who excused EE from work, and released EE to full duty without limitations on 9/19/2016.

2014 · 1 incident

July 22, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee states he had been lifting wooden crane pads and back was strained

2013 · 1 incident

July 30, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Concrete Nor'West · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee states he stepped in a hole on the surface he was working on. Employee states he fell and reached out with right hand and put strain on his shoulder. Employee DID NOT seek medical attention until on/about 8/19/13

2011 · 1 incident

October 26, 2011 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Concrete Nor'West · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was under the pontoon, on his back, in a ditch, tightening dredge bolts to 200 ft. lbs. torque. Employee has right shoulder issues. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1/10/12 WHEN HE SAW A CHIROPRACTOR.

2008 · 1 incident

November 11, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Concrete Nor'West · Struck against stationary object

Worker was pulling on a bar when the bar broke. Sudden weight shift caused worker to run back of hand across steel guard.