Belmont County Strip - Fox Farms has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1997–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
132
citations
49
significant & substantial
$26,496
proposed penalties
$14,023
paid to date
53% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,473 gap.
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.
132 citations across 1,769 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Belmont County Strip - Fox Farms has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 6 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
123 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $17K in penalties contested before the Commission, $7K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-05-30.
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.
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.
6citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 100%
83%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
44%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $877 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 2009-06-16.
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.
MSHA sampling at Belmont County Strip - Fox Farms shows 99% of 147 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: 2013-05-30, 13 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
147
samples
4.82
dust max (mg/m3)
108 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 39 by the operator.
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.
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.
Belmont County Strip - Fox Farms recorded 3.43 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.
Injury rate, 2004
ⓘ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.
3.43
total case rate
3.43
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 5.57 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, coal mining averaged 4.66 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
2004 *
3.43
3.43
0.000
2003
4.31
2.87
0.000
2002
3.45
3.45
0.000
2001
4.78
4.78
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.
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)
2016
0
2015
1
2014
2
2013
6
2012
10
2011
8
2010
6
1,936
2009
8
2008
6
2007
6
2006
9
2005
10
2004
30
90,151
2003
58
496,004
2002
67
634,051
2001
63
343,614
2000
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Belmont County Strip - Fox Farms sits in Belmont County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 4.7% 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.
Belmont County, Ohio · Population 65,982
4.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,411
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
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q1
456
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
601
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
702
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,007
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
434
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,060
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q3
2,374
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,212
2
0
622.7
2013 Q1
863
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,246
3
0
706.5
2012 Q3
3,575
1
0
279.7
2012 Q2
2,402
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
5,159
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,887
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,890
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,363
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,025
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,560
7
1
2734.4
2010 Q3
2,877
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,667
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,978
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,871
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,273
2
0
611.1
2009 Q2
3,885
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,251
2
1
1598.7
2008 Q4
2,239
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,465
5
0
2028.4
2008 Q2
1,865
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,016
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
1,684
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,017
3
2
1487.4
2007 Q2
3,430
1
1
291.5
2007 Q1
2,762
4
2
1448.2
2006 Q4
2,974
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
3,403
7
2
2057.0
2006 Q2
4,721
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,174
1
1
315.1
2005 Q4
3,291
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
5,766
1
1
173.4
2005 Q2
3,807
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,181
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,413
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,443
3
0
2079.0
2004 Q2
17,515
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
36,958
1
0
27.1
2003 Q4
34,947
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
32,781
3
1
91.5
2003 Q2
24,155
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
47,463
2
0
42.1
2002 Q4
43,483
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
45,911
2
0
43.6
2002 Q2
44,779
1
1
22.3
2002 Q1
39,750
3
1
75.5
2001 Q4
29,458
9
1
305.5
2001 Q3
36,407
48
29
1318.4
2001 Q2
35,661
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
23,987
7
0
291.8
2000 Q4
10
2
1
200000.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file
2004 · 1 incident
May 13, 2004OH · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE HOE. WHEN HE STOPPED, HE REMOVED HIS FEET FROM THE TRAM CONTROLS & PLACED THEM ON THE FLOOR. HIS RIGHT LEG STRUCK THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT LEVER CAUSING PAIN.
May 27, 2003OH · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS CONDUCTING A PRESHIFT INSPECTION ON THE WATER PUMP. IT WAS NOT LEVEL SO HE COULD CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. HE ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL WITH WOODENBLOCKS WHILE DOING SO THE DISCHARGE HOSE BLEW OFF AND SPRAYED HOT WATER ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG, INTHE SHIN AREA CAUSING A BURN.
A HIGHWALL FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS, SURFACE WATER RUNOFF CREATED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT CAUSED TWO SECTIONS OF THE HIGHWALL TO FALL. A COAL AUGER WAS PARTIALLY COVERED AND SUSTAIN ED MINIMAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED (EQUIP DAMAGE ONLY).
2002 · 3 incidents
October 28, 2002OH · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE MOUNTING A CATERPILLAR D-10 DOZER, THE OPERATOR'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP ON THE TILT CYLINDER, CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE TILT CYLINDER AND TRACK BEFORE H ITTING THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 11/9/02. HE BEGAN LOST TIME ON 11/11/02.
May 20, 2002OH · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A 3/8"CHAIN WAS HOOKED TO THE BELLY-PAN ON DOZER. THE CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOIST CABLE. THEHOIST CRANE ON THE MECHANIC TRUCK WAS BEING USEDTO LIFT THE BELLY-PAN INTO PLACE, WHEN THE CHAIN S HOOK LET LOOSE. THE BELLY-PAN FELL ONTO THE EE'S RT. LEG.
2001 · 3 incidents
October 3, 2001OH · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
AN EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF STONE WHICH WAS BEING USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTIO0N OF A HAUL ROAD. WHILE DUMPING THE LOAD THE ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING THE ROCK TRUCK TO FREEWHEEL FORWARD DOWN A GRAD AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT APPROX. 15' HIGH. THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE EE'S INJURY OCCURRED WHILE DISMOUNTING THE VEHICLE.
August 1, 2001OH · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
WHILE SPREADING TOPSOIL WITH A CATERPILLAR 657 PAN AT THE REHM ROAD PIT, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. COAL PRODUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THE PIT. RECLAMATION WORK IS CURRENTLY BE ING DONE AT THE LOCATION.
WHILE DUMPING DIRT AT THE KRULOCK PIT NEAR CRESCENT OHIO A ROCK TRUCK DRIVEN BY KELLY FULTONG WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT BACKWARDS. THE OPERATOR JUMPED FROM THE CAB INJURING THE HEELO ON HIS RIGH T FOOT. THE TRUCK LANDED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT RECEIVING MINOR DAMAGE.
2000 · 2 incidents
October 13, 2000OH · Coalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
EE WAS WORKING NEAR A 6" WATER PUMP. THE WATER PUMP OVERHEATED CAUSING DISCHARGE HOSE TO BLOW-OUT HOT WATER, WHICH SPRAYED ONTO THE EE'S BACK, WAIST AND LEGS CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
EE WAS EXCAVATING FOR A NEW HAUL ROAD AT THE ST JOE PERMIT AREA, LOCATED NEAR NEFFS, OHIO WHEN A HYDRAULIC LINE REPTURED CAUSING HYDRAULIC FLUID TO SPRAY ON THE TURBO WHICH THEN IGNITED CAUSIN G A FIRE. DAMAGE TO THE TRACK HOE WAS EXTENSIVE. NO INJURIES OCURRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SIDE WINDOWS ON A 350 INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED WHILE HISSHIRT SLEEVE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, CAUSING HIS RIGHT ARM TO PULL BEHIND HIM. THIS CAUSED HIS SHOU LDER TO POP.
A ROCK FALL INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE SENAKIEWICHPIT LOCATED NEAR MIDWAY OHIO ON COUNTY ROAD 10 ROCK SHIELDS ON THE AUGER & SHIELDS ON THE AUGERELEVATOR WERE DAMAGE. NO INJURIES RESUTLED FROM THE INCIDENT
EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A D-9 DOZER. HE WAS STANDING ON THE SIDE FRAME OF THE DOZER. WHEN HE WAS DISMOUNTING HE STEPPED ON THE ROLLER OF THE DOZER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL HITTIN G HIS RIGHT SIDE ON THE DOZER.
March 2, 1999OH · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS TYING DOWN A LOAD ON A KNUCKLE BOOM TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT SHIN ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK CAUSING AN ABRASION AND A BRUISED SHIN BONE.
AN AUGER CONVEYOR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A ROCK FALL AT THE ROBSON PIT LOACTED ON COUNTY ROAD 10 NEAR BARTON OHIO. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. LIMESTONE IN THE HIGHWALL DEVELOPED CRACKS WHICH CAUSED THE ROCK FALL.
1997 · 2 incidents
May 1, 1997OH · Coalauger operator, auger crew supervisorPOWERED HAULAGE
Nike Mining Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING TONGUE ON AUGER ELEVATOR WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A 988 LOADER. THE TONGUE WAS BEING SUPPORTED WITH A CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE LOADER BUCKET. THE TONGUE SLIPPED PINCHING TH E EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TONGUE AND THE SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR.