CCU Bellaire Dock has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1983–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
76
citations
18
significant & substantial
$24,387
proposed penalties
$9,847
paid to date
40% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,540 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.
76 citations across 1,688 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CCU Bellaire Dock has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K outstanding across 4 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$13K
outstanding
56 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-07.
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.
24citations taken to the federal commission · 32% of citations on record
Settled
5 · 21%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 8%
Still open
17 · 71%
50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
54%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K 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 2026-07-22.
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 CCU Bellaire Dock shows 100% of 139 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: 2026-05-08
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
139
samples
0.43
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.
139 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER74
BARGE ATTENDANT21
UTILITY MAN18
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.
CCU Bellaire Dock recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2016.
Injury rate, 2016
ⓘ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 coal mining average was 3.79 and the all-US-mining average was 2.59 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, coal mining averaged 2.23 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
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
5.48
5.48
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
8
2025
7
2024
7
2023
7
2022
6
2021
4
2020
4
2019
8
2018
9
2017
8
2016
10
2015
13
2014
15
2013
14
2012
14
2011
13
2010
12
2009
11
2008
9
2007
7
2006
5
2005
5
2004
4
2003
3
2002
2
2001
0
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CCU Bellaire Dock 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
2026 Q2
5,023
20
3
3981.7
2026 Q1
5,188
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
4,764
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
4,589
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
4,144
1
0
241.3
2025 Q1
4,300
2
0
465.1
2024 Q4
4,141
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
3,984
3
0
753.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
3,772
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
4,007
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
4,177
2
0
478.8
2023 Q3
3,992
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
4,788
3
1
626.6
2023 Q1
4,374
2
0
457.2
2022 Q4
4,026
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
3,742
2
1
534.5
2022 Q2
3,086
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
2,739
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
2,663
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,874
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
2,461
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
2,236
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
2,355
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,600
2
0
769.2
2020 Q2
2,514
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
2,595
2
0
770.7
2019 Q4
2,782
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
3,731
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
4,253
2
2
470.3
2019 Q1
3,924
2
0
509.7
2018 Q4
4,158
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
4,596
1
0
217.6
2018 Q2
4,602
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
4,603
1
0
217.2
2017 Q4
4,390
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
4,472
1
0
223.6
2017 Q2
3,979
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
4,502
4
1
888.5
2016 Q4
4,257
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,679
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
5,477
1
0
182.6
2016 Q1
5,933
3
1
505.6
2015 Q4
6,315
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
6,445
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
8,324
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
8,326
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
9,123
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
10,019
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
9,222
1
1
108.4
2014 Q1
9,181
1
0
108.9
2013 Q4
8,847
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
9,184
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
9,086
1
0
110.1
2013 Q1
9,376
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
9,074
1
0
110.2
2012 Q3
9,513
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
9,851
1
1
101.5
2012 Q1
9,901
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
9,650
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
10,122
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
9,286
5
2
538.4
2011 Q1
9,519
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
10,086
2
0
198.3
2010 Q3
8,576
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
8,713
1
1
114.8
2010 Q1
8,761
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
8,317
1
0
120.2
2009 Q3
7,919
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
7,439
2
1
268.9
2009 Q1
7,230
2
2
276.6
2008 Q4
6,907
1
0
144.8
2008 Q3
7,239
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
6,608
1
0
151.3
2008 Q1
6,165
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
5,101
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
5,249
1
0
190.5
2007 Q2
5,287
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,041
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,102
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
4,434
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,203
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,423
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,821
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,437
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,627
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,709
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,903
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,090
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,151
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
3,015
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,603
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,137
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
674
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,542
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
892
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
342
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,267
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q3
0
0
0
2000 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2018 · 1 incident
December 28, 2018OH · Coalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The associate stepped onto the cantilever platform next to the conveyor structure the expanded metal grating gave way and the associate fell to the ground.
2007 · 2 incidents
November 3, 2007OH · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using a bar to unplug a feeder chute. The bar kicked sideways and pinched his fingers between bar and chute. Employee was taken to a medical facility.
September 5, 2007OH · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
As employee was stepping off bottom step of ladder on his 988 loader he caught his wedding ring on a step. They had to cut the ring off his finger; took him to hospital for seven stitches.
2006 · 1 incident
December 20, 2006OH · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was performing maintenance, prying on a gear in a crusher box when a piece of steel from the toothed gear chipped off and struck him in the mouth area.
1991 · 1 incident
January 31, 1991OH · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
DOCK UTILITY PERSON WAS ATTENDING THE #2 FEEDER BIN. A COAL TRUCK HAD JUST DUMPED A LOADER OF COAL INTO THE BIN AND WAS DRIVING FORWARD FROM THE BIN. THE COAL TRUCK STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE TA ILGATE ON THE DUMP BED SWUNG OUTWARD AND STRUCK OUR EMPLOYEE. HE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE THEN STOOD UP AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE RIB AREA.
1989 · 2 incidents
October 25, 1989OH · Coalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
I NAME WAS CUTTING A 2 1/2" DIAMETER BARGE TOWLINE WITH A HACKSAW WHILE HOLDING THE ROPE IN ONE HAND AND CUTTING WITH THE OTHER HAND THE BLADE MOVED AND LACERATED HIS L INDEX FINGER STITCHES R EQUIRED
January 20, 1989OH · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
I.NAME WAS IN BACK OF TRUCK #6005 AND HE REACHED DOWN FOR A 5 GALLON CAN OF FUEL HE LIFTED AND TWISTED HOLDING THE FULL 5 GALLON FUEL CAN FELT SEVERE BACK PAIN LEG PAIN
WORKING ON LUBE9.LOOSENING BOLTS ON MOTOR AND REDUCER TO TIGHTEN DRIVE CHAIN AND BOLTS ON TOP OF UNIT WHICH WERE DIFFICULT TO REACH.HE USED A SLEDGEHAMMER ON WRENCH.FELT TINGLE IN SMALL OF BA CK.NO PAIN AT T3ME OF ACCIDENT BUT AS DAYS WENT BYPAIN IN BACK AND LEG DEVELOPED AND GOT WORSE.
February 2, 1987OH · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOTHER
HE WAS STANDING3ON A BARGE PREPARING TO LOAD THE BARGE WHEN WIND BLEW A FOREIGN PARTICLE INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.THE EMBEDDED PARTICLE WAS REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
January 27, 1987OH · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
I,NAME WAS UNTY3NG AND UNCABLING COAL BARGES. ROPES FROZE AND HE FELT A PULL IN BACK WHILE UNTYING. ABOUT 1-2 HRS. LATER HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN TO ACHE. BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE SPASMS.
I NAME BEGAN UNCOUPLING EMPTY BARGE THEY ARE GROUPED TOGETHER BY CABLE AND RATCHET FASTENER ASSEMBLY FOR LOADING THIS 1 IN CABLE WAS VERY TIGHT TIGHTER THAN USUAL SO HE USED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO FREE THE FASTENER ASSEMBLY WHEREUPON RATCHET FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE CAUSING SWELLING AND A FRACTURE
1983 · 2 incidents
September 20, 1983OH · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
EARL ARRIVED EARLY AND WAS GOING TO HIS JOB. CAR WAS APPROACHING RAILROAD CROSSING FROM THE WEST AND RAILROAD ENGINE WAS ON THE TRACKS HEADING SOUTH AND CAR DROVE INTO PATH OF TRAIN CAUSING IM PACT.
February 2, 1983OH · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SLIPPED ON WET STEEL DECK OF BARGE LOADED. FELL, TWISTED SELF TRYING TO CATCH SELF ON SIDE OF BARGE TWISTING BACK. KEVIN WAS MEASURING BARGES, IT WAS RAINING.
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