Pit #73 - Bellwood has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1993–2026
Latest incident
Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
19
citations
2
significant & substantial
$2,978
proposed penalties
$2,919
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $59 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.
Rate withheld: 486 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2013-10-17.
On record since 2013.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Pit #73 - Bellwood has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $190 in penalties contested before the Commission, $131 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-25.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 5% 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%
31%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$190 proposed, $131 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 2012-01-17.
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.
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: 2021-04-07, 5 years ago
9
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg9
Show the individual readings (9)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2021-04-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-04-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2017-09-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-09-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Pump, Slurry Mix Operator
2016-08-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-10-10
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2005-06-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2005-06-29
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
Area samples (mill and shop air)
Last sampled: 2014-09-25, 11 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Area sampled
2014-09-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
SF GENERAL
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
3
2024
3
2023
2
2022
4
2021
7
2020
5
2019
5
2018
8
2017
5
2016
3
2015
2
2014
2
2013
4
2012
6
2011
3
2010
3
2009
4
2008
4
2007
3
2006
4
2005
5
2004
4
2003
5
2002
4
2001
3
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Pit #73 - Bellwood sits in Butler County, Nebraska, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Butler County, Nebraska · Population 8,413
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$82,603
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
1,775
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
734
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
1,082
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
1,856
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,664
3
0
1802.9
2025 Q1
655
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
1,693
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
1,457
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,937
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,102
1
0
475.7
2023 Q4
1,455
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,374
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
1,473
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
1,092
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,242
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
508
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,829
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,645
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
3,810
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
4,284
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
3,487
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
4,061
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
2,543
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,648
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
3,029
1
0
330.1
2020 Q1
1,872
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
2,558
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
2,503
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
4,045
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1,803
1
0
554.6
2018 Q4
4,419
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
3,564
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
5,186
1
0
192.8
2018 Q1
3,561
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
4,117
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
2,172
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,256
1
0
443.3
2017 Q1
1,401
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,938
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,134
2
0
1763.7
2016 Q2
3,063
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
924
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,440
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,467
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,977
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
792
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,236
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,532
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,190
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
980
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,128
2
1
939.8
2013 Q3
2,213
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,101
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,914
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
444
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
2,942
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,633
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,861
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,076
1
1
481.7
2011 Q3
2,078
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,859
1
0
537.9
2011 Q1
999
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,780
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
1,133
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
1,742
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
692
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,488
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
2,326
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,020
1
0
331.1
2009 Q1
1,701
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,313
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
4,036
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,628
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
886
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,456
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,749
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,973
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
784
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,874
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,793
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,247
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,412
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,562
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,744
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,365
2
0
458.2
2005 Q1
2,032
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,164
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,416
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,832
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,626
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,204
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
5,074
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,498
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,749
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,875
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,612
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
3,392
2
0
589.6
2002 Q1
1,960
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,626
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,672
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
387
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
539
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,059
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,034
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,954
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
707
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2026 · 1 incident
June 9, 2026NE · Metal/Non-Metaldry screening plant operator, screen house operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
When using a chain binder to chain pipe to floats, the employee lost their balance and fell off the pontoon, landing on the ground. When falling they knocked the cheater pipe off the float they were using to tighten the binder, causing it to fall and strike the employee, causing a laceration to the forehead.
2012 · 1 incident
November 28, 2012NE · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stepped off the lowboy trailer and when his feet met the ground he had "discomfort" in his lower back.
2006 · 1 incident
August 25, 2006NE · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was helping move a heat exchanger from the work boat to the dredge to be installed, when he felt a strain in his abdomen. Went to the doctor on 9-14-06 & will need hernia surgery. Not lost time yet.
2005 · 1 incident
April 19, 2005NE · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The employee was moving a container of welding rod to the back of the truck, the container slipped, cutting his rt. index finger, that required sutures. No restrictions.
2001 · 1 incident
August 29, 2001NE · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET AN EMPTY FUEL TANK ON A LOWBOY TRAILER WITH A PETTIBONE CRANE. TANK WAS BEING SET BETWEEN TWO TUBES ON THE LOWBOY TRAILER. THE WIND SHIFTED THE TANK CAUSING A TUBE THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TO GUIDE THE TANK INTO PLACE TO FALL. THIS STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES FINGERS CAUSING THE CONTUSIONS & LACERATIONS NEEDING STITCHES. NO LOST TIME, SOME RESTRICTED WORK
EMP WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING A RADIAL STACKING CONVEYOR. EMP HAD TO RELOCATE A CHAIN USED TO LIFTSTACKER WITH FRONT END LOADER. ANOTHER EMP SIGNALED LOADER OPERATOR TO RAISE BUCKET. CHAIN STRUC K LEFT INDEX FINGER.
1993 · 1 incident
September 8, 1993NE · Metal/Non-Metalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE PIPELINE REMOVING BOLTS WITH A WRENCH WHEN HE EXPEREINCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS INFORMED HE COULD HAVE A POSSIBLE HERNIA .
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