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Powhatan Transportation Center: 61 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by ACNR Holdings, Inc
Powhatan Point, Belmont County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304381

Powhatan Transportation Center has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2002–2022
Latest incident
Jul 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
61
citations
10
significant & substantial
$7,966
proposed penalties
$7,966
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
58
inspections on record
1,429
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.
61 citations across 1,429 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Powhatan Transportation Center has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $431 in penalties contested before the Commission, $331 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-01-31.
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.
16.4%
significant & substantial
3.3%
high negligence or reckless
16.4%
reasonably likely or greater
14.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 45.9% low, 50.8% moderate, 3.3% 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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 50%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 25%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 25%
23%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$431 proposed, $331 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 2016-09-26.
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
LAKE 2016-0237 Settlement Miller 2016 $217 → $117
LAKE 2016-0483 Dismissal Lewis 2016 $114 → $114
LAKE 2015-0212 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Powhatan Transportation Center shows 100% of 117 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: 2022-05-31, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
117
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.
92 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 25 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR44
  • UTILITY MAN21
  • MECHANIC9

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2018-03-28, 8 years ago
1.4
silica avg (%)
1
samples
1.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
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: 2022-01-18, 4 years ago
4%
over PEL
56
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR10
  • UTILITY MAN9
  • BARGE ATTENDANT7
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% 5
2021 100% 10
2020 100% 10
2019 100% 8
2018 100% 10
2017 100% 10
2016 100% 6
2015 100% 10
2014 100% 7
2013 100% 7
2012 100% 3
2011 100% 3
2010 100% 11
2009 100% 1
2006 100% 3
2005 100% 3
2004 100% 1
2002 100% 2
2001 100% 2
2000 100% 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2022 0% 3
2021 0% 5
2020 0% 4
2019 0% 4
2018 0% 3
2017 0% 4
2015 0% 8
2013 14% 7
2012 0% 2
2010 0% 7
2009 0% 1
2006 0% 3
2004 0% 1
2000 25% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Powhatan Transportation Center recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2021.

Injury rate, 2021
ⓘ 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 3.35 and the all-US-mining average was 2.19 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, coal mining averaged 1.44 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
2021 * 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
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2015 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2014 * 2.69 2.69 0.000
2013 * 5.70 2.85 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. Ohio Valley Transloading Company 1996 to 2020
  2. Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc. 2020 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2022 10
2021 14
2020 15
2019 17
2018 19
2017 16
2016 19
2015 37
2014 33
2013 31
2012 30
2011 25
2010 22
2009 17
2008 14
2007 16
2006 23
2005 21
2004 20
2003 16
2002 9
2001 8
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Powhatan Transportation Center 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
2022 Q3 613 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,105 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 5,686 2 0 351.7
2021 Q4 5,177 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,608 1 0 178.3
2021 Q2 4,244 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,199 2 0 384.7
2020 Q4 4,975 0 0 0.0
Show 82 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q2 5,004 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 6,846 2 0 292.1
2019 Q4 6,528 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,738 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 7,037 5 0 710.5
2019 Q1 7,071 2 0 282.8
2018 Q4 7,671 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 7,496 4 0 533.6
2018 Q2 7,151 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 7,647 3 0 392.3
2017 Q4 7,409 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 7,492 2 0 267.0
2017 Q2 7,680 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 8,508 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 10,363 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 9,946 1 0 100.5
2016 Q2 10,805 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 14,868 1 0 67.3
2015 Q4 19,205 4 0 208.3
2015 Q3 16,426 1 0 60.9
2015 Q2 19,395 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 21,043 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 18,310 1 0 54.6
2014 Q3 18,828 1 0 53.1
2014 Q2 19,160 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 18,185 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 17,719 2 0 112.9
2013 Q3 18,020 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 17,296 2 1 115.6
2013 Q1 17,135 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 18,293 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 18,361 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 17,600 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 17,536 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 19,613 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 16,825 3 1 178.3
2011 Q2 14,874 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 15,213 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 15,122 1 0 66.1
2010 Q3 13,303 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 13,896 1 0 72.0
2010 Q1 13,885 1 1 72.0
2009 Q4 14,276 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9,061 3 1 331.1
2009 Q2 9,751 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,781 1 0 113.9
2008 Q4 8,162 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,810 9 3 1021.6
2008 Q2 8,990 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 9,359 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,366 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 9,258 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 10,698 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 10,770 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 14,725 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 14,796 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 14,724 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 14,990 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 17,238 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 15,776 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 11,012 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,389 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 9,060 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,891 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 10,011 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,287 1 0 137.2
2003 Q4 8,950 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 10,669 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 9,020 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,034 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,446 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,550 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,819 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,264 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,801 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,072 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,458 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,966 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,073 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,357 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,347 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,269 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2022 · 1 incident

July 30, 2022 OH · Coal security guard, watchman OTHER
Ohio Valley Coal Resources, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was performing security guard duties when a bug went into EE's right ear and bit EE. EE experienced tingling in EE's ear and had difficulty breathing. EE was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment and was later released.

2020 · 1 incident

March 2, 2020 OH · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Loading coal samples in truck, lifted sample weights of approximately 30-40 lbs, began to feel some lower back pain upon returning to vehicle and driving.

2014 · 1 incident

January 4, 2014 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Fall from machine

Employee was pre-oping and climbing off the #10 dozer D9L as his foot hit the track he fell fracturing a rib. The track had ice and mud on it.

2013 · 2 incidents

November 16, 2013 OH · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling coal spillage from around a conveyor belt and his wrist began to hurt.

June 8, 2013 OH · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working on a conveyor belt clamp the clamp slipped and struck his left index finger.

2012 · 1 incident

November 3, 2012 OH · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Fall from machine

Employee parked D9L dozer near old parts climbed done step and slipped landing on old parts.

2010 · 1 incident

May 5, 2010 OH · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand STRIKING OR BUMPING
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Struck against stationary object

The employee was adding oil to a tow boat when he stood up and struck his head on a steel beam. The employee felt a sharp pain in his neck.

2008 · 4 incidents

November 24, 2008 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was stepping up on a bulldozer. His left foot slipped off the dozer, pulled a muscle in his right leg.

January 31, 2008 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Removing jockey wires from MEM 362 empty. Tugging on wiring, got burning sensation in lower back.

2007 · 2 incidents

September 4, 2007 OH · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Struck against stationary object

The EE was walking down a set of stairs at the River Tunnel. His left foot slipped on some loose coal and it caused him to twist his right knee. (stain/sprain)

2003 · 1 incident

January 29, 2003 OH · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED EE WAS STEPPING FROM THE BOAT TO A LOADED BARGE, AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE SNOW COVERED DECK HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS RT. ANKLE.

2002 · 1 incident

June 9, 2002 OH · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ohio Valley Transloading Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE UNTIED STERN LINE FROM KAVEL ON STERN DECK OFHARBOR TUG BOAT. WHILE WALKING SIDEWAYS, CARRYING STERNLINE, HE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED OFF STERN DECK AND FELL AGAINST STERN SIDE GUARD RAIL. THE STERNDECK IS ELEVATED 2 FEET ABOVE TUG FLOOR.