Mining Incidents

River Loading Dock: 6 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Michael Puskarich
Bellaire, Belmont County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3302331

River Loading Dock has $407 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
6
citations
2
significant & substantial
$407
proposed penalties
$407
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
27
inspections on record
333
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: 333 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

River Loading Dock has $407 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$407
proposed penalties
$407
current assessed
$407
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-18.
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.
33.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 83.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at River Loading Dock shows 93% of 71 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: 2007-02-16, 19 years ago
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
71
samples
2.60
dust max (mg/m3)
30 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 41 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH51
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER10
  • TIPPLE OPERATOR10

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2006-05-09, 20 years ago
1.0
silica avg (%)
7
samples
1.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH7

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: 2006-10-18, 19 years ago
15%
over PEL
20
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER8
  • TIPPLE OPERATOR8
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH3
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
2007 100% 1
2006 93% 14
2005 88% 8
2004 93% 15
2003 100% 8
2002 100% 9
2001 88% 16
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2006 1.9 1
2005 0.7 1
2004 0.7 1
2003 0.9 1
2002 1.1 1
2001 0.8 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2006 33% 3
2005 20% 5
2004 25% 4
2002 0% 4
2001 0% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Cravat Coal Company Inc 1972 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2007 4
2006 6
2005 6
2004 6
2003 5
2002 6
2001 6
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

River Loading 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
2007 Q2 327 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,142 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,554 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,059 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,217 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,422 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,141 1 1 241.5
2005 Q3 4,929 0 0 0.0
Show 22 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2 4,594 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,085 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,625 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,192 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,068 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,285 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,220 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,052 1 0 327.7
2003 Q2 2,922 1 1 342.2
2003 Q1 2,348 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,503 1 0 285.5
2002 Q3 3,342 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,557 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,682 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,718 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,961 1 0 252.5
2001 Q2 4,137 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,078 1 0 324.9
2000 Q4 1,464 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 448 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 448 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

August 11, 2006 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from ladders

Employee was repairing a cable on the coal chute at the river docks when then ladder slipped causing the employee to fall on his left foot.

May 23, 2006 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting another employee put a grate over a coal bin when the grate slipped and struck his left foot and toes. Employee was wearing steel toed shoes.

2004 · 1 incident

January 30, 2004 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING UP COAL SPILLAGE IN THE CRUSHER AREA, WHEN AN OVERHEAD LIGHT FELL & STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.