Black Belt Mining Inc: 155 MSHA citations operator
MSHA operator ID: 0076083
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Mines on record
- 0
- Years on record
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
155
citations
43
significant & substantial
$30,411
proposed penalties
$20,994
paid to date
69% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,417 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
32
inspections on record
1,068
inspection hours
14.5
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.155 citations across 1,068 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$30K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
155 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $15K in penalties contested before the Commission, $9K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-08-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.27.7%
significant & substantial
6.5%
high negligence or reckless
27.7%
reasonably likely or greater
11.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.5% low, 78.1% moderate, 5.2% high, 1.3% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2008-11-21, 17 years ago
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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.96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
80
samples
2.52
dust max (mg/m3)
38 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 42 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR41
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR5
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2008-10-22, 17 years ago8.9
silica avg (%)
6
samples
16.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
Noise
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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: 2008-09-15, 17 years ago
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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.9%
over PEL
11
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
- ELECTRICIAN2
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
22
citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
- Settled 21 · 95%
- Stood as issued 1 · 5%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
40%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$15K proposed, $9K 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 2009-06-04. Vacated and withdrawn citations are removed from the file this view attributes through, so that outcome is slightly undercounted here.
Contested penalties
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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 operator contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA 2009-135 | Settlement | Weisberger | 2011 | $12K → $6K |
| VA 2009-309 | Default | Lesnick | 2011 | $2K → $2K |
| VA 2009-136 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2010 | $1K → $1K |
| VA 2009-180 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2009 | $200 → $160 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents associated with this operator.
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Where Black Belt Mining Inc stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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