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J Clifford Forrest III controller

MSHA controller ID: C07485

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Fatalities
6
Total incidents
1901
Mines on record
64
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18,196
citations
4,039
significant & substantial
$7,762,479
proposed penalties
$5,538,555
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,223,924 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8,382
inspections on record
472,777
inspection hours
3.8
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.
18,196 citations across 472,777 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$7.8M
proposed penalties
$5.6M
current assessed
$5.5M
paid to date
$35K
outstanding
17,802 assessments are final orders; 1,802 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2026
28
2025
51
2024
53
2023
57
2022
72
2021
68 (1f)
2020
42
2019
64
2018
53 (1f)
2017
58
2016
30
2015
72 (1f)
2014
102
2013
101
2012
126
2011
23

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

6 recorded
May 14, 2021 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

A continuous miner operator was mining in the number one entry when employee was struck by a rock in by permanent roof supports. This resulted in a fatality.

September 11, 2018 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The CM had backed out of the number one entry and began tramming to the number two entry when ee noticed the front MBC on the attached system did not pull ahead. At that time, the victim was found at the MBC suffering from crushing injuries. This resulted in a fatality.

February 20, 2015 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

On February 20, 2015, a fatal accident occurred in the #2 slope entry of the A Mains, MMU 001. The roof bolter operator received crushing injuries during the bolting process.

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