Mining Incidents

Rockton/Shaffer Mine Coal

Strishock LLC · Surface
Rockton, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 3601241

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2005–2007
Latest incident
Feb 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
102
citations
55
significant & substantial
$19,752
proposed penalties
$19,752
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q1 805 3 1 3726.7
2020 Q4 4,616 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 3,333 1 0 300.0
2020 Q2 3,962 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,962 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 7,001 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,080 5 1 822.4
2019 Q2 7,033 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

February 9, 2007 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Strishock LLC · Struck by falling object

While assisting the mechanics with a dozer engine the cross member slipped and fell on right hand breaking the ring finger.

January 11, 2007 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Strishock LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 992G loader ran into a Komatsu dozer being operated by another employee. He was jolted and instructed to be seen by a doctor. Following the appointment, he returned to work that afternoon.

2005 · 1 incident

October 10, 2005 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Strishock LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Battery of crusher caught on fire; employee lifted off cover of battery to aleviate fire when battery exploded causing battery acid to burn eyes and face; pieces of battery cut employee's face.