Mining Incidents

Rosebud #3 Armstrong Run Portal Coal

Rosebud Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Karns City, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608773

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Mar 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
65
citations
12
significant & substantial
$5,518
proposed penalties
$4,675
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
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 7,669 7 1 912.8
2001 Q2 8,696 14 2 1609.9
2001 Q1 7,940 9 0 1133.5
2000 Q4 7,562 6 1 793.4
2000 Q3 10,263 20 4 1948.7
2000 Q2 12,535 6 3 478.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2001 · 1 incident

March 27, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE WORKERS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS.

2000 · 9 incidents

October 23, 2000 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MAN WALKED BETWEEN 2 SCOOPS A COWORKER MOVED THE 1 SCOOP & PINCHED THE EE'S RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE MOVING ONE & THE SATIONARY ONE

September 14, 2000 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

THE FOREMAN WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP; HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF.

September 11, 2000 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH HIS KNEES FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. THE MAN WENT TO THE DR ON 8-30-00, AND WAS TOLD HIS KNEE WOULDN'T BE RIGHT UNTIL IT WAS OPERATED ON. HE WAS OPERATED ON 9-11-00.

September 6, 2000 PA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED A SUPPLY CAR; HE THEN TRIED TO GET BACK AROUND IT. WHEN HE WENT PAST THE CAR, THE SCOOP BUMPED A POST, KNOCKING IT DOWN; A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK AND NECK.

July 31, 2000 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS RIDING INTO MINE ON MANTRIP. WATER SPLASHED UP ONTO MANTRIP. THE MAN JERKED HIS BODY, SO NOT TO GET WET.

July 24, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN HAD SURGERY ON HIS NECK. WHILE WORKING ON THE PUMP, THE MAN WAS SPRAYED WITH WATER. HE JERKED HIS NECK & TORE OPEN HIS STITCHES ON HIS NECK. THE MAN RETURNED TO HIS DR. ON 8-25-00, WAS TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO WORK FOR AT LEAST 3 WEEKS.

June 19, 2000 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS OPERATED ON FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 6/19/00.

May 2, 2000 PA · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE WORKER WAS HELPING TO BUILD A CEMENT BLOCK WALL. HE WAS MIXING CEMENT. THE WORKER HAD A BAG OF CEMENT SLIP OUT OF HIS HANDS. THE BAG HIT THE MORTOR PAN, FLIPPING THE PAN END UP IN THE AIR, SPLASHING CEMENT IN HIS FACE, KNOCKING HIS GLASSES AND HARD HAT OFF.

April 25, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

THE MAN WAS RIDING INTO THE MINE ON THE MANTRIP. HE WAS SETTING UP-RIGHT TOO HIGH. THE MAN STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF ALONG #1 TRAVELWAY.