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Stitt Mine Coal

Rosebud Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Kittanning, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608886

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
104
citations
37
significant & substantial
$9,723
proposed penalties
$9,237
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
2006 Q3 2,047 12 2 5862.2
2006 Q2 8,469 5 0 590.4
2006 Q1 10,446 9 3 861.6
2005 Q4 9,173 4 2 436.1
2005 Q3 8,817 5 2 567.1
2005 Q2 8,500 4 0 470.6
2005 Q1 9,070 10 4 1102.5
2004 Q4 8,656 7 1 808.7
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

2006 · 2 incidents

May 25, 2006 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing rock from mobile bridge coal chain. The rock slipped and cut and crushed the employee's little finger on his left hand.

March 6, 2006 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

The roof fall occurred in the 1st south cast butt room #40 righside in second x cut from # 5 entry fall was approximately 30' long 20' wide and 4' to 5' high area was bolted with 4 & 3 bolts there was a gray slick & sided clay stone streak at top of roof fall.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 23, 2005 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INJURED HIS BACK MOVING A WATER PUMP

March 17, 2005 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING LOW BELT STRUCTURE ON SIGHTS. STRAINED BACK; PHYSICIAN GAVE EMPLOYEE PRESCRIPTION.

2004 · 1 incident

November 15, 2004 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A RATCHET & SOCKET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH, CUTTING HIS LIP.

2003 · 1 incident

2002 · 2 incidents

October 30, 2002 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE USING A 24" STARTER STEEL WHEN THE (BIT/STEEL) CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND CAUSED INJURY/ACCIDENT.

March 27, 2002 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PUSHING A BELT STARTER BOX INTO PLACE BY HAND.

2001 · 2 incidents

December 21, 2001 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SLOPE ROAD AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON PATCH OF ICE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL JAN 2, 2002.

September 28, 2001 PA · Coal MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

#1 ENTRY OF MINE CUT THROUGH INTO 32" AUGER HOLEON LEFT RIB. AUGER HOLE WORK NUT PROPERLY PLOTTED ON MINE MAP. HOLE CONTAINED WATER, WHICH HAD TO BE PUMPED.