Mining Incidents

Bergholz 7 Coal

Rosebud Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Bergholz, Jefferson County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304565

Bergholz 7 has $213K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 41 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
49
Years on record
2006–2017
Latest incident
Jan 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
694
citations
177
significant & substantial
$213,415
proposed penalties
$178,827
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $34,588 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
140
inspections on record
9,505
inspection hours
7.3
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.
694 citations across 9,505 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bergholz 7 has $213K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 41 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$213K
proposed penalties
$179K
current assessed
$179K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
685 assessments are final orders; 41 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-11-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Bergholz 7 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.79 mg/m3 (86% compliant) across 580 samples.

Health sampling
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
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.
0.79
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.87
dust max (mg/m3)
86%
within 1.5 mg/m3
580
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-11-05.
Silica (quartz)
3.2
silica avg (%)
6.7
silica max (%)
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-12-20.
Noise
6%
over PEL
100
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-11-05.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 1,821 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,407 1 0 415.5
2018 Q3 1,544 2 0 1295.3
2018 Q2 234 1 0 4273.5
2018 Q1 658 2 0 3039.5
2017 Q4 830 1 0 1204.8
2017 Q3 1,793 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,624 3 0 1847.3
Show 45 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 1,102 2 0 1814.9
2016 Q4 7,274 4 0 549.9
2016 Q3 6,378 5 0 783.9
2016 Q2 3,380 2 0 591.7
2016 Q1 6,138 6 0 977.5
2015 Q4 15,591 5 0 320.7
2015 Q3 12,105 9 0 743.5
2015 Q2 11,608 16 3 1378.4
2015 Q1 10,582 11 3 1039.5
2014 Q4 17,237 8 2 464.1
2014 Q3 17,530 10 1 570.5
2014 Q2 21,796 8 3 367.0
2014 Q1 20,955 19 4 906.7
2013 Q4 19,310 4 1 207.1
2013 Q3 19,438 17 5 874.6
2013 Q2 17,757 10 1 563.2
2013 Q1 14,933 16 2 1071.5
2012 Q4 16,022 14 6 873.8
2012 Q3 17,681 15 4 848.4
2012 Q2 16,751 5 0 298.5
2012 Q1 19,170 10 1 521.6
2011 Q4 17,097 11 3 643.4
2011 Q3 27,743 24 5 865.1
2011 Q2 27,564 16 0 580.5
2011 Q1 28,097 32 12 1138.9
2010 Q4 27,891 35 15 1254.9
2010 Q3 26,463 44 15 1662.7
2010 Q2 15,948 23 9 1442.2
2010 Q1 35,528 33 10 928.8
2009 Q4 31,770 18 6 566.6
2009 Q3 34,130 65 17 1904.5
2009 Q2 51,475 16 2 310.8
2009 Q1 46,824 31 6 662.1
2008 Q4 44,563 16 5 359.0
2008 Q3 40,451 72 24 1779.9
2008 Q2 41,287 7 2 169.5
2008 Q1 34,933 6 0 171.8
2007 Q4 24,925 5 2 200.6
2007 Q3 20,415 4 1 195.9
2007 Q2 27,300 4 0 146.5
2007 Q1 29,017 6 2 206.8
2006 Q4 21,327 5 1 234.4
2006 Q3 19,181 11 4 573.5
2006 Q2 3,039 4 0 1316.2
2006 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

49 on file

2017 · 1 incident

January 6, 2017 OH · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A worker was helping put tin on the roof of a new shed that was being built on the surface near a new fan location that was enclosing some electrical enclosures. EE went to pick up on the cables that were coming out the mast to slide a piece of roof tin under them and felt a tear and heard a pop sound in right arm. EE tore the ligament that attaches the bicep to the elbow.

2014 · 6 incidents

October 21, 2014 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOBILE OPERATOR TURNING INTO A 3 TO 2 AND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN MOBILE AND RIB

October 12, 2014 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in the #3,#2,#1 entry at 40 x-cut of the A-butt section. Roof fall was above anchorage and blocking our secondary escape way.

July 15, 2014 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

Was tramming mobile when his shoulder popped.

May 7, 2014 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Crawling back to move up bolter and twisted left knee.

February 18, 2014 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee was putting supplies on his bolter, when he turned he felt a sharp pain in his knee

2013 · 2 incidents

January 11, 2013 OH · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was dumping duster out of scoop bucket and had his hand on scoop kitchen and went to swing scoop and smashed his finger between stop and scoop frame.

2012 · 3 incidents

August 21, 2012 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Backing scoop and caught left hand between stop and kitchen. Smashed little finger and ring finger.

May 23, 2012 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was driving a pin on a piece of equipment and struck left hand hurting pinkie finger.

March 16, 2012 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

Miner was cleaning a gob out on outside screen with a rock bar when a rock fell striking the back of his left hand.

2011 · 5 incidents

December 7, 2011 OH · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

#1 entry on #1 belt between #14 and #15 cross cut on the left inby rib. 30' long x 8' wide x 3' high. 1 bolt was broke off, approx. 8 bolts exposed and 1 bolt out. The bolts are 42" fully grouted.

August 9, 2011 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall on old works on 5A belt. It was at 14brk in the #1 entry. It was approx. 30' long approx. 6' high and approx. 20' wide. this is a continuation of a prior fall.

March 7, 2011 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall approx. 40' inby the highwall face of the #3 beltline entry. It's approx. 20' wide 50' long and unknown height.

2010 · 7 incidents

October 27, 2010 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

a roof fall was discovered around 14 break on 7 belt approx 6' high 60' long in #2-#1 intersection over into #1 entry.

March 17, 2010 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A 30' x 25, x 4' thick roof fall occurred in the mains at break 18 in the #5 intake entry. The fall will not be cleaned up. The area was breakered and additional cribs set in area.

January 21, 2010 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE was drilling a hole for the inside bolt, a piece of draw rock approximately 7' x 1' x 0" to 2" thick fell from the roof striking the injured on the head. The accident occured in the 3 left section in the No. 3 entry crosscut left.

January 12, 2010 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was bolting roof in 4 Right at break no. 35. Top rock fell and struck him on head and left shoulder.

2009 · 7 incidents

November 25, 2009 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE was riding mantrip out of the mine, he observed a piece of slate falling from roof. When moved to dodge the falling rock, his leg went out of mantrip and hit the bottom, breaking his leg.

July 27, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

The roof fell in the 2 Left Submains at break #25 in the #4 Entry. The fall is 20 ft. wide by 100 ft. long to the left and right of the intersection.

May 26, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall occured in a crosscut of a clay vein fault area intersections where cable bolted. The fall occured in a worked out section of the mine where no work is being done.

March 30, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred at #14 cross-cut, roadway entry of the South Mains. The intersection fell 42 inches high, 20 feet wide and 20 feet long.

2008 · 8 incidents

December 11, 2008 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was bolting roof when a rock fell hitting his hand on the control lever. Lacerated right ring finger.

November 26, 2008 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was changing drill steel. The up lever for the pod was activated instead of the down, pinching and cutting his left index finger.

June 24, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A 20' x 60' x 4' to 5' thick roof fall, pulling roof bolts, occurred at breaks 85, 86 and 87 at the No. 1 and No. 2 entries of the South Mains.

April 14, 2008 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded

Employee's knees became irritated from crawling.

2007 · 7 incidents

August 21, 2007 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall at break 53 of 1 left submain in No. 5 intake airway entry. Fell approximately 20' x 30' x 10'-12' thick. Intersection had a clay vein in middle.

August 9, 2007 OH · Coal INUNDATION
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

Miner cut into unmapped workings of an abandoned mine in the No. 2 crosscut right of the 9 Left Panel. Water flowed into the active workings and the miners immediately evacuated to the surface. Water pooled outby in No. 5 entry approximately 8" deep between No. 32 and No. 46 crosscuts. Flow from old mine has stabilized at approximately 15 GPM.

May 16, 2007 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was moving debris with drill pot, finger was pinched between feed jack and drill pot arm.

February 23, 2007 OH · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was tramming a scoop under a low hanging cable. He lifted the cable with his left arm while tramming under cable. When he was completely under the cable vertically, it shoved his elbow down into the deck putting pressure on his arm.

February 7, 2007 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was operating roof bolter when a hydraulic hose blew, spraying oil in his face (medical only).

January 10, 2007 OH · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE was operating continuous miner when a piece of rock fell from the roof, pinning him against the control levers of the miner.

2006 · 3 incidents

October 23, 2006 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had his right hand on the drill pot while swinging the boom and accidently hit boom lift lever.

September 28, 2006 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling belt, slipped and all his weight went on his left wrist.

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