Mining Incidents

Clymer Prep Plant Coal

Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Clymer, Indiana County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607688

Clymer Prep Plant has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $604 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1991–2026
Latest incident
Jan 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
141
citations
40
significant & substantial
$17,178
proposed penalties
$15,965
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,213 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
108
inspections on record
2,971
inspection hours
4.7
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.
141 citations across 2,971 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Clymer Prep Plant has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $604 outstanding across 8 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$604
outstanding
141 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Clymer Prep Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.56 mg/m3 (92% compliant) across 688 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.
0.56
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.80
dust max (mg/m3)
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
688
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-16.
Silica (quartz)
1.0
silica avg (%)
25.0
silica max (%)
98
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-04-10.
Noise
3%
over PEL
196
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-04-27.
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
2025 Q4 5,949 5 0 840.5
2025 Q3 5,991 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 8,087 6 0 741.9
2025 Q1 7,375 2 0 271.2
2024 Q4 6,059 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,913 1 1 169.1
2024 Q2 5,844 3 0 513.3
2024 Q1 7,280 1 0 137.4
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,112 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,770 1 0 173.3
2023 Q2 5,741 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 6,706 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,587 2 0 358.0
2022 Q3 5,451 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,880 4 0 680.3
2022 Q1 6,389 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,788 6 0 1253.1
2021 Q3 5,278 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,017 7 1 1395.3
2021 Q1 5,490 1 0 182.1
2020 Q4 5,685 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,685 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,148 1 0 194.3
2020 Q1 6,034 4 1 662.9
2019 Q4 5,124 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,076 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,053 2 0 330.4
2019 Q1 6,635 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,663 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,230 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,987 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 7,778 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 10,383 1 0 96.3
2017 Q3 6,390 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,991 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 8,450 3 0 355.0
2016 Q4 6,033 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,918 3 0 1564.1
2016 Q2 926 1 0 1079.9
2016 Q1 2,973 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,571 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,973 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 7,989 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 8,148 4 1 490.9
2014 Q4 626 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,371 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 8,960 3 0 334.8
2014 Q1 9,831 1 1 101.7
2013 Q4 9,234 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 10,003 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 9,668 2 0 206.9
2013 Q1 8,576 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,580 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,711 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 8,206 10 1 1218.6
2012 Q1 9,225 7 0 758.8
2011 Q4 6,923 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,829 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,680 3 0 345.6
2011 Q1 8,884 2 0 225.1
2010 Q4 7,070 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,272 3 2 362.7
2010 Q2 9,197 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 8,140 2 1 245.7
2009 Q4 7,398 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,621 2 1 302.1
2009 Q2 6,805 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,499 1 1 117.7
2008 Q4 8,137 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,145 6 6 656.1
2008 Q2 7,694 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,428 2 1 269.3
2007 Q4 6,766 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,088 1 0 164.3
2007 Q2 6,873 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,762 1 1 128.8
2006 Q4 7,414 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,696 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,976 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,889 3 2 337.5
2005 Q4 8,480 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,156 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,392 1 0 119.2
2005 Q1 9,012 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,040 1 0 124.4
2004 Q3 8,456 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,307 1 1 120.4
2004 Q1 7,605 1 0 131.5
2003 Q4 4,623 1 0 216.3
2003 Q3 5,221 7 6 1340.7
2003 Q2 4,749 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,303 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,077 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,025 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,169 3 2 946.7
2002 Q1 3,714 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,107 7 5 1704.4
2001 Q3 7,639 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,834 2 1 226.4
2001 Q1 9,365 4 1 427.1
2000 Q4 9,072 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,497 2 2 444.7
2000 Q2 2,611 2 1 766.0
2000 Q1 778 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2026 · 1 incident

January 16, 2026 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to plant to start EE's shift and slipped on a patch of ice resulting in a fractured ankle.

2015 · 1 incident

July 29, 2015 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

Miners were loading garbage into a hoisting basket when a piece of guarding fell striking a man walking up the stairs on the back.

2013 · 1 incident

March 28, 2013 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Notified of Reportable Hearing Loss on this employee.

2010 · 2 incidents

March 13, 2010 PA · Coal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting belts on screen drive when his left ring finger got pinched between wrench and steel drive.

March 3, 2010 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

Standing in manbasket, basket suddenly swung to the left and jarred employee's back.

2006 · 1 incident

July 12, 2006 PA · Coal pumper MACHINERY
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using hand drill to purge a blocked line with water (overhead). Coal and water was running down on employee. Drill caught and slapped employee on the left check on his face causing laceration. Drill handle became wet and slipped.

2005 · 1 incident

February 4, 2005 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Instructed employees not to be carrying/lifting too heavy of loads when doing their jobs.

2004 · 5 incidents

November 15, 2004 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Employee walked down into a work area where an excavator was operating. The operator did not see employee, swung bucket around striking EE down onto the ground.

October 12, 2004 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Fall down stairs

While employee was decending down steps, while carrying water hose, hose caught at corner of railing pulling employee back enough to lose footing on stair treads. He fell onto right elbow on metal stair tread.

August 25, 2004 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AMFIRE Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While climbing up loader ladder, employee's feet slipped out from under him. He fell down 2 or 3 steps, his right arm caught on railing and the weight of his body pulled his right shoulder out.

January 30, 2004 PA · Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING ROUTINE BELT INSPECTION, BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A TOOL AND FELT SEVERE BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT LIFTING OR CARRYING ANY ADDITIONAL WEIGHT AT THE TIME THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

2003 · 1 incident

August 19, 2003 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mears Enterprise Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN. WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF THE SCREEN DECK, EE SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS HEAD & NECK ON AN OVERHANGING PIPE.

1999 · 1 incident

November 5, 1999 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mears Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine

THERE WAS OIL ON THE GROUND, EMPLOYEE GOT ON BOOTS, THEN SLIPPED WHEN CLIMBING ONTO LADDER OF LOADER. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED SLIPPED HITTING HEAD ON GROUND AND GOT LACERATION ON RIGHT LEG AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

1993 · 1 incident

December 9, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mears Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A SMALL GASOLINE PUMP WHEN HE TRIPPED TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

December 5, 1991 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mears Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIPE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER.WHILE CARRYING THE PIPE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ALLOWING THE PIPE TO LAND ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

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