Rosebud Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Individual was getting hose from shelf and slipped backwards and put a hand out to catch themselves and broke their wrist.
CROOKED CREEK PREP PLANT: 34 MSHA citations Coal
Rosebud Mining Company
· Facility
Controlled by
J Clifford Forrest III
Shelocta,
Indiana County,
PA
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3610219
CROOKED CREEK PREP PLANT has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2019–2022
- Latest incident
- Jun 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
34
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,189
proposed penalties
$5,189
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
51
inspections on record
1,214
inspection hours
2.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.34 citations across 1,214 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CROOKED CREEK PREP PLANT has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $328 in penalties contested before the Commission, $328 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.18.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
18.2%
reasonably likely or greater
24.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 54.5% low, 45.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$328 proposed, $328 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2021-04-11.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN 2021-0068 | Settlement | Young | 2021 | $328 → $328 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at CROOKED CREEK PREP PLANT shows 100% of 101 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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.
Last sampled: 2026-06-02
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
101
samples
0.27
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.70 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 31 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR46
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER26
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR14
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2020-05-11, 6 years ago2.5
silica avg (%)
1
samples
2.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2026-05-11
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.0%
over PEL
49
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER18
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR10
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR10
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100% | 12 |
| 2025 | 100% | 14 |
| 2024 | 100% | 8 |
| 2023 | 100% | 19 |
| 2022 | 100% | 8 |
| 2021 | 100% | 17 |
| 2020 | 100% | 12 |
| 2019 | 100% | 7 |
| 2018 | 100% | 3 |
| 2017 | 100% | 1 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0% | 10 |
| 2025 | 0% | 10 |
| 2023 | 0% | 10 |
| 2021 | 0% | 9 |
| 2020 | 0% | 8 |
| 2019 | 0% | 1 |
| 2018 | 0% | 1 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
CROOKED CREEK PREP PLANT recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 2.63 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2024 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2023 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2022 * | 7.47 | 7.47 | 0.000 |
| 2021 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Rosebud Mining Company 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CROOKED CREEK PREP PLANT sits in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Indiana County, Pennsylvania · Population 83,213
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,739
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 Q1 | 8,018 | 2 | 0 | 249.4 |
| 2025 Q4 | 7,567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 7,981 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 8,087 | 2 | 0 | 247.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 8,087 | 2 | 0 | 247.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 7,919 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 8,034 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 8,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 7,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 7,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 7,301 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 7,433 | 2 | 0 | 269.1 |
| 2023 Q1 | 7,851 | 1 | 0 | 127.4 |
| 2022 Q4 | 6,265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 7,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 6,599 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 6,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 6,055 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 6,134 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 6,759 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 5,988 | 6 | 2 | 1002.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 6,359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 7,293 | 1 | 0 | 137.1 |
| 2020 Q1 | 6,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 4,513 | 1 | 0 | 221.6 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,765 | 3 | 1 | 629.6 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,775 | 1 | 1 | 264.9 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,977 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 540 | 8 | 2 | 14814.8 |
| 2018 Q2 | 483 | 1 | 0 | 2070.4 |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2022 · 1 incident
2019 · 3 incidents
November 6, 2019
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was descending in a man basket when the hose of a torch they were using caught on conveyor structure causing the torch to strike the individual in the face resulting in stitches.
September 23, 2019
PA · Coal
utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Rosebud Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
The individuals were on top of the water silo cutting a hole into the top of the tank to install a different water source. An ignition occurred inside the tank resulting in burns to the individuals.
September 23, 2019
PA · Coal
utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Rosebud Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
The individuals were on top of the water silo cutting a hole into the top of the tank to install a different water source. An ignition occurred inside the tank resulting in burns to the individuals.