HE WAS DROPPING AND GOT IN UNDER THE WHEELS. IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND WAS MUDDY AND SLICK.THE CORONER PRONOUNCED HIM DEAD AT THE SCENE.
Rob Fork Processing Coal
Rob Fork Processing has $153K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 62
- Years on record
- 1984–2022
- Latest incident
- Oct 2022
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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.Rob Fork Processing has $153K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 12 contested dockets.
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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.MSHA sampling at Rob Fork Processing shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.45 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 540 samples.
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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 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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,075 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 637 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,941 | 1 | 0 | 515.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,912 | 8 | 1 | 1157.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,642 | 1 | 0 | 150.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 7,321 | 18 | 3 | 2458.7 |
| 2023 Q3 | 7,556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 8,750 | 5 | 2 | 571.4 |
| 2023 Q1 | 9,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 7,924 | 8 | 2 | 1009.6 |
| 2022 Q3 | 8,555 | 1 | 0 | 116.9 |
| 2022 Q2 | 7,365 | 7 | 2 | 950.4 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4,951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,226 | 3 | 2 | 709.9 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,795 | 4 | 0 | 1054.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,874 | 6 | 1 | 2087.7 |
| 2021 Q1 | 620 | 1 | 0 | 1612.9 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,270 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 5,969 | 2 | 0 | 335.1 |
| 2020 Q2 | 8,835 | 2 | 0 | 226.4 |
| 2020 Q1 | 7,977 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 8,946 | 3 | 0 | 335.3 |
| 2019 Q3 | 10,076 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 10,849 | 3 | 1 | 276.5 |
| 2019 Q1 | 11,329 | 2 | 1 | 176.5 |
| 2018 Q4 | 10,835 | 1 | 0 | 92.3 |
| 2018 Q3 | 10,330 | 8 | 1 | 774.4 |
| 2018 Q2 | 8,423 | 10 | 0 | 1187.2 |
| 2018 Q1 | 7,211 | 32 | 26 | 4437.7 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,877 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 7,033 | 7 | 1 | 995.3 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,216 | 1 | 0 | 160.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,963 | 8 | 1 | 2700.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,751 | 3 | 0 | 1090.5 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,540 | 4 | 0 | 2597.4 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,819 | 3 | 1 | 1649.3 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,535 | 5 | 0 | 1414.4 |
| 2015 Q3 | 3,238 | 1 | 1 | 308.8 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,685 | 11 | 2 | 2347.9 |
| 2015 Q1 | 3,771 | 6 | 1 | 1591.1 |
| 2014 Q4 | 3,448 | 4 | 2 | 1160.1 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,240 | 6 | 0 | 2678.6 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 6,010 | 11 | 2 | 1830.3 |
| 2013 Q4 | 9,032 | 12 | 3 | 1328.6 |
| 2013 Q3 | 8,959 | 5 | 0 | 558.1 |
| 2013 Q2 | 9,538 | 7 | 2 | 733.9 |
| 2013 Q1 | 10,759 | 34 | 9 | 3160.1 |
| 2012 Q4 | 7,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 10,293 | 6 | 0 | 582.9 |
| 2012 Q2 | 10,050 | 2 | 0 | 199.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 13,625 | 15 | 5 | 1100.9 |
| 2011 Q4 | 17,702 | 1 | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2011 Q3 | 19,304 | 21 | 3 | 1087.9 |
| 2011 Q2 | 19,885 | 4 | 2 | 201.2 |
| 2011 Q1 | 20,755 | 21 | 6 | 1011.8 |
| 2010 Q4 | 18,291 | 6 | 2 | 328.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 18,661 | 25 | 7 | 1339.7 |
| 2010 Q2 | 15,335 | 1 | 0 | 65.2 |
| 2010 Q1 | 15,267 | 23 | 4 | 1506.5 |
| 2009 Q4 | 18,037 | 1 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2009 Q3 | 21,426 | 18 | 9 | 840.1 |
| 2009 Q2 | 43,497 | 7 | 3 | 160.9 |
| 2009 Q1 | 45,781 | 26 | 13 | 567.9 |
| 2008 Q4 | 48,518 | 14 | 4 | 288.6 |
| 2008 Q3 | 16,541 | 34 | 14 | 2055.5 |
| 2008 Q2 | 34,022 | 12 | 4 | 352.7 |
| 2008 Q1 | 34,009 | 10 | 6 | 294.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 36,472 | 17 | 9 | 466.1 |
| 2007 Q3 | 36,508 | 13 | 7 | 356.1 |
| 2007 Q2 | 34,511 | 1 | 0 | 29.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 34,465 | 18 | 11 | 522.3 |
| 2006 Q4 | 36,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 38,282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 41,846 | 6 | 3 | 143.4 |
| 2006 Q1 | 37,941 | 11 | 8 | 289.9 |
| 2005 Q4 | 36,424 | 7 | 5 | 192.2 |
| 2005 Q3 | 38,274 | 2 | 0 | 52.3 |
| 2005 Q2 | 37,492 | 9 | 4 | 240.1 |
| 2005 Q1 | 36,085 | 2 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2004 Q4 | 25,845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 25,735 | 5 | 2 | 194.3 |
| 2004 Q2 | 30,754 | 6 | 5 | 195.1 |
| 2004 Q1 | 28,965 | 1 | 1 | 34.5 |
| 2003 Q4 | 29,943 | 2 | 1 | 66.8 |
| 2003 Q3 | 31,487 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 31,103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 31,143 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 31,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 30,840 | 2 | 1 | 64.9 |
| 2002 Q2 | 30,168 | 1 | 1 | 33.1 |
| 2002 Q1 | 30,983 | 5 | 0 | 161.4 |
| 2001 Q4 | 25,494 | 2 | 0 | 78.4 |
| 2001 Q3 | 25,446 | 10 | 4 | 393.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 25,016 | 4 | 2 | 159.9 |
| 2001 Q1 | 25,068 | 3 | 1 | 119.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 23,804 | 34 | 16 | 1428.3 |
| 2000 Q3 | 26,185 | 7 | 1 | 267.3 |
| 2000 Q2 | 24,525 | 33 | 17 | 1345.6 |
| 2000 Q1 | 30,082 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
61 on file (excluding fatalities above)2022 · 1 incident
Employee was stepping up onto raw scales ramp and strained or sprained left knee. Employee worked up till 10/13/2022
2014 · 1 incident
Employee was moving a heater in the basement area of the plant. He lost his footing and fell on his left side straining his back. The area was dry and the heater had wheels for ease of movement. Employee worked until 12/5/14 at which time he became a Lost Time Accident.
2012 · 2 incidents
DRIVING, SAW A DOG TRIED TO DODGE IT, BUT WENT IN DITCH AND EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER PAIN
WALKED OUTSIDE GUARD SHACK STATED TURNED AND TRIPPED ON CONCRETE AND FELL HURT WRIST AND LEG
2011 · 2 incidents
While walking he tripped and fell dislocating his shoulder.
Employee was operating truck when he hit some potholes and began complaining with his back and numbness in his legs and feet.
2009 · 3 incidents
Employee was replacing a return roller when chain hook came loose and struck the top of his head requiring staples to close the wound.
Employee was installing new tires when the tire bar slipped and struck him on the right knee. Employee's first day missed was on 1/19/09.
Employee tightened new traction tires with ratchet on 1/15/09 and he states that his back started to bother him on the evening of 1/16/09. Employee reported this to the employer on 1/19/09 and sought treatment on that date. His first missed day of work was 1/19/09.
2008 · 3 incidents
Employee was working to insert auger screw back into barrel using a backhoe to insert screw when the key steel that lines the screw with the planetary gear started to come out. He used his finger to push the key steel back in and it got pinned between the collar of the screw and the top of the mast requiring a surgical procedure.
Was throwing a 4x6 rubber screen with metal edges out of a ras coal screen and when he flipped it over, it caught his finger requiring stitches.
Employee was helping install a 10" piece of pipe. The pipe slipped and when he reached for it he felt a pulling sensation in his left arm. He worked until 7/7/08. At this time he sought medical attention believing it to be a re-occurrence of a previous injury to the same arm. He was sent to specialists by workman's comp. and it was determined to be a new injury.
2007 · 5 incidents
EE stated that he felt a sharp pain in his groin when lifting a sample and twisting to load into a truck. He did not report the inury until 1/8/08. The company and the workers compensation carrier investigated and determined that the injury was compensible on 2/27/08.
Clean coal stock pile got hot and ignited into flames.
Employee was carrying 25 lb rock when he slipped and rock fell on hand injuring his right middle finger.
Employee was lifting pump out of sump hole to reposition, pump slipped off of chain hook causing him to pitch forward, he used his left arm to catch himself straining his left arm, his neck and his back. He is currently off work effective 8/27/07.
Miner was lifting starter in place for 773D Cat Hauler when he felt pain in groin area. Injury required surgery for hernia and he did not miss work until 3/16/07.
2006 · 2 incidents
Miner was walking to silo feeder to clean up spillage, tripped and got arm caught in top roller. It pulled his arm in and slammed his chest into an angle brace injuring his left arm, left elbow, left chest and left thumb. Employee was not taken off work by his physician until 12/12/06.
Strained back and neck assisting fellow employee lift rock out of Stamler. He did not miss any work until 11/20/06.
2005 · 4 incidents
He was using a hammer to knock a bolt out and a very small piece of the hammer came off and lodged in his hand. Had to have surgery later on to have the small piece of metal removed.
Control panel door came down and struck him on the head, when the door latch did not hold the door open.
Stepped on a piece of channel iron and twisted his knee.
Getting a security pass when a piece of rock or coal struck her in the head.
2004 · 3 incidents
STOCK PILE OF COAL BECAME HOT AND BEGAN BURNING.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A SPROCKET UP ON THE SHAFT OF THE SPEED REDUCER OF THE FEEDER, HE HIT IT SEVERAL TIMES, ABOUT THE 5TH TIME A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE SPROCKET STRIKING EE IN THE CHEST, HE WAS OVER 20'AWAY FROM THE SPROCKET.
PRYING ROCK OUT OF FLUME WITH BAR, HE TWISTED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 2/7.
2002 · 2 incidents
CHANGING CHAIN BOX ON CRUSHER, GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN BOX AND SHAFT ON CRUSHER LACERATION TO LEFT FINGER.
STOCK PILED COAL HEATED UP AND CREATED HOT SPOTSWITHIN THE STOCKPILE. STEAM & FUMES DEVELOPED.
2001 · 2 incidents
MOVING PIECE OF PIPE SLIPPED AND FELL ON LITTLE FINGER.
DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK BEFORE TRUCK TURNED OVER, AFTER INVESTIGATION TRUCK WAS FOUND IN THIRD GEAR WHEN IT NEEDED TO BE IN FIRST & LOW TO COME OFF HILL SLOWLY ENOUGHT WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO RIDE THE BRAKES.
2000 · 4 incidents
HE WAS TAKING CHAIN HOIST OFF FEEDING WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE.
REMOVING WATER PUMP FROM TRUCK, REMOVING BOLT FROM FAN BLADE, WRENCH SLIPPED WITH PRESSURE ON IT, SCRAPED OFF TOP OF THUMB ON LEFT HAND, POSSIBLY BRUISING.
WORKING ON PIPE FOR PUMP, MASHED HAND BETWEEN TWO PIPES. NO LOST TIME FROM WORK.
OPERATOR STATED THAT DOZER DROPPED OVER A HIGH PLACE IN PILE, CAUSING A JARRING EFFECT. HE DID NOT START TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK UNTIL 4/3/00. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4/12/00.
1999 · 6 incidents
CHANGING OIL IN MECHANIC TRUCK, STANDING IN RAIN ON THE FRONT TIRE WITH OIL ON SHOES. SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN FRONT BUMPER AND TIRE.
HOOKING UP SUPPORT FRAME, IT MOVED AND HE FELL LANDING ON BOTH FEET.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM DOZER, HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT WRIST.
WHILE TRAMMING LOADER UP HILL, ENGINE QUIT AND ROLLED BACK, EE JUMPED OUT APPROX. 7 1/2'.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING FLIGHTS OFF OF HOIST CABLE, WHILE PULLING FLIGHTS IN THE PLANT THE HOIST CABLE TWISTED, TWISTING HIS LEFT WRIST. DIDN'T MISS WORK UNTIL 5-20-99.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND JUMPED FROM TOP. OF LADDER, LANDING ON FEET.
1996 · 1 incident
PERSON WAS PULLING WIRE AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS AND HIS LEFT ARM WAS CUT ON THE UNDERSIDE ABOVE THE ELBOW BY A PIECE OF METAL ON THE GROUND.
1995 · 2 incidents
HE WAS LIFTING A BRAKER PLATE FOR ROTAR BRAKER IT HAD A BURR ON IT AND HE CUT HIS FINGER.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON BOTTOM FLOOR OF CRUSHER BUILDING WHEN AN EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP FLOOR DROPPED A HAMMER, STRIKING INJURED EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF THE HEAD. HE FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON CRUSHER STRUCTURE.
1994 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HLEPING TO INSTALL SKIRT RUBBER ON LO-1 BELT LINE WHILE USING A 4 LB. SHOP HMMER, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ARM.
EE STEPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WIPING THE WINDOWS ON THE CRANE & SLIPPED OFF THE BACK & HITTING HIS LEGS AGAINST A METAL BRACKET ON THE CRANE. HIS RIGHT LEG WAS BRUISED & SKINNED & 2 DAYS LATER INFECTION SET IN & UPON GOING TO THE HOSPITAL HE WAS ADMITTED.
HE STEPPED OFF DOZER & HIS RING FINGER CAUGHT ON THE DOOR OF THE DOZER & CUT FINGER & PULLED SKINBACK
HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO TOPNE A DOOR AND HTE BAR SLIPPED.
DROPPING RAILROAD CARS, AS HE WAS GETTING OFF CARS HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND CRILLED HIS ANKLE.
HE WAS LIFTING ACOUNTER WEIGHT ON A BELT WITH A CHAIN HOIST. THE CHAIN HOIST BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD JUST OVER HIS RIGHT EYE.
1993 · 1 incident
EE WAS TRYING TO PULL A PIECE OF 12IN PIPE ONTO A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON SO HE COULD GET A CHAIN AROUND IT
1991 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING TOUCH-UP PAINTING ON STEEL BEAM SLIPPED & FELL
1990 · 1 incident
VICTIM APPARENTLY GOT STEEL PARTICLE IN EYE WHILE WORKING UNDER JIG WASHIGN PLANT ASSEMBLY. VICTIM COMPLETED SHIFT WORKED 4 HRS NEXT SHIFT WENT TO DR WAS RELEASEWD TO RETURN TO WORK DID NOT RE TURN & WAS DISMISSED FINALLY ON 10/1/90.
1989 · 1 incident
INJURED BEEN CLEANING UP COAL SPILL THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE PROP PLANT USING A WHEEL BARROW AND SHOVEL. INJURED BENT OVER TO LIFT THE LOADED WHEEL BARROW AND FELT PAIN IN BACK AND COULD NOT S TRIGHTEN.
1987 · 4 incidents
PNEUMOCONIOSIS 5UNG.
INJURED WAS REM2VING HIMSELF FROM CAB OF PAN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AND FELL TO GROUND BELOW.APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET.
INJ AND CO WORK9R WERE ADJUSTING ROPES ON BELT COUNTERWEIGHT OF DECLINE BELT NEAR SILO, AFTER CLAMPS WERE LOOSENED ON ROPES THE INJ DIRECTED ENDLOADER OPERATOR TO R AISE COUNTERWEIGHT TO GAIN SLACK WHEN SUD8ENLY COUNTERWEIGHT MOVED TO SIDE OF BUCKET CAUSING INJ TO FALL APPROX 5 FT TO ENDLOADER BOOM JACKS AND THEN 8 MORE FEET TO BROUND BELWO
INJURED AND A C2-WORKER WERE STANDING ON BELT COUTERWEIGHT ADJUSTING THE ROPES. AFTER THE CLAMPS WERE LOOSENED ON THE ROPES, THE ENDLOADER OPERATOR WAS DIRECTED TO RAISE THE COUNTERWEIGHT TO INCREASE SLACK.3 THE COUNTERWEIGHT MOVED SUDDENLY TO THE SIDE OF THE BUCKET CAUSING INJURED TO FELL PAIN IN HIS BACK FROM THE VIBRATION.
1986 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS ATT9MPTING TO CLOSE A RAILROAD CAR DOOR.USING A PRY BAR.AS HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BAR,THE DOOR JUMPED OUT OF THE LATCH,JERKING INJURED,CAUSING HIM TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS BAC CK. 3
1984 · 2 incidents
INJURED AND CO-WORKERS WERE MIVING A CYCLONE OUT OF THE PLANT TO THE SCRAP BIN. CYCLONE WAS ON A DOLLY WITH A BAR LAYING ON TI TO KEEP IT FROM FOLLING OFF. WHEN THEY REACHED THE GROUND LEV EL, INJURED REACHED TO TAKE BAR OFF, THE CYCLONE FOLLED CAUSING THE BAR TO STRIKE INJURED\S SIDE.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE COVER ON FLOOR DRAIN WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN COVER AND FLOOR.
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