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Rosebud No 2: 27 MSHA citations Coal

Rosebud Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Parker, Armstrong County, PA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608410

Rosebud No 2 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
1996–2000
Latest incident
May 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
27
citations
10
significant & substantial
$9,004
proposed penalties
$6,743
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,261 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Rosebud Mining Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
403
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 403 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rosebud No 2 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-05-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
37.0%
significant & substantial
7.4%
high negligence or reckless
44.4%
reasonably likely or greater
7.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 25.9% low, 66.7% moderate, 7.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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
PENN20010155 Settlement Weisberger 2002 $4K → $2K
PENN20010093 Settlement Weisberger 2002 $3K → $2K
PENN20000162 Prevail Weisberger 2001 $552 → $499
PENN20010007 Settlement Weisberger 2001 $483 → $354
PENN20010036 Settlement Weisberger 2001 $483 → $354
PENN20000067 Settlement Barbour 2000 $448 → $262
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Rosebud No 2 shows 96% of 53 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2000-10-16, 25 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
53
samples
1.82
dust max (mg/m3)
28 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 25 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR30
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)10
  • MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR5

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-10-20, 25 years ago
1.5
silica avg (%)
4
samples
2.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ 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: 2000-04-13, 26 years ago
27%
over PEL
11
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)6
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Rosebud No 2 recorded 27.50 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.

Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ 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.
27.50
total case rate
18.34
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 8.49 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.
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
  1. Rosebud Mining Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 9 179,413
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Rosebud No 2 sits in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania · Population 65,069
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$64,295
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2000 Q4 2,143 9 2 4199.7
2000 Q3 6,238 9 5 1442.8
2000 Q2 6,433 4 3 621.8
2000 Q1 7,002 4 0 571.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

31 on file

2000 · 3 incidents

May 9, 2000 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS. HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF. HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE DRILL STEEL, TWISTING HIS HAND AND FINGERS AROUND THE STEEL.

May 1, 2000 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN INJURED HIS LOWER BACK ON 4-3-00, REMOVING THE TAIL FROM A JOY MINER. THE MAN WAS INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS ON 5-1-2000 WHEN HE HAD MUSCLE SPASMS OF HIS LOWER BACK.

April 3, 2000 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

MAN WAS USING A PRY BAR TO HELP REMOVE THE TAIL FROM THE MINOR. WHILE LIFTING ON THE PRY BAR THE MAN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.

1999 · 5 incidents

September 10, 1999 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

THE WORKER WAS ROLLING CONVEYOR BELTING BY HIMSELF.

July 16, 1999 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN HAS EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN FOR APPROX. ONE MONTH. THE PAIN HAS BECOME MORE INTENSE, THERE FORE THE MAN SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE MAN DOE NOT KNOW OF ANY ACCIDENT THAT MAY HAVE CAUSE D HIS LWOER BACK PAIN.

March 31, 1999 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS UNLOADING A MOTOR OFF OF BACK OF MANTRIP SLIPPED OFF ON FOOT AND ANKLE.

March 16, 1999 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

THE MAN WAS PRYING DOWN SOME LOOSE ROCK FROM THE ROOF. A PIECE CAME DOWN, HIT THE GROUND AND BOUNCED, LANDING ON THE MANS ANKLE.

March 8, 1999 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

THE MAN AND HIS HELPER WERE HANGING UP A FOUR INCH WATER LINE TO THE ROOFL THE BRACKET HOLDING THE LINE BROKE, AND THE WATER LINE FELL, STRIKING THE FOREMAN ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

1998 · 8 incidents

June 15, 1998 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING BOLT A ROOF FALL AREA IN THE HIGH WHEN THE DRILL STEEL STARTED WHIPPING AROUND. THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE STEEL AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT THUMB.

June 13, 1998 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN BELT ENTRY OF 1ST WEST BUTT, 2 XCUTS INBY STA. 18+60. ROOF FALL 30'LONG 25 WIDE 51/2 HIGH. ROOF FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND BOLTED CRIBBING SET IN X CUTS THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS, ROOF SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FAILURE BE FORE FALL

March 23, 1998 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

CAVE 2 X CUTS INBY STATION 7&66 IN 2ND SOUTHWEST MAINS AT THE FACE OF MAINS ROOF FELL FROM 2-3 APPROX. 6' HIGH 45'LONG. THIS AREA HAD A CLAY VEIN IN IT AND WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN AND 6' HYTE CK BOLTS. THE AREA WAS ALSO TIMBERED OFF. CAVE TIMBERED OFF AND ABANDONED.

March 6, 1998 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE FOREMAN MOVED THE ROOFBOLTER AS THE WORKER CRAWLED BESIDE THE MACHINE. THE WORKER'S LEGS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE FLOOR & THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOFBOLTER.

February 18, 1998 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A HYDRALIC HOSE ON THE ROOF BOLTER RUPTURED AND HOT HYDRALIC OIL SPRAYED THE MAN IN THE FACE, KNOCKING OFF HIS HARD HAT AND EYE PROTECTION.

February 11, 1998 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

THE MAN WAS WALKING IN A VERY LOW COAL SEAM. HE HIT HIS BACK ON A ROOF BOLT.

January 21, 1998 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MAN WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF ROCK FROM ON TOP OF THE MINER. WHILE SLIDDING THE ROCK OFF THE BACK OF THE ROCK FLIPPED UP PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK & THE ROOF.

January 10, 1998 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by flying object

THE MAN WAS USING A HAND GRINDER TO CLEAN RUST OFF OF A I BEAM. A PIECE OF DIRT OR RUST FLEW IN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES, INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

1997 · 10 incidents

November 14, 1997 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SMASHED LEFT HAND, GLOVE CAUGHT BOLT WHILE SPINNING THE BOLTS TO SET THE RESIN.

November 13, 1997 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE MAN HAS SEVERE CARPAL TUNNEL IN BOTH HANDS.

October 16, 1997 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING AROUND BOLTER AND HIT UNDER KNEE CAP ON PANIC BAR OF BOLTING MACHINE.

September 23, 1997 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS BUILDING A WOODED BRIDGE INTHE MIN HE HIT HIS THUMB WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL HIS THUMB BECAME INFECTED.HE WENT TO THE DR ON 10/6/97

September 23, 1997 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX 11' HIGH, 20' WIDE, 25' LONG IN 1ST WEST BUTT #3 HDG AT #5ROOM, COVERING BATTERIES ON S& S SCOOP AND OUTBY MOBILE BRDG CONVEYOR. THIS AREA DURING DEVELOPMENT SHOWED SIGNS OF B AD ROOF AND WAS SPOT BOLTED WITH 5' AND 6' RESIN BOLTS. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A CLAY VEIN AT 18" TO 5 1/2 '.

July 28, 1997 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MAN WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER FROM THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. THE MACHINE HIT A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY. THE MAN'S HAND SWUNG OUTSIDE THE COMPARTMENT. THE FRONT OF THE ROOF BOLTER ALSO RAI SED UP ON THE ROCK. HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEENTHE GROUND AND THE BOTTOM OF THE ROOF BOLTER.

June 2, 1997 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS.

April 16, 1997 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE INSTALLING A BELT HANGER 0N THE RO0F, EE GOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE AUGER. LEFT HAND WAS PULLED INTO AUGER. RESULTING IN PAIN OF FINGERS

February 13, 1997 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Fall from machine

WHILE MOVING A MAN CARRIER, THE CAR HIT A HOLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN. THE KNOB ON THE WHEEL STRUCK EE CAUSING CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND

1996 · 5 incidents

November 9, 1996 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL IN #14 ROOM RT 1SW BUTT 5TH XCUT AND FACE, FALL DUE TO SOFT ROCK WITH VERTICAL CRACKS FALL IS 40' LONG THE WIDTH OF ENTRY EXTENDING 15' INTO LEFT AND RIGHT XCUTS.

November 8, 1996 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

COAL RIDER SEAM THAT RODE IN FROM A STEEP ANGLE WHICH CREATED A WEAK POINT IN STRATA WHICH DID HAVE CRIB SET ALONGSIDE BROKE OFF & FELL ALONGSIDE CRIB. FALL IS 20' TO 5' WIDE--40' LONG--6' TO 3' HIGH.

November 4, 1996 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL IN 1SWBUTT #11 ROOM RIGHT INTERSECTION OF 7TH CROSSCUT APPROX. 50' TO FACE & 16' INTO 11/12ROOM CROSSCU;T TO LEFT. FALL IS 3' TO 7' HIGH.

October 9, 1996 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL IN 15W BUTT SECTION #4 & 5 ROOMS RIGHT. CLAY VEIN WITH SLIP SIDES FELL IN 6TH X-CUT EXTENDING INTO #4 ROOM. IT IS 2' TO 20' WIDE AND 30' LONG AND 4' TO 6' HIGH.