Mining Incidents

LOWRY MINE Coal

ROSEBUD MINING COMPANY · Underground
Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Lucerne, Indiana County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609287

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
2008–2025
Latest incident
Sep 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
671
citations
168
significant & substantial
$271,041
proposed penalties
$211,064
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 12,127 5 0 412.3
2025 Q3 2,011 9 0 4475.4
2025 Q2 1,973 10 2 5068.4
2025 Q1 16,754 8 0 477.5
2024 Q4 15,667 9 3 574.5
2024 Q3 8,920 9 1 1009.0
2024 Q1 1,880 4 1 2127.7
2023 Q3 16,759 5 0 298.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

32 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

September 18, 2025 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The scoop guy was pushing a skid in to the belt line. The skid caught a roll of belt pushing it sideways into the employee who was in a crosscut, bruising EE's hip.

February 12, 2025 PA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was exiting a scoop and twisted knee. EE was excused from work on 3/11/2025, and will be getting meniscus repaired in right knee.

2024 · 3 incidents

December 5, 2024 PA · Coal forklift operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE slipped on ice getting out of EE's vehicle and hit EE's head. This resulted in a concussion. EE was excused from work 12/10/2024.

November 19, 2024 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 bolt, EE pinched pinky finger between the plate and drill head. Which resulted in stitches.

October 28, 2024 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was trying to remove pin from the low-tail, when the tail moved back. EE's finger got pinched between the pin and the top surface of the tail. Which resulted in stitches.

2023 · 3 incidents

October 19, 2023 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was spotting low structure and strained shoulder, resulting in a lost time accident as of 12/28/2023.

August 21, 2023 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

Individual was trying to straighten a top slide when it slid off of the structure and the individual struck hand on the rail. This resulted in a fractured hand.

January 9, 2023 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

Pinched their hand between drill head and roof, which resulted in stitches

2022 · 1 incident

October 20, 2022 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee was backing up the mobile, and pulled themselves up in the seat, at the same time the mbc went over a hump, pushing their head down. Which caused their chin to hit off the guard above the levers. This resulted in stitches.

2021 · 2 incidents

April 28, 2021 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was removing a rock from the conveyor, when it dislodged and pinched EE's finger between the rock and coal chain, causing a fracture.

April 21, 2021 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was backing up miner for the day, the employee shut the machine off. Crawled under the bridge and it teetered and pinched their hip, causing a dislocation.

2020 · 1 incident

January 24, 2020 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While lifting low belt to remove a bottom stand, felt a strain in back, which became a lost time accident 02/20/2020.

2019 · 2 incidents

August 1, 2019 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Employee was installing roof bolt when the employee pinched hand between the bolter chuck and head of roof bolt resulting in laceration which required stitches.

2018 · 1 incident

June 19, 2018 PA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

Scoop operator was tramming around a corner when EE came in contact with a low hanging corner.

2016 · 1 incident

January 15, 2016 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

Found a roof fall in the 1st west mains section at 2:55 PM in the #2 entry 8 X cuts outby section. Fall measured approx. 19' wide - 80' to 100' long 10' high. Area was bolted with 4' bolts.

2014 · 1 incident

September 25, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

Crawling into the MBC and hit knee off the side of it. Got medical attention 10-2-14.

2013 · 3 incidents

October 7, 2013 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Bolting the roof twisted to get a bolt.

June 3, 2013 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The individual got pinched between low belt structure and scoop.

January 21, 2013 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

Found a roof fall during a pre shift in the 1st East butt. It was in the last open crosscut from #3 entry into both left & right cross cuts. It measures approx. 80' long 19' wide 5' to 6' high

2012 · 3 incidents

May 1, 2012 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

Miner was installing bolt when glove got caught on roof bolt head & he started to rotate bolt at the same time.

March 8, 2012 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

A piece of loose rock fell from between roof bolts & hit the man on the hand cutting his palm on his left hand.

2011 · 2 incidents

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

Found a roof fall during air course run it was in 1st SW Mains #7 intake roof it measured approx 50' long & 18' wide 8'-10' high.

March 17, 2011 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was going through double doors in belt line slipped and fell on his left knee.

2010 · 3 incidents

October 29, 2010 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred in the intersection of 2nd NW mains at spad #1012 measured approx 40'long - 19'wide - 10'high area was bolted with 6" fully grouted belts and 10' cable bolts.

August 11, 2010 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped on ice while walking between office and shower house at Lowry Mine. This is a reoccurence of this injury. It was not reportable before. Employee woke up 8/11/10 in pain with a swelled knee, continued to work rest of week, then went on light duty 8/11/10. Then went off work 8/19/10.

January 27, 2010 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Crawling on bottom with knee pads and sprained knee.

2009 · 1 incident

April 28, 2009 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

The individual cut his right wrist on a roof plate while attempting to remove a bent roof bolt.

2008 · 3 incidents

November 21, 2008 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The individual caught his right hand between the tounge of the duster and the belt chain that was connected to the duster

August 25, 2008 PA · Coal master electrician HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a canopy on a s&s scoop. The canopy slid around pinching his finger.

August 4, 2008 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was splitting a wedge with a pick hammer when he struck himself with the pick end.