Mining Incidents

Penfield Mine Coal

Rosebud Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Penfield, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609355

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2007–2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
592
citations
105
significant & substantial
$233,415
proposed penalties
$155,262
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 10,008 5 0 499.6
2025 Q3 1,388 5 0 3602.3
2025 Q2 9,815 3 0 305.7
2025 Q1 10,107 6 1 593.6
2024 Q4 9,402 3 0 319.1
2024 Q3 9,735 5 0 513.6
2023 Q3 1,596 3 0 1879.7
2023 Q2 5,042 4 0 793.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

February 20, 2023 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

installing roof bolt with plate, bending bolt over to bolter head when hand slipped and it sprang back causing a laceration on top of right thumb requiring stitches

January 16, 2023 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tightening a bolt on the joy stick when the boom came down on the wrench in EE's hand causing a laceration in EE's palm

2022 · 1 incident

November 22, 2022 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Individual was assisting a move from room to room when the individual was tearing low belt apart and felt a strain in groin. Individual worked full duty until surgery on 12/12/2022

2021 · 1 incident

November 8, 2021 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Normal working section, helping the mechanic tighten blower belt on a Twin-Boom bolter, using a pry bar to pull tension on the belt when it slipped hitting EE's right hand index finger causing a cut which required stitches

2019 · 1 incident

January 21, 2019 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working installing bolts in 38" high section, twisted knee and felt a pop and pain resulting in a torn meniscus, worked until surgery on 3-6-19.

2017 · 1 incident

June 6, 2017 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

bending and twisting down to install roof bolt

2016 · 1 incident

July 13, 2016 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pushing roof bolt up to roof with roof bolter, roof bolt slipped off head catching thumb and over bending wrist back

2015 · 1 incident

June 22, 2015 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

Getting out of MBC hit elbow on side of machine.

2014 · 3 incidents

October 10, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hooking tongue of supply car to back of scoop

June 6, 2014 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

Hit his hand off side of MBC while getting out at the end of the shift. Sought treatment of injury on 6/30/14.

February 6, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Loading structure into scoop bucket smashed thumb between structure and bucket. Became lost time on 3/6/14

2013 · 2 incidents

May 28, 2013 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

Drilling hole for roof bolt, drill steel broke and swung around hitting bolter behind ear causing a cut.

February 15, 2013 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Installing roof bolt, aligning bolt head to chuck, spun motor to align and bolt head caught glove and tore end of small finger on left hand off to first knuckle.

2012 · 1 incident

June 14, 2012 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Rosebud Mining Company · Rubbed or abraded

On going knee problem from crawling on knee. Accident happened on 6/14/12, employee continued to work, 2/13/13 he had surgery on knee Prepatellar bursitis

2010 · 1 incident

July 16, 2010 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE was crawling in the section when a piece of rock fell from roof hitting him on his foot.

2009 · 2 incidents

2008 · 5 incidents

October 1, 2008 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was driving a johnson personal carrier out of the mine, when driving past a parked scoop he came in contact with the scoop and his left arm was injured between the two machines.

May 20, 2008 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

He was handling a piece of corrigated sheet metal in the muddy conditions when it cut him.

April 29, 2008 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was throwing cribs under miner to get unstuck when the crib block hit side of machine with his finger between the block and machine.

February 11, 2008 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

Hooking up a bolt trailer to the scoop, he pinched his hand between scoop & trailer tongue.

January 4, 2008 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Rosebud Mining Company · Rubbed or abraded

Miner's knee. I was not told of any injury date. I was just told knee was swollen and he was seeing his family physician, and not a panel doctor until 1/4/08 for one visit then back to his family physician. Didn't consider it to be work-related at this time

2007 · 5 incidents

December 28, 2007 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

Handling low belt structure when thumb got smashed between a rail and bottom structure.

April 25, 2007 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Backing miner out of right X-cut, stopped and was swinging miner over when left tram lever on remote stuck, causing miner to swing downhill. The auger of the miner rolled over EE's leg, causing a break.