Mining Incidents

Coral-Graceton Coal

Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Coral, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609595

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2014–2021
Latest incident
Jul 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
173
citations
23
significant & substantial
$25,513
proposed penalties
$24,974
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
2024 Q2 103 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,827 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 5,538 3 1 541.7
2023 Q3 2,471 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,771 1 0 564.7
2023 Q1 357 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 95 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2021 · 1 incident

July 20, 2021 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Carpal tunnel from repetitive crawling, leading to surgery on 12/7/21

2020 · 4 incidents

October 22, 2020 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tearing out structure in deep mud, and twisted knee. This resulted in a meniscus repair on 12/09/2020.

June 18, 2020 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

Backing up MBC and scraped head on roof, low roof conditions

February 7, 2020 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Strain shoulder while pulling pump. Resulting in surgery on 05/12/2020.

January 30, 2020 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking in beltline, slipped, twisted knee

2019 · 3 incidents

December 26, 2019 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Pinched finger between pusher plate and head of roof bolt, resulting in a fracture.

November 19, 2019 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Rosebud Mining Company · Rubbed or abraded

Low mining conditions causing bursitis from excessive crawling.

August 1, 2019 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Rosebud Mining Company · Rubbed or abraded

Low mining conditions causing bursitis from excessive crawling

2018 · 1 incident

2016 · 1 incident

January 27, 2016 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drill steel got caught under drill head, when lowering the head it caused the steel to recoil out of tray and struck EE in the bicep.

2015 · 2 incidents

September 29, 2015 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rosebud Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

The F-Butt working section had an unplanned roof fall at the face area of the #3 entry, 180' inby station spad #355. The fall continued into crosscut 3-2 and 25' into crosscut 3-4. The fall was above the anchorage and up to 10' above the coal seam.

March 20, 2015 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulling belt tight and the chain broke causing the tail to strike his hand.

2014 · 3 incidents

December 2, 2014 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking his foot got stuck in mud and he twisted his knee.

October 28, 2014 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was lifting a starter box with a chain and comealong, when the chain tightened his finger got pinched in it.

October 20, 2014 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rosebud Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was bolting when hot lime traveled to the face in the water and EE came in contact with it. This in turn gave him burns on his skin.