Mining Incidents

Penfield MineCoal

Rosebud Mining Company · Underground
Penfield, Clearfield County, PA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3609355
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2007–2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

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

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

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

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

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

bending and twisting down to install roof bolt

2016 · 1 incident

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

Struck against stationary object

Getting out of MBC hit elbow on side of machine.

2014 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hooking tongue of supply car to back of scoop

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.

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

Struck by falling object

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

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

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

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Normal conditions

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was bending 6 foot roof bolt.

2008 · 5 incidents

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.

Struck against stationary object

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Rubbed or abraded

Gradual oncoming knee problem from crawling on knee surgery 11-14-2007.

Struck by falling object

A piece of rock fell out between bolts.

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.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof water and rapid decrease in roof cover.