MINE DETAILS
Rochester Mine
MSHA MINE ID2601941
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Rochester Mine40.28417, -118.15167Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
1,533,023reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 230,366 | 0.00 | 447 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 246,509 | 0.00 | 463 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 252,995 | 0.00 | 470 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 256,613 | 0.00 | 480 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 265,854 | 0.00 | 509 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 280,686 | 0.00 | 521 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
634 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
160 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
30,222.0062 of 63 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
410.5023 inspections · 23 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 2 | 1 | 1,277.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87.0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 2 | 0 | 730.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2025-Q3 | 11 | 1 | 17,653.00 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 76.3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 19 | 1 | 3,054.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 70.5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 |
| 2026-Q3 | 28 | 1 | 7,357.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 147.8 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspection · 4.8 on-site hours
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
While performing a pre-operational inspection of a haul truck, the employee tripped and struck their elbow against the haul truck. The impact resulted in an injury to the employee's shoulder.
MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employees were loading a 6-inch DR11 pipe into a fusion welder in the Stage 6 laydown area when the pipe became caught on the welder clamp. The employee reached in to reposition the pipe. When the pipe moved, the pressure released, causing the employee's hand to become pinched between the two sections of pipe.
56.12004 · $151.00 proposed
56.17001 · $177.00 proposed
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
The operator was attempting to climb the access ladder onto Grader 614 when they fell toward the front of the grader.
56.16006 · $151.00 proposed
56.6132(b)
56.3131 · $177.00 proposed
56.4201 · $592.00 proposed
56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed
56.14107(a) · $177.00 proposed
56.16006 · $151.00 proposed
56.12004 · $151.00 proposed
56.20003(b) · $504.00 proposed
56.4102 · $755.00 proposed
Impoundment Spot Inspection · 1.5 on-site hours
56.12004 · $151.00 proposed
56.16006 · $151.00 proposed
56.12018 · $151.00 proposed
56.14207 · $151.00 proposed
56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed
56.12004 · $151.00 proposed
56.4201(a)(2) · $151.00 proposed
56.14100(b) · $226.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Coeur Mining, Inc.controlsCoeur Rochester, Inc.operatesRochester Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2601941Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
156 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 2,839 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD43 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
723 violation rows across the full record; 113 carry an S&S flag and $346,343 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY166 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
127 personal. 16 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE127 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
281K employee hours and 521 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
158 contested-violation rows, 160 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 59 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE377 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT52 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
158 inspection events and 6K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE57 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 24 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No silica records match these filters. Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. | |||||
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 56.12004Electrical conductors.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.17001Illumination of surface working areas.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.16006Protection of gas cylinder valves.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.6132Magazine requirements.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.3131Pit or quarry wall perimeter.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4201Inspection.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14107Moving machine parts.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.20003Housekeeping.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
989098756.12004Citation
516806956.17001Citation
989098656.16006Citation
516806756.6132(b)Citation
516806856.3131Citation
516806656.4201Citation
989098556.4201(a)(2)Citation
989098456.14107(a)Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgComplete Load-Haul-Dump
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgDrill Operator, Rotary
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgBulldozer Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgRoad Grader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors156Apr 4, 2000—Sep 14, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Oct 21, 1985—Oct 21, 1985mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal712Mar 7, 2000—Sep 2, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal160Dec 2, 2003—Jan 29, 2025mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal59May 15, 2003—Oct 27, 2022mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal158Jan 20, 2005—Mar 26, 2024mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety8,171Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety1,707Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance1Oct 1, 1985—Oct 1, 1985mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance318Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance81Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance158Mar 7, 2000—Sep 16, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety127Aug 22, 2000—Mar 5, 2025mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal723Mar 7, 2000—Sep 2, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.