Mining Incidents

Good Spring South Coal

Good Spring, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608494

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
66
citations
11
significant & substantial
$6,913
proposed penalties
$6,610
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 630 1 0 1587.3
2025 Q3 620 1 1 1612.9
2025 Q2 640 2 1 3125.0
2025 Q1 615 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 614 1 1 1628.7
2024 Q3 639 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 638 1 0 1567.4
2024 Q1 634 0 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

4 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 29, 2025 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Rausch Creek Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was standing beside a track mounted screen filling diesel exhaust fluid when a softball size lump of coal resting on a flat edge of feed hopper fell about 6 feet and struck employee on top of head causing a cut that needed cleaned and two staples. Track screen was running but not being fed while employee was next to it.

2024 · 1 incident

April 23, 2024 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rausch Creek Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic was working on portable screening plant on inside of screen box. A helper was using a prybar to pry on the screen; the bar slipped hitting the mechanic's head causing a bleeding cut. A clean compress was applied; bleeding stopped. Mechanic was sent to the Emergency Room to get cut cleaned and checked. Mechanic received 4 staples and was off for 2 days to keep clean.

2019 · 1 incident

November 4, 2019 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rausch Creek Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was operating a Komatsu WA 600 loader loading trucks. EE stopped to clean windows. While cleaning rear window, EE tripped on orange construction cones used to identify hazards stored on back deck of loader by rear window. EE reached up to grab rails and when EE reached and grabbed rail to stop fall, EE pulled something in shoulder. I sent EE to hospital for check up.

2011 · 1 incident

September 23, 2011 PA · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rausch Creek Land L.P. · Struck against stationary object

I was operating an excavator. I wanted to open the front window when I slid the front window in machine cab over my head with force, I jammed my finger between the window and the window guide. I simply had my hand in the wrong spot. There were no sharp areas, the cut came from blunt impact. I went to the ER and received 6 stitches.