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Godin Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Godin Brothers Inc · Surface
Controlled by Rob Mears; Curt Mears
Boswell, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3604705

MSHA record for Godin Mine (mine ID 3604705). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Godin & Goden Coal Inc 1973 to 1986
  2. Godin Brothers Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Godin Mine sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania · Population 73,255
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$59,378
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1988 · 1 incident

November 1, 1988 PA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Godin Brothers Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON 4600 DRAG AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT LEG ON EDGE OF TRACK,THINKING NOTHING WRONG CONTUNUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE SHIFT,LATER RETURNING HOME AT 5:00 PM HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM,THEY DECIDED TO KEEP HIM OVER NIGHT.

1984 · 1 incident

May 23, 1984 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Godin & Goden Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

I NAME WAS OUNDING A SHANK ON THE BUCKET AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ON THE JAW CAUSING A SMALL CUT WHICH REQUIRED ONE STITCH. HE RETURNED TO WORK IMMEDICATELY WITH OUT ANY DISC OMFORT OR LOSS OF TIME HE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE EYEGLASSES, HARDHAT AND HARD TOE SHOES AND GLOVES.