Good Spring South has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $647 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1999–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
66
citations
11
significant & substantial
$7,257
proposed penalties
$6,610
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $647 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
80
inspections on record
2,213
inspection hours
3.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
66 citations across 2,213 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Good Spring South has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $647 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$647
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Good Spring South shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 252 samples.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
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, 2024PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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, 2019PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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, 2011PA · Coalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.
CHANGING DRAG CABLE ON MANITOWAC 4600 DRAGLINE. WHILE CUTTING CABLE LOOSE FROM NEW ROLL, THE END OF CABLE SNAPPED BACK HITTING EE ABOVE RIGHT EYE LACERATING HIM ABOVE EYE. 7 STITCHES REQUIRED.
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