Mining Incidents

Goose Creek Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Charles S Luck IV
Leesburg, Loudoun County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4400146

Goose Creek Plant has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1983–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
21
significant & substantial
$15,407
proposed penalties
$15,301
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $106 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
1,815
inspection hours
5.0
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.
90 citations across 1,815 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Goose Creek Plant has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-06-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 11,062 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 11,356 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 10,856 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,764 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10,304 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 11,045 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 11,017 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 10,605 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 10,165 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 11,528 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 11,479 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10,677 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 9,748 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 11,597 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 11,472 1 0 87.2
2022 Q1 11,203 2 0 178.5
2021 Q4 10,310 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 10,636 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 12,340 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 11,122 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 10,793 1 0 92.7
2020 Q3 11,995 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 11,295 3 1 265.6
2020 Q1 11,699 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 12,020 23 12 1913.5
2019 Q3 11,758 1 0 85.0
2019 Q2 13,723 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 10,940 1 0 91.4
2018 Q4 12,971 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 13,889 3 0 216.0
2018 Q2 9,154 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 13,141 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 11,418 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 12,630 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 14,211 2 2 140.7
2017 Q1 10,052 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 10,836 1 1 92.3
2016 Q3 13,878 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,191 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,712 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,212 1 0 121.8
2015 Q3 10,296 1 0 97.1
2015 Q2 10,023 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 6,367 3 0 471.2
2014 Q4 6,600 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,534 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 7,649 2 0 261.5
2014 Q1 6,404 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,464 1 1 154.7
2013 Q3 7,322 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,506 6 0 1711.4
2013 Q1 7,880 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,673 5 1 651.6
2012 Q3 7,101 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,549 1 0 132.5
2012 Q1 6,234 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,313 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,609 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,506 2 0 307.4
2011 Q1 6,026 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,840 1 0 171.2
2010 Q3 7,855 1 0 127.3
2010 Q2 6,072 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,269 2 0 468.5
2009 Q4 4,533 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,067 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,392 2 0 589.6
2009 Q1 3,133 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,639 1 0 177.3
2008 Q3 8,989 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,260 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 12,131 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 11,541 1 0 86.6
2007 Q3 13,846 1 0 72.2
2007 Q2 13,498 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 14,696 1 1 68.0
2006 Q4 14,308 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 17,550 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 16,056 2 1 124.6
2006 Q1 18,354 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 14,266 5 0 350.5
2005 Q3 18,134 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 13,843 1 0 72.2
2005 Q1 13,218 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 11,730 1 0 85.3
2004 Q3 12,749 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 12,098 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 12,775 3 1 234.8
2003 Q4 12,595 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 12,982 2 0 154.1
2003 Q2 12,562 2 0 159.2
2003 Q1 8,241 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 11,060 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 10,971 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 11,867 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 10,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 10,467 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 12,200 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 11,999 2 0 166.7
2001 Q1 9,643 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,057 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,245 2 0 216.3
2000 Q2 10,933 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,290 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

2024 · 1 incident

August 26, 2024 VA · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck against stationary object

When EE was swinging the excavator bit from a telehandler to loosen the head nut dust cover, EE realized its path was misaligned. EE attempted to hold the bit back mid-swing. EE was unable to hold it back and the bit slipped off the welded plate causing EE's right ring finger to contact the plate.

2022 · 1 incident

January 14, 2022 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Luck Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While opening the front gate the associate inserted a bolt with washer used to keep the gate from swinging shut. Before the bolt was inserted completely, the gate sprung backwards pinching the associates finger between the gate and the washer on the bolt causing a laceration to one finger that required stitches.

2017 · 1 incident

October 25, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Luck Stone Corporation · Fall from machine

While delivering material I realized that my truck was having issues. I called towing company who came & loaded the truck. Then took the truck to the quarry to unload the material. After unloading the material, I proceeded to step out of the truck only to discover that the wrecker had raised the truck further from the ground causing me to fall & injure myself.

2007 · 2 incidents

November 6, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Luck Stone Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was trying to remove a piece of metal that he had cut from the old jaw structure. He was moving it with a digging bar. He turned at the waist and pulled up on the bar and felt his lower back pull. The metal was 4'x 6' x 3/4".

January 4, 2007 VA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While reworking a steel screen feed box EE cut a steel plate loose without securing it and it turned over on his arm. The plate cracked the bone in his right arm just above the wrist.

2005 · 1 incident

September 2, 2005 VA · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Cleaning chunks of ammonium nitrate out of the hopper on a repump unit, cut right arm and hand on the edges of the hopper.

2001 · 1 incident

July 14, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Luck Stone Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING SHAFT OF UPPER BEND PULLEY-NOTICED SOMETHING IN EYE.

2000 · 1 incident

November 1, 2000 VA · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Luck Stone Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON C-5 HAND PULLEY SCRAPPER. SCRAPPER WAS ALLOWED TO FALL AND PINCH FINGER.

1999 · 1 incident

October 22, 1999 VA · Metal/Non-Metal chute blaster, rockman, hang-up man, raise blaster HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Luck Stone Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FROM BUCKET TO HAMMER. HE WAS TIGHTENING HOSE ON HAMMER WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST.

1994 · 1 incident

January 5, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Luck Stone Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS CARRYING 2 WOODEN BLOCKS. HIS FEET SLIPPED ON ICE AND HE FELL, CATCHING HIS FINGER UNDER THE TWO BLOCKS CRUSHING AND SLICING TIP OF FINGER.

1991 · 1 incident

April 22, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CROWBAR TO CHIP CONCRETE OUT OF THE PUGMILL. THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE- TEMPLY AREA.

1990 · 6 incidents

August 8, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WALKING BACKWARDS REMOVING WELDING LEADS-CABLES-TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO FEED HOPPER ON GROUND BEING WORKED ON.

July 13, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL USING CABLE ATTACHED TO LOADER WHILE CHANGING CRUSHER BOWL.CABLE SNAPPED AND CABLE STRUCK EMPL IN CHEST AND STOMACH AREA.

April 30, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL & 2 OTHERS REMOVING STONE BIN SHAKER SCREENS AND PULLED GROIN MUSCLES.

January 24, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IDSASSEMBLING A HYDRAULIC BODY LIFT ASSEMBLY ON A 35 TON DUMP TRUCK. HE WAS USING A PORTAPOWER WITH 4 11/2 SOCKETS AS SPACERS TO PUSH THE PIN OUT OF THE BUSHING. THE LIFT ASSEBLY WAS BEING HELD BY A STRAP CONNECTED TO THE WHEN ON THE CRANE OF A MECHANICS TRUCK TO HOLD IT SECURE. HE STUCK HIS FINGER INTO THE BUSHING TO RETREIVE THE LAST SOCKET WHEN THE LIFT ASSEMBLY MOV

1989 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A PIECE OF STEEL RFROM A LOADER BUCKET WHEN THE STEEL WAS UNHOOKED IT FELL ON EMPLOYEES FOOT

January 9, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PLACING A SCREEN PLATE ON SCREEN IT SLIPPED & CUT THE END OF EMPLOYEES LITTLE FINGER OFF ON HIS RT HAND

1988 · 4 incidents

October 8, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OFF 988 LOADER FOOT SLIPPED AND HE BANGED HIS ELBOW

July 25, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Fall onto or against objects

STEPPED ON MUFFLER TO CHANGE BRAKE BOOSTER

July 8, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

May 3, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Fall from machine

WAS STEPPPING OUT OF A 3 SIDED HOPPER WITH A LOW LIP ON THE FOURTH SIDE <STARTING ON WORK SHOP FLOOR EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS TOE ON THE LIP FELL & TWISTED HIS KNEE

1985 · 1 incident

July 29, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 & FELL ON CATWALK FELL UNDER HAND RAIL TO GROUND EMPLOYEE WORKED FOR TWO MONTHS FOLLOWING THIS ACCIDENT INJURY WAS TO THE BACK

1984 · 2 incidents

May 17, 1984 VA · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING TO SPILL PILE. HE WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP. HE SAID HE COULD NOT GET TRUCK STOPPED. TRUCK BACKED OVER EDGE OF PILE END OVER END.

April 16, 1984 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT, AT WHICH TIME HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ABDOMEN.

1983 · 3 incidents

December 16, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT DOING SO HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER

July 14, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Struck by falling object

REMOVING AIR-TANK ON SHOVEL WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS SCRAPING RUST AND DIRT FROM SIDE OF SHOVEL WHEN PIECE OF RUST FELL INTO EMPL EYE.

June 11, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Trap Rock Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STEADING SOCKET SEALING RING AS IT WAS BEING LOWERED INTO PLACE WITH COME-ALONG CONE-ALONG JAMMED UPON TRYING TO UNJAM COME-ALONG RING FELL CAUSING INJURY

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