Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens LLC has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $234 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1986–2026
Latest incident
Aug 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
117
citations
38
significant & substantial
$12,533
proposed penalties
$11,852
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $681 gap.
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.
117 citations across 3,407 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2014-12-15.
On record since 2014.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens LLC has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $234 outstanding across 6 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$234
outstanding
109 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $902 in penalties contested before the Commission, $455 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens LLC shows 100% of 238 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2026-08-11
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
238
samples
1.27
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
204 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 34 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER61
BULLDOZER OPERATOR50
CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR50
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens LLC recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 5.11 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 5.95 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
16.66
16.66
0.000
2000 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2026
7
2025
8
2024
7
2023
6
2022
7
2021
6
2020
6
2019
6
2018
6
2017
5
2016
5
2015
8
2014
5
2013
6
2012
8
2011
8
2010
5
2009
8
2008
10
2007
9
2006
13
2005
14
2004
10
2003
7
2002
8
2001
12
2000
13
17,805
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Rausch Creek Coal Preparation Lykens LLC sits in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania · Population 287,484
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$74,159
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2
4,154
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
3,522
2
1
567.9
2025 Q4
4,469
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
3,634
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
4,470
6
4
1342.3
2025 Q1
3,355
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
3,347
2
0
597.6
2024 Q3
2,771
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
2,583
2
1
774.3
2024 Q1
2,744
3
2
1093.3
2023 Q4
3,707
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
2,681
1
0
373.0
2023 Q2
3,121
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
2,836
1
1
352.6
2022 Q4
3,200
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,808
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
2,312
1
1
432.5
2022 Q1
1,946
1
0
513.9
2021 Q4
2,707
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,825
5
3
1769.9
2021 Q2
2,476
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
3,056
3
2
981.7
2020 Q4
3,434
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
3,529
1
1
283.4
2020 Q2
3,165
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
3,358
1
0
297.8
2019 Q4
2,514
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
3,650
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
3,673
1
0
272.3
2019 Q1
3,487
1
0
286.8
2018 Q4
3,900
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
3,900
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
3,358
1
0
297.8
2018 Q1
2,979
1
1
335.7
2017 Q4
2,298
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
2,650
1
0
377.4
2017 Q2
2,865
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
3,166
2
0
631.7
2016 Q4
2,910
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3,062
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
3,109
1
0
321.6
2016 Q1
2,791
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
3,098
1
0
322.8
2015 Q3
3,203
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,133
2
0
638.4
2015 Q1
2,550
4
1
1568.6
2014 Q4
3,103
14
2
4511.8
2014 Q3
2,760
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
931
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,060
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,823
1
0
354.2
2013 Q3
2,750
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,830
1
0
261.1
2013 Q1
3,640
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
3,640
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,312
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,700
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
3,640
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
3,640
1
0
274.7
2011 Q3
3,760
1
0
266.0
2011 Q2
2,660
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,806
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,569
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,274
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,487
1
1
402.1
2010 Q1
1,892
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,292
1
0
303.8
2009 Q3
1,953
1
0
512.0
2009 Q2
2,499
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,778
6
1
2159.8
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
3,839
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
7,560
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
6,540
3
1
458.7
2007 Q4
4,920
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
4,585
3
0
654.3
2007 Q2
4,392
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
5,720
1
0
174.8
2006 Q4
4,344
2
0
460.4
2006 Q3
4,297
1
0
232.7
2006 Q2
2,890
2
0
692.0
2006 Q1
4,761
4
1
840.2
2005 Q4
8,496
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
5,135
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
6,044
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
5,930
1
0
168.6
2004 Q4
6,625
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
16
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,668
8
5
1713.8
2004 Q1
4,235
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,705
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,452
4
2
1631.3
2003 Q2
3,642
6
4
1647.4
2003 Q1
2,822
1
0
354.4
2002 Q4
3,255
2
0
614.4
2002 Q3
2,670
2
1
749.1
2002 Q2
4,357
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,498
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
7,219
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
5,075
1
0
197.0
2001 Q2
5,836
1
0
171.4
2001 Q1
5,883
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
5,901
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
5,683
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,028
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
4,345
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2026 · 1 incident
August 17, 2026PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A coworker on the 3rd floor accidentally dropped a piece of steel (2x2"angle 24" long) that bounced around equipment and struck the employee on the left arm. The employee was walking on the second floor below
2003 · 1 incident
November 13, 2003PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LOADER AT MEDIO SITE WHEN HE HIT A POTHOLE WHICH JOLTED THE LOADER AND JARRED LEFT SIDE OF BODY. WENT TO DRS ON 3/1/01. GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN. OFF WORK TILL 3/12/01.
1999 · 2 incidents
October 7, 1999PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE REMOVE MATERIAL FROM TRUCK. WHEN EE SLIPPED & FELL OVER BERM OF COAL ON THE GROUND WENT TO DRS THE NEXT DAY WILL BE OFF UNTIL 10/18/99
January 3, 1999PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE COMES IN EVERY SUNDAY TO TAKE CARE OF FURNACEASHES ON 1/3/99 TOOK ASHES OUT PUTTING ON ROAD NEAR OLD WASHERY, WHEN EE SLIPPED & FELL. THOUGHT HE SPRAINED FOOT WENT TO DR ON 1/6/99 THEN TO MEDICAL CTR FOR XRAY FOOT BROKEN
1997 · 2 incidents
December 10, 1997PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP STEPS ON SIDE OF TRUCK AND ON HIS WAY BACK DOWN SLIPPED ON STEPS. HE STRUCK HIS CHEST ON THE RIGHT SIDE. CONTINUED TO WORK AND WORKED THE NEXT DAY WHEN HE COMPLAINED O F PAIN. HE WAS SENT TO DR. WHO EXAMINED HIM AND RELEASED HIM. EMPLOYEE WENT TO OWN DR. & TOLD TO TAKE 2 WEEKS OFF, RETURN FOR CHECK - COME BACK 1-3-98 OR 1-5-98. EMPLOYEE RETURNED 1-7-98.
April 4, 1997PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON WATER TRUCK, WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT ON THE BRAKE BOX & RIPPED FLESH ON THE RIGHT THUMB. EE WENT OT DRS & HAD STITCHES PUT IN THUMB.
1995 · 1 incident
August 7, 1995PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE WASHERY EMPLOYEE STUMBLED OVER PIPE THREADER & FELL FORWARD HITTING A 3 INCH PIPE WITH HISTOE & ALSO HIT A CEMENT PIER WHILE FALLING BEFORE CATCHING HIMSELF HIS RT LEG SWELLED UP WENT HOME & PUT ICE PACK ON LEG WENT TO GOOD SAMARITAN HOSP & ALSO TO HIS DOCTOR AS OF 08-1 5-95 HE HAD NOT RETURNED TO WORK
1990 · 2 incidents
December 28, 1990PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ASSIGNED JOB WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE AWAY FROM BONE ON LEFT SIDE OF HIP.EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTORS ON 12-31-90 WAS TREATED AND TOLD THAT IF PAIN CONTINUED HE WAS TO RETUR N 01-10-91 EMPLOYEE STILL HAS PAIN MAY RETURN TODRS.
March 27, 1990PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EMPLOYEEWA WELDING-BURNING WITH WELDING ROD ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT,AND A HOT PIECE FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS KNEE,CAUSING IT TO BURN A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH HIS PANTS INTO CONTACT WITH THE FLESH.LEFT WORK TO GO TO DOCTOR TO BE EXAMINED.UNKNOWN TO EMPLOYER HAD TO RETURN TO DOCTOR A NUMBER OF TIMES.EMPLOYER DIDN'T KNOW OF ACCIDENT UNTIL DR BILL WAS RECEIVED.
1986 · 1 incident
October 1, 1986PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURY TOOK PLA7E 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE 100186 EMPLOYEE INFORMED US THAT ACCIDENT HAD HAPPEN BEFORE 100186 WHEN INJURY HAPPEN THERE WAS NO PAIN UNTIL 100186-THEN WENT TO DR ON 100786 EMPLOYEE SLIPP ED & GRABBED A 3-BRACE TO PREVENT HIS FALLING EMPLOYEE DID NOT FALL BUT MUST HAVE STRAINED HIMSELF
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