Mining Incidents

Hoffman No 1 Coal

Hoffman Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Donald R Hoffman
Stoystown, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606438

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
Mar 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
169
citations
69
significant & substantial
$58,579
proposed penalties
$43,814
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
2015 Q2 11,889 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 12,165 9 0 739.8
2014 Q4 15,472 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 13,941 12 3 860.8
2014 Q2 16,871 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 15,032 3 0 199.6
2013 Q4 19,495 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 16,503 3 2 181.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

2015 · 1 incident

March 20, 2015 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped on Ice and Injured Right Shoulder & Elbow. Did not miss any work till 08/12/15 Scheduled Surgery on shoulder.

2014 · 4 incidents

October 16, 2014 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was using a pry bar to put tracks on D11 Dozer when he pulled he hears a loud noise in his left elbow and had immediate pain. Torn left Bicep.

April 15, 2014 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Hoffman Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

Multiple Physical Lower Back injury due to repetitive motion on a Cat D11N dozer.

March 4, 2014 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Fair Weather. Mechanic welder changing brakes on a Cat 5130B Hydraulic Excavator when he sprained his back.

January 2, 2014 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting oil for equipment when he slipped on the ice, he caught himself on the tailgate of his truck but he twisted his lower back & hip.

2013 · 3 incidents

December 10, 2013 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was walking from shop area to the fuel truck to start it up, area was icy causing the employee to fall onto his back and injuring his left arm.

November 12, 2013 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Working on grease bucket on Cat 5130 B Hydraulic Excavator when he slipped on tracks & caught himself with his left arm. Causing Injury.

May 22, 2013 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting & Rolling out 450 pounds of Water Discharge Hose. Caused Torn Muscle to Lower Abdomen.

2012 · 5 incidents

December 14, 2012 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanical work resulting in Chronic Bilateral Median Mononeuropathies at the Wrist. First saw Doctor on 12/14/2012. Did not miss work till 3/14/13 when he had surgery on wrist.

October 18, 2012 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Hoffman Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

Mechanic was working on dozer blade, he had a ladder against the dozer. The wind blew the ladder over causing head cut and blunt head trauma.

September 14, 2012 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Hoffman Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

Was pulling rock out with dozer when dozer slipped and jarred operating in the cab.

April 4, 2012 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hoffman Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

Lifting bouncing in rock truck, jarring ,sprain, strained and ruptured disk in back.

April 3, 2012 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a pry bar to loosen and turn out a nut on the D11 Dozer track frame.EE worked until 7/10/12 having surgery on shoulder.

2011 · 2 incidents

December 29, 2011 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Fueling D11R Dozer when he slipped, the employee caught himself and strained his shoulder.

December 15, 2011 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Doing mechanic work on loader bucket. Lifting plate onto bottom of bucket of loader with other mechanics help. Pulled his back, pain occurred immediately.

2010 · 2 incidents

August 5, 2010 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Hoffman Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

Was operating 345B cut excavator to pull brick rock lose and the bucket slipped off the rock jarring him back and forth causing whip lash motion causing injury to upper back area and rib cage.

April 16, 2010 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EE slipped off the hood at the front of the dozer, possible because of morning dew. His feet went out from under him and he thinks he hit everything he possible could on the way down. He ended up curled under the dozer. He got up before anyone got to him and crawled out from underneath the dozer.

2009 · 2 incidents

February 11, 2009 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Mechanic was changing ripper tooth on D11 dozer. When he went to lift the ripper tooth up, he had immediate pain in his lower back.

January 8, 2009 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

There was rain that froze, the job site was slippery. The employee was leaving his equipment going to his vehicle to go home when he fell on ice and broke his ankle.

2008 · 2 incidents

September 23, 2008 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Hoffman Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was working off the back on his mechanic truck, he stepped aside and stepped on cribbing block and twisted his left knee.

April 3, 2008 PA · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He had climbed off the excavator and walked to his truck to get something to drink. He walked back to the excavator and as he was climbing back into his cab, he felt severe pain in his lower back. He saw a dr in the afternoon and came back to work the next day. Since then it has just go on worse and he has to have surgery.

2007 · 2 incidents

February 12, 2007 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Fall from machine

Inj EE & another EE were changing eng oil in D11N dozer. Due to weather condition, equip was very slippery. Inj EE lost his footing on catwalk, holding on to hand rail at door post, body weight jerked hand loose, pulling & straining rt shoulder & fell onto track, push arm and onto ground. Not sure which hit caused lower back injury.

January 22, 2007 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EE was driving Euclid 85 Ton truck up the ramp to the dump area. Conditions of the ramp had been changing through the day. Truck lost traction & started sliding backwards. EE turned truck into bank on driver's side to avoid hitting another truck. Truck turned over. EE climbed out of the cab & jumped 10' to ground. He slipped, landing on his right shoulder resulting in a fracture.

2006 · 3 incidents

October 31, 2006 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoffman Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic was tightening the alternator belt on the Kawasaki Z95 Loader using a pry bar when the pry bar slipped and struck him in the head above the left eye causing lacerations.

August 7, 2006 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Heavy equipment operator was walking the hill on the job to see where they wanted to make the next cut with the equipment. When they were going down the hill the injured employee caught his toe in a root & fell on his face.

June 19, 2006 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hoffman Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

Drives Cat 773 Rock Truck and by repetitive motion and dumping, jarring strain/injury to lower back.

2005 · 1 incident

August 2, 2005 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CAHNGING AIR FILTERS IN THE D10N DOZER. WHILE LIFTING THE NEW FILTER UP TO INSTALL IT, HE SPRAINED HIS BACK. FILTER WEIGHTED APPROX 20-25 LBS

2003 · 1 incident

June 13, 2003 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Hoffman Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER REPLACING THE FAN BELT ON THE MILLER BIG 40 WELDER, EE DECIDED TO ADJUST THE HIGH IDLE SPEED BEFORE PUTTING THE GUARD BACK OVER THE FAN. WHEN HE TURNED THE THROFFLE, THE COTTON GLOVE HE WAS WEARING GOT CAUGHT & PULLED HIS FINGERS INTO THE FAN, CUTTING 3 FINGERS.

2002 · 1 incident

April 26, 2002 PA · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S WERE WALKING BACK TO THEIR CARS AT QUITTINGTIME. THEY HAD JUST CROSSED A COLLECTION DITCH &STARTED DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT WHEN INJURED TRIPPED AND FELL. HIS LT. LEG BUCKLED UNDER HIM, CA USING THE LIGAMENTS AND/OR MUSCLES IN HIS LT. THIGH TO TEAR.

2000 · 1 incident

June 23, 2000 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoffman Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EE AND THE MECHANIC WAS CHANGING OIL IN THE D11 DOZER. THEY WERE BOTH ON AND OFF THE DOZER SEVERAL TIMES. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A ROCK, JAMMING HIS TOES INTO THE GRO UND, AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL.