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Hobet Prep Plant Coal
Hobet Prep Plant has $78K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 144
- Years on record
- 1983–2017
- Latest incident
- Jul 2017
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Hobet Prep Plant has $78K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 7 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.MSHA sampling at Hobet Prep Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.18 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 268 samples.
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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 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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 216 | 2 | 0 | 9259.3 |
| 2022 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020 Q3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,112 | 4 | 0 | 3597.1 |
| 2019 Q4 | 7,587 | 4 | 0 | 527.2 |
| 2019 Q3 | 8,511 | 15 | 8 | 1762.4 |
| 2019 Q2 | 6,577 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 7,606 | 7 | 2 | 920.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 7,686 | 4 | 0 | 520.4 |
| 2018 Q3 | 8,187 | 9 | 4 | 1099.3 |
| 2018 Q2 | 7,675 | 7 | 4 | 912.1 |
| 2018 Q1 | 7,618 | 7 | 5 | 918.9 |
| 2017 Q4 | 6,292 | 1 | 0 | 158.9 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,904 | 9 | 1 | 1835.2 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,953 | 3 | 0 | 605.7 |
| 2017 Q1 | 5,699 | 12 | 4 | 2105.6 |
| 2016 Q4 | 7,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 9,829 | 8 | 3 | 813.9 |
| 2016 Q2 | 7,142 | 18 | 8 | 2520.3 |
| 2016 Q1 | 5,231 | 13 | 2 | 2485.2 |
| 2015 Q4 | 9,256 | 5 | 0 | 540.2 |
| 2015 Q3 | 17,022 | 8 | 1 | 470.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 17,407 | 1 | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2015 Q1 | 20,943 | 30 | 11 | 1432.5 |
| 2014 Q4 | 28,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 36,895 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 35,862 | 13 | 4 | 362.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 36,085 | 10 | 0 | 277.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 32,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 31,262 | 5 | 0 | 159.9 |
| 2013 Q2 | 30,700 | 1 | 0 | 32.6 |
| 2013 Q1 | 33,481 | 4 | 0 | 119.5 |
| 2012 Q4 | 33,033 | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2012 Q3 | 33,017 | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2012 Q2 | 34,468 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 36,265 | 6 | 4 | 165.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 33,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 32,584 | 18 | 10 | 552.4 |
| 2011 Q2 | 35,483 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 33,884 | 4 | 0 | 118.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 32,049 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 34,644 | 1 | 0 | 28.9 |
| 2010 Q2 | 33,134 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 32,682 | 6 | 5 | 183.6 |
| 2009 Q4 | 28,617 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 29,391 | 10 | 5 | 340.2 |
| 2009 Q2 | 30,238 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 33,224 | 5 | 2 | 150.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 31,658 | 4 | 1 | 126.4 |
| 2008 Q3 | 31,243 | 5 | 2 | 160.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 32,221 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 33,435 | 10 | 4 | 299.1 |
| 2007 Q4 | 31,938 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 32,996 | 1 | 1 | 30.3 |
| 2007 Q2 | 32,858 | 1 | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2007 Q1 | 33,965 | 3 | 2 | 88.3 |
| 2006 Q4 | 26,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 31,244 | 10 | 7 | 320.1 |
| 2006 Q2 | 31,901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 33,676 | 5 | 1 | 148.5 |
| 2005 Q4 | 32,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 31,455 | 7 | 2 | 222.5 |
| 2005 Q2 | 32,283 | 9 | 2 | 278.8 |
| 2005 Q1 | 30,665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 31,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 31,493 | 7 | 3 | 222.3 |
| 2004 Q2 | 32,813 | 2 | 0 | 61.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 32,319 | 21 | 16 | 649.8 |
| 2003 Q4 | 28,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 28,932 | 7 | 6 | 241.9 |
| 2003 Q2 | 27,693 | 2 | 1 | 72.2 |
| 2003 Q1 | 29,782 | 11 | 2 | 369.4 |
| 2002 Q4 | 25,716 | 1 | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2002 Q3 | 28,992 | 38 | 16 | 1310.7 |
| 2002 Q2 | 28,187 | 1 | 1 | 35.5 |
| 2002 Q1 | 33,704 | 6 | 0 | 178.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 36,003 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 34,686 | 17 | 4 | 490.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 36,069 | 3 | 2 | 83.2 |
| 2001 Q1 | 35,898 | 15 | 7 | 417.9 |
| 2000 Q4 | 32,554 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 33,904 | 17 | 7 | 501.4 |
| 2000 Q2 | 32,886 | 2 | 1 | 60.8 |
| 2000 Q1 | 33,198 | 6 | 1 | 180.7 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
143 on file (excluding fatalities above)2017 · 1 incident
Employee injured left small finger when it was pinched while loading a repair part.
2016 · 1 incident
Employee tripped over a wash down water hose, stumbled and fell.
2015 · 3 incidents
Employee states he was adding hydraulic fluid to #11301 D8 R dozer at the Bragg Fork Impoundment. The employee slipped and fell 6 feet 3 inches to the ground. Employee was transported to CAMC General by Air Evac. Employee was admitted and diagnosed with back and neck pain and released on 7/31/2015 and referred to a Specialist.
Employee states he was turning the ammonia off on the B-side thickener and the valve leaked and sprayed ammonia on him. Employee went to Boone Memorial Hospital and referred to a Specialist. Employee was released to return to work. On 7/30/2015 the employee missed work due to an adverse reaction with the antibiotic that was prescribed.
Employee was dismounting #11301 D8 dozer on the refuse area and his foot slipped and he fell on his back and right hip. Conditions at the time of the incident were wet and muddy. Employee was diagnosed with Lumbago and taken off work on 06/17/2015.
2014 · 1 incident
Employee was moving side plate off the crusher on the welding table. The flanges dropped off the table mashing his right hand middle finger causing a laceration. Employee went to Raleigh General Hospital and received seven sutures.
2013 · 5 incidents
Employee stepped in a hole and twisted his left knee and hip. Employee did not miss any work until 9/25/2013 when surgery was performed to repair a torn meniscus of his left knee.
Employee was lifting a five gallon bucket of hydraulic oil up onto the tracks of #18605 a D10N dozer. While in the motion of lifting employee felt pain in his lower right back. Employee went to CAMC General on 3/19/2013 and referred to a specialist. Employee was treated by Dr on 3/26/2013 and diagnosed with an acute lower lumbar strain and taken off work thru 4/11/2013.
Employee was sitting down under a belt and grabbed hold of the structure to stand up and his left knee popped and he fell to the ground. An MRI revealed on 4/15/2013 that the employee had a tear of the medial cartilage or meniscus in his left knee and is off work and is now a lost time injury.
Lifting and twisting body, throwing a 74 pound coal sample onto shoulder, straining low back muscle.
Employee stepped in a hole and twisted his left knee. Employee was diagnosed with a torn meniscus and continued to work until 5/10/2013 at which time surgery was performed to repair the tear. This is now a lost time injury.
2012 · 1 incident
Employee was installing a top belt idler and pulled a muscle in his stomach. On 5/23/2012 employee was diagnosed with a hernia.
2011 · 1 incident
Slipped on icy stairway.
2010 · 1 incident
According to the employee an incident occurred that allegedly injured his shoulder. This form is submitted to abate citation #8113668 and in no way substantiates the employee's claim. The employee requested exploratory surgery that revealed no damage. Management reserves the right to further investigate this alleged occurrence and appeal the issuance written by the inspector.
2009 · 1 incident
A chain hoist was attached to a "lifting lug" to drag in chutework/placework. The lifting lug broke, allowing the chain hoist hook to fly free, striking the employee in the left cheek.
2008 · 4 incidents
He was inspecting belt cleaners on the belt head. He couldn't get a good look, so he removed the safety quard to get a better look at the cleaners, while the belt was running. While trying to inspect the cleaner, he slipped and somehow caught his wrist between the roller and a I beam. He jerked away, finding his wrist badly cut.
Employee was attempting to install an idler on the #23 belt. Employee got his fourth finger caught between the idler and toe board pinching his finger causing a laceration. Employee was transported to Boone Memorial Hospital were he received five stitches and was released to return to work.
Employee stepped into a 14" wide by 3' long hole with a 6" drop to the new beam which had to be open due to construction. Employee caught himself on a 3' column that had a sharp corner causing a puncture wound to his left forearm. The wound required 3 stitches inside and 9 stitches outside.
While lifting a bucket of oil into the back of a pick-up truck, employee suffered a herina to the umbilical area. * NOTE: Employee's condition was not diagnosed until 5/12/08. Employee has not missed any work days as of 5/14/08 but surgery to repair the injury site has been scheduled.
2007 · 3 incidents
Belt scraper fell on employees' hand, resulting in a laceration, requiring (5) sutures.
A belt roller shifted while being replaced, pinching the employee's thumb, resulting in a laceration.
Surface conveyor belt fire. No determination has been made as to the cause.
2005 · 1 incident
Employee lost his balance and jumped from D9 dozer walkway resulting in a fracture to his right heel.
2004 · 4 incidents
Employee was climbing up ladder to operator's cab of auger and slipped. Left index finger got caught while attempting to grasp a rail.
Dozer slipped into the impoundment when a refuse bench gave way. Dozer operator escaped unharmed.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A CHOKER ON X-BRACING & FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT SHOULDER, WHEN HE REACHED UP TO ADJUST IT.
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED NECK PAIN.
2003 · 8 incidents
LAB TECHNICAN WAS CRUSHING COAL SAMPLE-LIFTING TRASH CAN OF COAL TO HOPPER OF CRUSHER-HE APPARENTLY STRAINED ABDOMINAL MUSCLES WHILEWORKING-EE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO CO-WORKERS OR REPORT TO S UPERVISOR HE WAS HURT-CALLED IN THE NEXT DAY AND REPORTED HE WOULD BE OFF 2 WEEKS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 4'-0" PC OF 4" DIA PIPE, APPROXIMATELY 45 PDS. THE 40 DEGREE FITTING WAS ATTACHED WITH A SMALL LENGTH OF PIPE ATTACHED, MAKING AN "L". THE EMPLOYEE WALKED THROUGH A DOORWAY AND THE PROTRUDING PIPE STRUCK THE DOOR FRAME CAUSING THE EMP TO TWIST SUDDENLY. EMPLOYEE REPORTED A DULL PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF BEAM OUT OF THE FLOOR STEEL FOR REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE CUT WAS COMPLETED, THE BEAM SHIFTED. HE JUMPED BACK, LOSING HIS BALANCE, FALLING APPROXIMATELY 4' TO THE FLOOR BELOW. HE WAS WEARING A HARNESS THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE STEEL BUT AT FLOOR LEVEL. THE LANYARD WAS NOT CONNECTED HIGH ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE FALL.
EE TRIPPED OR STUMBLED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, RESULTING IN A SPRAIN AND CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING DOWN THE STAIRS OF AUGER TRUCK, SLIPPED ON STEP, HIT RIGHT SHIN ON STEP. RESULT - CONTUSION OF RIGHT SHIN (AREA BELOW RIGHT KNEE).
EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN IT SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE SUFFERS FROM REPETIVE MOTION SYNDROME.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE REMOVING METAL DOOR AT COAL FEEDER. *NOTE - EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 3-10-03.
2002 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS JARRED WHILE OPERATING A BACKHOE. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN NECK AND LOWER BACK.
EE IS OFF WORK DUE TO A REPETITIOUS MOVEMENT THAT HAS RESULTED IN TREATMENT FOR CARPAL TUNNEL-NO DATE OF INJURY DUE TO FACT THAT THIS RESULTS FROM YEARS OF REPETITIOUS MOVEMENT.
2000 · 1 incident
EE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS' PNEUYMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AND WAS GRANTED A 10% AWARD BY THE WV WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION.
1998 · 9 incidents
EE WAS REAPRING A DRYER. DURING THE REPAIR JOB HE HAD TO MANUALLY GUIDE TOP OF DRYER TO FLOOR AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF EDGE OF DRYER. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO EVENTS RESULTED IN A STRAI NED BACK.
EE WAS PULLING THE TOP OF A METAL LADDER IN POSITION TO BE WELDED. AS HE WAS PULLING HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EE LIFTED THE END OF A PIECE OF PIPE & STRAINED HIS BACK. HE STARTED MISSING WORK 8-25-98.
TRYING TO PULL 8" PIPE WEDGED IN CONCRETE WITH CRANE. PIPE WOULD NOT GIVE HE STEPPED OVER PIPE AND HIT IT WITH AN AIR JACK HAMMER AND THE PIPE CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND WHERE HE WAS HOLDING THE JACK HAMMER.
FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.
EE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKER S PNEUMOCONISIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EE AND WAS GRANTED A 10% DISABILITY BY THE WV WORKERS COMPENSATION DIVISION.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL.
EE HAD STEPPED DOWN OFF A LADDER. HE THEN STEPPED BACKWARDS AND STUMBLED OVER A CONCRETE PIER ON PREP. PLANT FLOOR. AS HE FELL, THE TOE RAIL ON HIS RIGHT GREAT TOE CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF HIS ST EEL TOE SAFETY CAP ON WAS DISLODGED.
PULLING WIRE - PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER.
1997 · 6 incidents
GPF-OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
GPF-OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
A SMALL HOLE IN A CAUSTIC SODA LINE ALLOWED THE SUBSTANCE TO CONTACT THIS EMPLOYEE'S FACE RESULTING IN A MEDICAL TREATMENT IN THE FORM OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. NO LOST TIME.
WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF BLET STRUCTURE EE FELT BURNING PAIN IN GROIN AREA. A DR DIAGNOSED A HERNAIA. EE CONT TO WORK UNTIL12/8/97 THEN BEGAN MISSING WORK. HE WAS LAID OFF 12/14/97.
LIFTING (PICKING UP) PIECES OF CONDUIT PIPE.
DESCENDING OUTSIDE STEPS IN RAIN AND MUD WITH HANDS FULL OF TOOLS. SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING ARM, SHOULDER AND LEG. A DR. RESTRICTED HIM FROM DUTY.
1996 · 15 incidents
(FDM 5-19-97) FOOT SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING ONTO DOZER, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO GROUND INJURING LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 11-25-96 BUT HE DID NOT START MISSING WORK DUE TO THE INJURY UNTIL 5-19-97.
WORKING WITH PIPE AND IT HIT LEG.
CARRYING MATERIAL - TRIPPED ON Q-DECKING.
EMP WAS WORKING NEAR REAR OF BOOM TRUCK. OPERATOR BEGAN TO LOWER OUTRIGGERS. INJURED EMP ALLOWEDONE OF THE REAR OUTRIGGERS TO LAND ON HIS LEFT FOOT. NOTE: THIS UNIT IS EQUIPPED WITH AUDIBLE SI GNALS FOR OUTRIGGER MOVEMENT.
EE WAS INSTALLING GALVANIZED Q-DECKING FOR FLOORSUPPORT. WHILE INSTALLING THE GALVANIZED METAL THE EE APPARENTLY USED A TORCH TO CUT THE DECKING AS OPPOSED TOT HE PROPER SAW. EE CLAIMS THAT H E RECD AN INFECTION FROM THE FUMES
THE INJURED EE WAS MOVING A 14" VALVE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EE. ONE OF THE MEN DROPPEDTHE VALVE STRIKING EE ON THE HAND.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AND WAS GRANTED A 10% DISABILITY BY THE WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION DIVISION.
EMP WAS MOVING AN ANGLE BRAKE. IT ROLLED OVER AND PINNED HIS HAND BETWEEN A TRAILER TIRE AND THEANGLE IRON.
EE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCCRIOSIS AS A RESLT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT ANDWAS GRANTED A 20% DISABILITY BY THE WI WORKERS COMPENSATION DIVISION. AWARD LTR RECEIVED 7/29/9 6
WHILE INSTALLING TIMING PINS ON VIBRATOR IN PREPPLANT, FLY WHEEL SLIPPED, CUTTING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, RESULTING IN MEDICAL TREATMENT IN THE FORMOF STITCHES.
WHILE CLEANING OUT A HEAD CHUTE FEED BELT, THE EMP'S FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEG (SHIN) TO STRIKE ANGLE IRON, RESULTING IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES AND TETANUS SHOT.
WHILE CHANGING BEARING IN RAW COAL VIBRATOR, EMPLOYEE PLACED BEARING ON THE FLOOR AND ROLLED IT ONTO HIS FINGER, RESULTING IN FIVE STITCHES AND TIME OFF WORK.
ON 7-22-96 THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT THAT HE INHALED EXHAUST FUMES THROUGH AIR INTAKE VENTS IN PLANT CONTROL ROOM. CLAIMS EVENT OCCURRED ON 6-6-96. BEGIN MISSING WORK ON 7-5-96.
PULLING A STARTER CABLE ON WELDER. ENGINE KICKEDJERKING HANDLE FROM RIGHT HAND, HITTING LEFT HAND.
WHILE WALKING DONW STEPS AT COAL DUMP EE SLIPPED AND FELL, HURTING BACK. HE BEGAN MISISNG WORK UNDER DR CARE TO DYAS LATER. EE BECAME AWARE THAT HIS ABSENCE WAS DUE TO AN INJURY ON 6-12-96.
1995 · 5 incidents
WHILE DOWN ON HIS KNEES THE EE LIFTED A SPILLBOARD INTO PLACE RESULTING IN A HERNIA, POSSIBLE SURGERY AND A LOSS OF TIME.
WALKING IN STORAGE AREA AND HIT KNEE ON PIECE OF SUPPLY.
THE EMPLOYEE ASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEENA PIECE OF CONDUIT AND A HACKSAW WHILE CUTTING THE CONDUIT RESULTING INA CUT REQURIING 3 SUTURES.
WHILE HELPING DRAG A PUNCH PLATE SCREEN OUT OF THE VIBRATOR, THE SCREEN FELL, MASHING THE RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AND CUTTING THE TIP OFF THE INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING SUTURES AND SKIN GRAFT--EE REM AINS OFF WORK.
AS THE P&H CRANE BEGAN TO TIP OVER THE OPERATOR GRABBED THE DOOR FRAME TO BRACE HIMSELF. THE SLIDING DOOR SLAMMED SHUT, FRACTURING 2 BONESIN THE OPERATORS LEFT HAND, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF TIM E.
1994 · 7 incidents
AS THE EE RAISED A 12 INCH PIPE TO HANG IT IN PLACE TO WELD RE LOOKED UP AS DIRT FELL IN HIS FACE AND EYE REQUIRING REMOVAL OF FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM THE RIGHT EYE.
WHILE CLEANIGN SLAG FROM A WELD, WIND BLEW A PARTICLE INTO HIS EYE WHICH WAS REMOVED BY A DR.
INJURED BENT DOWN TO REMOVE A WALL SPREADER AND SPRAINED HIS MID BACK.
EE ALLEGES A LOSS OF HEARING WAS DUE TO EXPOSURE OF NOISE HE WAS EXPOSED TO WHILE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF HOBET MINING INC. HE WAS AWARDED A 15% DISABILITY BY WV WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND.
WHILE CUTTING ON A PIECE OF PIPE A PIECE OF SLAG HIT THE EE S RIGHT EYE. ON 7-29-94 HE WENT TO THE DR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A WATER PUMP WHEN HE STRAINE DHIS LOWER BACK RESULTING IN A LOSS OF TIME.
WHIEL CUTTING A STEEL BELT CABLE FROMCOUNTER WEIGHT PULLEY THE EMLOYEE WAS JABBED INT EH FIGNER BY FRYED CABLE END RESULTING IN MEDICAL ATTENTION.
1993 · 2 incidents
ON 7-27-93 WE WERE NOTIFIED BY MAIL THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD UNDERGONE ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERRY OF HIS RIGHT KNEE DUE TO AN INJURY SUSTAINED ON 4-9-93 WHEN HE STEPPED OFF RAIL ENGINE & TWISTED HIS K NEE. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED ON 7-9-93. NO LOSS OF TIME.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKER'S PNEUMONOCOSIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AND WAS GRANTED A 10% DISABILITY BY THE WV COMPENSATION FUND.
1992 · 8 incidents
WHILE MOVING A REFUSE SCREEN DECK, THE DECK SLIPPED OFF OF A PRY BAR AND THE DECK CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE END OF THE THUMB REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
WHILE LIFTING A BELT WIPER, THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER RESULTING IN A LOSS OF TIME.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES A LOSS OF HEARING WAS DUE TO EXPOSURE OF NOISE HE WAS EXPOSED TO WHILE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF HOBET MINING. HE WAS AWARDED A 1.25 PERCENT DISABILITY BY WV WORKERS COMPENSATION F UND.
68935 PUTTING AN IMPELLER INTO POSITION IT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RIGGING, HIT THE FLOOR THEN TURNED OVER ONTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT CAUSING DAMAGE TO MUSCLES OF LIGAMENTS RESULTING INA LOSS O 60394E.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES A LOSS OF HEARING WAS DUE TO EXPOSURE OF NOISE HE WAS EXPOSED TO WHILE IN THE EMPLOYEMNT OF HOBET MINN HE WAS AWARDED 1. 50% DISABILITY BY WV WORKERS COMPENSATION
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AND WAS AWARDED A 10 PERCENT DISABILITY BY THE WV WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AND WAS AWARDED A 2570 DISABILITY BY WV WORKER'S COMPENSATION FUND.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS PNEMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYEMENT AND WAS AWARDED 5% DISABILITY BY WV WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND.
1991 · 5 incidents
THE EE HAS EXPERIENCED PAIN AND SWELLING DUE TO A PREVIOUS INJURY ON 1-8-87 WHENF HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN A WISHBONE PLATE SLIPPED AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT.
EMPL GRANTED AWARD 9-28-92 FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WAS AWARDED 25% WV WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND.
WHILE CHECKING THE ROTATION OF THE CAUSTIC PUMP SOME SOLUTION BLEW OUT OF THE SIGHT GLASS PIPE STRIKING THE EE IN THE LEFT EYE. INJURY REQUIRED A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WHICH HE USED AND HE W AS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
LOSS OF HEARING DUE TO EXPOSURE TO NOISE WHILE EMPLOYED BY CO. AWARDED 30.75% DISABILITY BY WV WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AND WAS AWARDED A 20% DISABILITY BY WVA WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND
1990 · 13 incidents
INJURED WALKED INTO STEEL BEAM STRIKING HIS HARD HAT AGAINST STEEL.
PROBLEM (ALLEGED) WAS CAUSED BY CRAWLING BACK AND FORTH UNDER A GROUND SUPPORTED CONVEYOR. WAS NOT INITIALLY REPORTED AS JOB RELATED PROBLEM (QUESTION CAUSE REPORTED).
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD FROM BELT ROLLER WITH A SHOVEL, SHOVEL CAUGHT BELT FLEW BACK HITTING FOREHEAD.
EMPL ALLEGES LOSS OF HEARING WAS DUE TO EXPOSURE OF NOISE HE WAS EXPOSED TO WHILE IN EMPLOYMENT OF HOBET MINING, HE WAS AWARDED 5.7% DIABILITY BY W VA WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND.
WALKING AND STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTING ANKLE.
EMPL CUTTING BOLTS OUT OF BEARINGS ON TAIL ROLLER ON LOADOUT BELTS,DRIVING CUT BOLT OUT WITH HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN LEFT EYE.
LOOKING IN PIPE TO SEE IF CAUSTIC FEEDING IN LINE WHEN CAUSTIC SPLASHING OUT IN EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SEPARATOR BOX-HAND SLIPPED -CRUSHING FINGER INTO PIPE NEXT TO BOX
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES A LOSS OF HEARING WAS DUE TO EXPOSURE OF NOISE HE WAS EXPOSED TO WHILE IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF HOBET MINING. HE WAS AWARDED A 1% DISABILITY BY WV WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND.
EE ALLEGES A LOSS OF HEARING WAS DYE TO EXPOSURE OF NOISE HE WAS EXPOSED TO WHILE THE EE OF HEBERT MINEING HE WAS AWARDED 1% DISABILITY BY WVWARKER COMP.
EMPL ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS RESULT OF EMPLOYMENT & WAS AWARDED 5% DISABILITY BY W VA WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND. AWARD ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS HOBET MINING.
EMPL ALLEGES TO CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS RESULT OF EMPLOYUMENT & WAS AWARDED 10% DISABILITY BY W VA WORKERS COMP FUND.
EE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF TRUCK DUMP FEEDER FOOT SLIPPED FELL TO GRATING FLOOR HITTING GTEAR GUARD AND HANDRAIL.
1989 · 10 incidents
PUTTING FRAME WORK TOGETHER FOR SIEVE BEND. ONE SIDE FELL STRIKING INJ
EMPL WAS REMOVING METAL FROM CLEAN COAL BELT STEPPED ON CROSSOVER STEP & TWISTED RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE PUT HIS ARM UP IN CHUTE TO CLEAN OUT SAMPLER, SECONDARY SAMPLER KICKED ON AND CAUGHT HIS ARM.
INJURED STEPPED ON END OF SCAFFOLD BOARD NOT TIED DOWN AND INJURED HIS KNEE AS HE FELL.
STEPPED INTO HOLE IN FLOOR WHILE ALIGNING EQUIPMENT.
UNLOADING MATERIAL FROM BED OF BOOM TRUCK SLIPPED & FELL TO GROUND IN TRYING TO CATCH SELF HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING VIBRATING SCREEN. ROLLED OVER IN SCREEN TO SLIDE UNDER CENTER DRIVE UNIT PINCHING NERVE IN LOWER BACK. PAINTING SCREEN, ROLLED OVER IN SCREEN TO SLIDE UNDER CENTER DRIV E UNIT PINCHING NERVE IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET SAND TO FEED THRU SAND BLASTER ORIFICE VALVE PLUGGED CAUSING SAND TO BLOW OUT FEED HOPPER.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES A LOSS OF HEARING WAS DUE TO EXPOSURE OF NOISE HE WAS EXPOSED TO WHILE AT WORK. AWARD GRANTED 7-19-89.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES CONTRACTING COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT AND WAS AWARDED A 15% DISABILITY BY WV WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND.
1988 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE HIT PIECE OF PIPE AROUND THICKENER, BENT ODWN TO GO UNDER PIPE, HITTING TOP OF HEAD, PUSHING HARD HAT DOWN ON RIGHT EAR, CAUSING PAIN IN EAR AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF ENGINE AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.
BUMPED KNEE WHILE GETTING UP ON CHUTE WAS NOT REPORTED AS LOST TIME TILL LATER.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES A LOSS OF HEARING WAS DUE TO EXPOSURE OF NOISE HE WAS EXPOSED TO WHILE AT WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIPE WITH A TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL WENT DOWN INTO LEFT EAR. EMPLOYEE FELT IT GOT DOWN INTO THE EAR.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES A LOSS OF HEARING WAS DUE TO EXPOSURE OF NOISE HE WAS EXPOSED TO WHILE AT WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS P6TTING NEW CHAIN ON PICK WHEN PIECE OF METEAL SLIPPED & CAUGHT LEFT SIDE OF FACE
1987 · 7 incidents
LOADING TOOLS IN TRUCK SLIPPED ON TOP STEP WHILE LEAVING TRAILER.
PICKING UP & PLACING BELT IDLERS ON CONVEYOR BY HAND.NORMALLY DONE WITH BOOM TRUCK BUT WEATHER DIDNT PERMIT USE -STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 THAT HE HAS CONTRACTED COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS AS A RESULT OF HIS EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 A LOSS OF HEARING DUE TO NOISE EXPOSURE AT WORK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 A LOSS OF HEARING DUE TO NOISE EXPOSURE AT WORK
PULLING SELF AC9OSS HEAD BOARD OF BOOM TRUCK RUPTURE.
EMPL CLOSING RE5IEF VALVE OVER TOP SCREENS WITH SLATE BAR-BAR SLIPPED CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SCREEN AND SLATE BAR.
1986 · 2 incidents
EMP WAS PUTTING3ON A NEW MOTOR BASE KICKED BACK HITTING LEFT KNEE KNOCKING FEET OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HEAD OVER RT EYEBROW
SIX INCH PIPE F9LL ON HIS FINGERS WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SLURRY LINE.
1985 · 2 incidents
STEEL PLATE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
STEEL PLATE FELL ON INJURED.
1984 · 4 incidents
EMPL TAKING O-RING OUT OF HOSE,KNIFE CLOSED IN ON FINGER CUTTING FINGER.
I.NAME WAS BURNING OLD EXPANDED METAL OFF SO HE COULD PUT NEW ON & I.NAME WAS STANDING BY WATCHING HIM WHEN RUST FLEW IN I.NAMES RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF END OF ENGINE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
STEPPING OUT OF #2 WASH BOX TO GET A SLATE BAR FOOT SLIPPED ON METAL SURFACE CAUSING EE TO FALL INTO HANDRAIL BRUISING RIGHT SIDE & FRACTURING ONE RIB.
1983 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL AND WHEN THE PIECE FELL HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEPS OF TRUCK. FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON FOREIGN OBJECT.
EE WAS USING A PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HAND ON THE DOZER TRACK RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO E ND OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
The full compliance file on Hobet Prep Plant
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