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.
241 citations across 5,603 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hoover Job has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$62K
proposed penalties
$53K
current assessed
$53K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
237 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $27K in penalties contested before the Commission, $19K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
16citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
16 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 15 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$29K proposed, $20K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-03-27.
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 Hoover Job shows 100% of 505 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: 2026-08-13
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
505
samples
3.85
dust max (mg/m3)
1
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.
391 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 114 by the operator.
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.
Hoover Job recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 2.63 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
3.86
3.86
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
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
23
19,914
2025
28
64,146
2024
26
43,167
2023
25
66,423
2022
22
62,798
2021
20
63,575
2020
17
20,953
2019
25
49,524
2018
25
59,608
2017
19
53,534
2016
16
52,278
2015
20
53,051
2014
22
57,957
2013
21
84,177
2012
21
47,631
2011
24
171,076
2010
18
64,933
2009
21
63,344
2008
33
182,795
2007
31
155,868
2006
32
161,468
2005
38
184,514
2004
31
147,378
2003
20
137,756
2002
17
119,417
2001
15
147,124
2000
12
118,636
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Hoover Job sits in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.3% 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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania · Population 78,902
1.3%
Mining share of county employment
$60,181
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
10,435
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
14,708
2
0
136.0
2025 Q4
16,475
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
15,961
3
1
188.0
2025 Q2
16,652
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
15,598
3
3
192.3
2024 Q4
16,155
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
14,567
1
0
68.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
14,949
2
2
133.8
2024 Q1
14,248
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
15,709
3
1
191.0
2023 Q3
14,603
2
0
137.0
2023 Q2
14,753
1
0
67.8
2023 Q1
13,774
4
2
290.4
2022 Q4
12,187
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
11,543
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
13,580
1
0
73.6
2022 Q1
14,514
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
14,134
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
12,990
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
11,847
1
1
84.4
2021 Q1
9,716
1
0
102.9
2020 Q4
8,111
1
0
123.3
2020 Q3
7,933
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
7,846
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
12,936
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
13,030
1
0
76.7
2019 Q3
15,212
2
1
131.5
2019 Q2
16,781
4
1
238.4
2019 Q1
16,111
10
1
620.7
2018 Q4
16,489
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
14,827
2
0
134.9
2018 Q2
15,907
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
13,985
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
12,246
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
11,240
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
11,793
5
1
424.0
2017 Q1
10,818
2
1
184.9
2016 Q4
10,562
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
8,123
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
8,483
2
1
235.8
2016 Q1
9,024
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
9,576
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
10,630
2
1
188.1
2015 Q2
10,383
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
9,873
2
0
202.6
2014 Q4
8,555
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
11,175
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
12,446
6
1
482.1
2014 Q1
12,690
4
2
315.2
2013 Q4
12,900
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
12,971
10
5
771.0
2013 Q2
13,065
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5,871
4
1
681.3
2012 Q4
4,287
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
12,020
2
0
166.4
2012 Q2
13,590
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
13,381
5
0
373.7
2011 Q4
14,319
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
15,616
1
0
64.0
2011 Q2
15,422
8
3
518.7
2011 Q1
13,111
8
5
610.2
2010 Q4
12,020
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
11,182
1
0
89.4
2010 Q2
9,470
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
8,890
5
5
562.4
2009 Q4
7,593
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
7,457
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
11,672
9
6
771.1
2009 Q1
19,046
6
6
315.0
2008 Q4
22,865
4
3
174.9
2008 Q3
20,906
4
3
191.3
2008 Q2
21,361
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
19,976
12
10
600.7
2007 Q4
19,499
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
18,573
7
6
376.9
2007 Q2
18,466
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
18,442
3
2
162.7
2006 Q4
18,778
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
16,796
3
1
178.6
2006 Q2
17,891
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
19,969
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
22,362
5
4
223.6
2005 Q3
23,174
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
24,530
11
5
448.4
2005 Q1
22,888
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
22,157
2
1
90.3
2004 Q3
7,428
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
18,903
11
9
581.9
2004 Q1
16,258
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
15,151
3
3
198.0
2003 Q3
11,290
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
10,310
5
3
485.0
2003 Q1
9,197
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
8,927
6
5
672.1
2002 Q3
8,841
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
10,794
4
3
370.6
2002 Q1
8,908
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,578
6
4
626.4
2001 Q3
9,001
6
2
666.6
2001 Q2
7,688
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
7,908
5
3
632.3
2000 Q4
7,791
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
7,405
2
0
270.1
2000 Q2
6,540
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
6,027
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2022 · 1 incident
December 9, 2022PA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was exiting loader, using steps, one step was frosty, and EE slipped and fell 8-9 feet. EE's ankle is broken in 3 places, and EE received several stitches in EE's head. EE will be seeing a surgeon on Monday Dec. 12, 2022, to determine if surgery is necessary.
2010 · 1 incident
February 2, 2010PA · Coalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeySLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was cleaning around swingers on dragline with loose rag. Loose rag caught and was pulled through the guard. This action also pulled employee's hand up to guard.
Machine was parked in parking lot idle at the time of the accident. Operator was cleaning window on drill rig cab. Wind caught door and blew it shut on his right hand severing tip of index finger to first knuckle.
1996 · 1 incident
June 11, 1996PA · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerOTHER
WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF ROCK TRUCK, LOST BALANCE, PUSHED HIMSELF AWAY FROM MACHINE AND WHEN HE LANDED HE WAS TWISTED. PULLED HIS KNEE OUT. WENT TO HOSPITAL, DID NOT LOOSE ANY WORK OVER IT.
CHANGING HOSE ON RIPPER OF D9H DOZER. SLIPPED AND HIT KNEE ON RIPPER AS A RESULT KNOCKED KNEE OUT OF PLACE.WENT TO HAVE KNEE CHECKED. WAITING FOR RESULT.
1992 · 1 incident
October 15, 1992PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
OPERATOR HAD GOTTEN OUT OF MACHINE ADN ARE-ENTERING MACHINE STEPED ON BUCKET CONTROL WHICH MOVED BUCKET AND TRAPPED FOOT. AS RESULT OPERATOR WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED FOR ANY BROKEN BONES. AS A RESULT NONE WERE BROKEN.