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Hoover Job Coal

Controlled by George Cowfer Jr
Shiloh, Clearfield County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3608163

Hoover Job has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1992–2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
239
citations
126
significant & substantial
$61,818
proposed penalties
$53,082
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,736 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
125
inspections on record
5,527
inspection hours
4.3
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.
239 citations across 5,527 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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Hoover Job shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 502 samples.

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.
0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.85
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
502
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-26.
Silica (quartz)
14.2
silica avg (%)
29.3
silica max (%)
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-02-19.
Noise
0%
over PEL
249
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-03-23.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, 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 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
2024 Q2 14,949 2 2 133.8
2024 Q1 14,248 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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 3 1 249.6
2012 Q2 13,590 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 13,381 8 3 597.9
2011 Q4 14,319 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 15,616 3 0 192.1
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 6 4 287.0
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 4 3 216.9
2006 Q4 18,778 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 16,796 7 2 416.8
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 4 4 264.0
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, 2022 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Fall from machine

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

2007 · 3 incidents

September 10, 2007 PA · Coal FIRE
Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Accident type, without injuries

Storage Trailer was set on fire by unknown vandals. Storage trailer and contents were completely destroyed. No injury or illness ocurred.

March 28, 2007 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

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.

January 18, 2007 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding on an R-90 Rock Truck. Spark from torch went down back and ignited clothing. Employee was burned on back and under left arm.

2006 · 1 incident

June 15, 2006 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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, 1996 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRAGLINE OPERATOR WAS FOUND ON FLOOR OF DRAGLINE. APARENTLY ACORDING TO HIS SON, HE HAD AN ANURISM NEAR HIS HEART AND APARENTLY COLLAPSED ON FLOOR.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 23, 1995 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Fall from machine

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.

March 7, 1995 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Fall onto or against objects

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, 1992 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Junior Coal Contracting Inncorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

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