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Homer City Generating Station Coal

NRG Homer City Services LLC · Facility

Controlled by NRG Energy Inc

Homer City, Indiana County, PA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3608222

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2007–2018
Latest incident: Jul 2018

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

163

citations

significant & substantial

$37,277

proposed penalties

$37,023

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
2019 Q4	8,869	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	9,044	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	11,812	7	1	592.6
2018 Q4	8,776	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	8,926	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	9,060	7	5	772.6
2017 Q3	9,049	3	0	331.5
2017 Q2	8,915	4	1	448.7

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2018 · 1 incident

July 26, 2018 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

NRG Homer City Services LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A contractor truck driver exited the cab of their truck to investigate a malfunction of the truck's tarping system. The driver's left hand was caught between the tarp arm and the cab protector portion of the dump body. The injured driver was treated at a medical facility where they received 6 sutures to close the wound on the back of their left hand.

2014 · 1 incident

February 14, 2014 PA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

NRG Homer City Services LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While uncoupling air hoses from railcar, residual pressure in line caused the hose coupling to fly hitting the employee in the face

2012 · 1 incident

September 21, 2012 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

EME Homer City Generation L P · Struck against stationary object

Coal Maintenance Mechanic was repairing an air line in the 1R tunnel beneath the stack-out tube. While using a wrench, the wrench slipped on a fitting and the employee lightly contacted the tail end of a worm-gear hose clamp near the fitting. The edge of the metal hose clamp caused a laceration of employee's right ring finger requiring (9) sutures to close.

2010 · 1 incident

February 5, 2010 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EME Homer City Generation L P · Fall from machine

While waiting to enter Homer City Power Plant, Injury noticed that his tarp was stuck, the driver tried to actuate the tarp 3 or 4 times and it stuck in the same position, he then climbed onto the side of his truck while trying to free the tarper it released and knocked his arms off of the truck and threw him onto the ground.

2007 · 1 incident

April 19, 2007 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

EME Homer City Generation L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting dumping coal from pheumatic railcar. Cyl. conn. pin was missing which caused cylinder to not seat properly in connection saddle. Employee attempted to adjust position of cylinder with sledge hammer. When cylinder aligned the air pressure caused it to move toward the employee about 4". Cylinder hit hammer driving the handle into his chest.