Mining Incidents

Hobet Mining Inc operator

Controlled by Ashland Inc
MSHA operator ID: P06873

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
157
Mines on record
5
Years on record
2000–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
332
citations
136
significant & substantial
$48,429
proposed penalties
$47,660
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2005
11
2004
21 (1f)
2003
29
2002
42
2001
24
2000
30 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
August 29, 2004 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Hobet Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE was making electrical repairs to the load side loop on a deenergized pole mounted solid blade disconnect switch. He had finished the repair work and was starting to come down the pole. Some how he received an electrical shock and fell down the pole.

March 2, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hobet Mining Inc · Drowning

CONTRACTOR FELL THROUGH PUNCH PLATE DECKING INTO RAW COAL CLASSIFYING CYCLONE AND DROWN.