APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY - PHILLIP SPORN PLANT
ROUTE 33, NEW HAVEN, WV 25265
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Inspection records
Aug 27, 2008#311684195Aug 27, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#311684195$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311684195
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 27, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 27, 2008
- Closed
- Oct 8, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 187
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Route 33, New Haven, WV 25265
- Industry
- 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Feb 24, 2005#307070391Feb 24, 2005Unprogrammed Related (G) · No Inspection scope, Health#307070391$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307070391
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 24, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 1, 2005
- Closed
- Aug 25, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 170
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- State Route 33, New Haven, WV 25265
- Industry
- 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Feb 2, 2001#116218082Feb 2, 2001FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#116218082$9,0004 viol.4 violations$9,000 in penalties
Inspection #116218082
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 2, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 7, 2001
- Closed
- Apr 20, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 221
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 unclassified
- Initial Penalties
- $13,500
- Penalties on Record
- $9,000
- Site Address
- Route 33, New Haven, WV 25265
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee fell from smokestack
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 6 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Mar 28, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01 | Unclassified | 1 | 6 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Mar 28, 2001 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C02 | Unclassified | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Mar 28, 2001 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 D01 | Unclassified | 1 | 6 | $4,500 | $0 | Mar 28, 2001 | - | - |
Oct 7, 1997#116527532Oct 7, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#116527532$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #116527532
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 7, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 7, 1997
- Closed
- Oct 7, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 264
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Route 33, New Haven, WV 25265
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jul 23, 1996#116236837Jul 23, 1996Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#116236837$16,3638 viol.8 violations$16,363 in penalties
Inspection #116236837
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 23, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 10, 1996
- Contested
- Oct 15, 1996
- Final Order
- Jul 26, 1997
- Closed
- Sep 26, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 250
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 repeat, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $41,650
- Penalties on Record
- $16,363
- Site Address
- Route 33, New Haven, WV 25265
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.24 Step Bolts and Manhole Steps OSHA citation code: 19100024 F | Serious | 1 | 100 | $1,400 | $1,050 | Oct 15, 1996 | Oct 15, 1996 | Jul 26, 1997 |
| 01002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 B01 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,750 | $1,313 | Jan 10, 1997 | Oct 15, 1996 | Jul 26, 1997 |
| 02001A | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 D01 | Repeat | 1 | 20 | $38,500 | $14,000 | Nov 14, 1996 | Oct 15, 1996 | Jul 26, 1997 |
| 02001B | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G06 | Repeat | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 1996 | Oct 15, 1996 | Jul 26, 1997 |
| 02001C | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 K02 | Repeat | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 1996 | Oct 15, 1996 | Jul 26, 1997 |
| 03001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Oct 17, 1996 | Oct 15, 1996 | Jul 26, 1997 |
| 03002 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 B01 III | Other | 1 | 250 | $0 | $0 | Oct 16, 1996 | Oct 15, 1996 | Jul 26, 1997 |
| 03003 | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 1996 | Oct 15, 1996 | Jul 26, 1997 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1996 to 2008. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: fossil fuel electric power generation reported 2.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 13.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source