Mining Incidents

Preparation Plant Coal

Newera Resources Corp · Facility
Controlled by Mower Lumber Company
Cheat Bridge, Randolph County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604918

MSHA record for Preparation Plant (mine ID 4604918). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
1
inspections on record
9
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 9 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

October 13, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newera Resources Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object

INSTALLING A SC9EW CONVEYOR-THE SCRFEW ROLLED ON EMPLOYEES FOOT

May 7, 1987 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newera Resources Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GE3ERAL HOUSEKEEPING WHEN A PIECE OF WIRE HIT HIM IN TH EYE.

January 14, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newera Resources Corp · Struck by falling object

REMOVING 3/8 IN3ANGLE IRON FROM DELIVERY TRUCK DROPPED ANGLE IRON ON THUMB

1986 · 3 incidents

December 4, 1986 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Newera Resources Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING PUMP 9MPLOYEE HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER-CAUSING CONTUSION &LOSS OF FINGER NAIL

April 14, 1986 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newera Resources Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING R2LL OF TYPAR, EMPLOYEE TWISTED LOWER BACK.

1985 · 7 incidents

December 9, 1985 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newera Resources Corp · Struck by falling object

DROPPED FORM BO5RDS ON RIGHT LEG.

October 4, 1985 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Newera Resources Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING COMPANY THREE WHEELER FROM TRACTOR TRAILER - THE THREE WHEELER UPSET & STOVED EMPLOYEE S ARM & WRIST

August 13, 1985 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newera Resources Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPENING TRUCK DOOR AND SLAMMED KNEE AGAINST DOOR.

July 8, 1985 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Newera Resources Corp · Fall from ladders

CLIMBING LADDER THAT WAS NOT BLOTED-LADDER HAD CLPS INSTEAD OF BOLTS THE LADDER CLIPS SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BRUISED LUMBAE SECTION OF BACK AND BACK OF HEAD.

March 13, 1985 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Newera Resources Corp · Fall from machine

PARKED LOADER AT QUITING TIME. WHILE GETTING OFF, INJURED KNEE WHEN HIS LEG HIT THE GROUND (SLIPPED ON STEP).

January 29, 1985 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Newera Resources Corp · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS STEPPING UP LADDER ON 966C ENDLOADER FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF LADDER AND HE GRABBED HAND RAILS AND STRAINED HIS BACK

1983 · 5 incidents

May 18, 1983 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ingram Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CHANGING POSITION OF LOAD-OUT CHUTE FLY.STRAINED LOWER BACK.

May 10, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ingram Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR. GLENNDINNING WAS RELEASING THE HAND BRAKE ON A RAIL CAR WHICH WAS UNUSUALLY TIGHT, HE STRAINED HIS BACK IN SO DOING.

April 18, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ingram Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL INJURED BACK WHILE STEPPING UP ON TRUCK.

March 4, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ingram Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM THE END LOADER

February 2, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ingram Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR MEADOWS WAS MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE HEAVY MEDIA PUMP THE ADJUSTING BOLTS WERE HARD TO TURN AND MR MEADOWWS STRAINED HIMSELF IN TURNING THEM HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE LOWER QUADRANT S EE DOCTORS REPORT FOR DAMAGE OR IMPAINMENT

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