New Freedom Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS ATTEMPTING 7O LIFT SCOOP TIRE ON 482 SCOOP WHILE BENT OVER AT THE WAIST. WHEN LIFTING FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEGS.
Clifftop #1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
New Freedom Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Haney Adolphus Jr
MSHA Mine ID: 4607287
Clifftop #1 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Jul 1987
Ownership history
- New Freedom Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
- New Freedom Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 14 | 10,199 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Clifftop #1 Mine sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1987 · 5 incidents
New Freedom Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SCOOP WAS MAKIN1 NOISE IN CENTER SECTION SO INJURED CLIMBED ON TOP OF SCOOP TO CHECK IT. HIS LEG SLIPPED OFF SCOOP & WAS CAUGHT IN SWIVEL JOINT ON SCOOP. SCOOP WAS NOT MOVING BUT WAS STEERING LEFT TO RIGHT.3
New Freedom Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT LINE IN T2P NO DAMAGE
New Freedom Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT INTOP NO 8AMAGE.
New Freedom Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT LINE IN T2P NO DAMAGE.