New Hope Dock Corp · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE SCALEHOUSE WALKWAY PICKING UP A BUCKET, WHEN HE RAISED UP HITTING THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON CORNER OF ANGLE IRON.
New Hope Dock: 8 reportable incidents Coal
New Hope Dock Corp
· Facility
Controlled by
Don Foertsch
Troy,
Perry County,
IN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201763
MSHA record for New Hope Dock (mine ID 1201763). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Aug 1988
Ownership history
- New Hope Dock Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
New Hope Dock sits in Perry County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.Perry County, Indiana · Population 19,218
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$61,099
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 2 incidents
New Hope Dock Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING,AND A HOT WELDING ROD FELL INTO HIS RIGHT BOOT.
May 20, 1987
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Hope Dock Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A CABLE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE BARGE.A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE CABLE WENT TO HIS RIGHT HAND.
1984 · 2 incidents
July 23, 1984
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
New Hope Dock Corp · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING AWAY SOME SLAG THAT WAS BEING CUT BY A BLOW-TORCH AT THE TIME.
June 15, 1984
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Hope Dock Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WORKING ON TRACTOR REMOVING A BOLT.WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CAME BACK STRIKING HIM IN LEFT SHOULDER.
1983 · 3 incidents
New Hope Dock Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PICKING UP BATTERY TO D-8 TO JUMP WELDER AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.
June 3, 1983
IN · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Hope Dock Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE CAP OF A REDIATOR ON A 9-10 LOADER, THE CAP BLEW OFF BECAUSE OF THE HOT WATER PRESSURE AND SPRAYED HOT WATER INTO HIS FACE.
March 9, 1983
IN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Hope Dock Corp · Struck by flying object
REMOVING WATER TANK OFF TRUCK.CABLE SLIPPED OFF FROM OTHER SIDE OF TANK,CAME ACROSS TOP OF TANK,STRIKING EMPL IN NOSE.