Newtown Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WALKING TO MAN BUS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND CAME DOWN ON HIS BACK.
No 2: 14 reportable incidents Coal
Newtown Energy Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Rex Fought
Gilbert,
Mingo County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608342
MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4608342). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1994–1997
- Latest incident
- Dec 1997
Ownership history
- Newtown Energy Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file1997 · 5 incidents
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS TRAMMING A 3 WHEELER FROM END OF TRACK TO THE SECTION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK EE'S RT ARM, CAUSING A BRUISE.
June 20, 1997
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Newtown Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFINT ON A PRY BAR TO RAISE BELTLINE HADPAIN IN BACK
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINOUS MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND CUT EE'S HAND THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
Newtown Energy Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ON HIS KNEES LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO ROOF BOLTER. EE STOOD UP & LEFT KNEE POPPED RESULTING IN A TORN CARTILAGE.
1996 · 4 incidents
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
STARTED TO CHANGE SEATS AND DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIS HAND AND CUT 1 FINGER.
June 19, 1996
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS ENROUTE TO ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE WALKED INTO A BROKEN STRAP CVAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS NECK.
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT EE ON HEAD & LANDED ON HANDS CAUSING LACERATION ON HANDS THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE ON WRIST, CAUSING A LACERATION.
1995 · 3 incidents
Newtown Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN A LOOP OF CABLE. HE STUMBLED AND FELL, THIS ANKLE HAS BEEN BROKEN BEFORE.
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object
CHANGING BITS ON THE MINER LEFT ELBOW CAME AROUND AND HIT ONE OF THE BITS.
February 14, 1995
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
THE ROOF OF THIS MINE HAS A HISTORY OF LOOSE DDRAW ROCK. VISUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE BEFORE BOLTING THE AREA BEGAN, BUT THE ROOF WAS NOT TESTED BY SOUNDING. A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE WHILE VICTIM WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE. THE ROCK STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE FACE AND BODY, CUTTING HIS FACE AND LEG.
1994 · 2 incidents
August 27, 1994
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND.
Newtown Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP ON OFFSIDE OF FLETCHER DOUBLEHEAD BOLTER, HE RAISED AND TURNED QUICKLY, HITTING HIS FORHEAD ON THE BOLTER CANOPY PROTECTING HIM.