50' x 19' x 5' rock fall on ellis mains in #7 entry 60' inby spad 871.
Newtown Energy, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2005
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Newtown Energy, Inc. operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2005
- 0
- Total incidents
- 64
- Year
- 2005
Top incident classifications
- 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK30 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS13 incidents
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON6 incidents
- 04MACHINERY4 incidents
- 05POWERED HAULAGE4 incidents
All incidents in 2005
60'L x 18'W x 5'H rock fall on ellis mains in #1 entry near spad no. 519.
12'L x 16'W x 5'H rock fall on ellis mains between #1 and #2 entry near spad #578.
20'LONG X 20'WIDE X 8.5'HIGH. ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY IN ELLIS MAINS NEAR SPAD 503, APPROX. 5500' FROM THE FACE.
30'L x 20'W x 6' fall in #4 entry on #1 sectin near spad 2864 approximately 300' from face.
70 FT X 20 FT X 7 1/2 FT FALL LOCATED IN #4 ENTRY OUTBY SOUTH MAINS NEAR SPAD 452 12,000 FT FROM ACTIVE FACE.
65' long x 20' wide x 10' high, fall in #5 entry on #1 section near spad no. 8079.
30' long x 20' wide x 10' high, fall near spad 573 outby #3 section in #2 entry.
80' x 20' x 8.5', fall in #2 entry approximately 2000' from active face.
80' long x 20' wide x 10' high, fall on #1 section near spad 8073 - #7 entry.
40' X 20' X 8', FALL IN #3 ENTRY ON 2ND SOUTH MAINS @ SPAD 1027
60' long by 20' wide by 7' high fall between #6 and #7 entry at spad 505 on mains. All entrances are breakered off and the arm is cribbed.
70' L by 19'W by 10' H rock fall in track entry on south mains break #22.
70'Long x 18'Wide x 10'High fall on East Mains (approximately 15000 ft from face) in the track entry.
30'L X 18'W X 6'H ROCK FALL ON ELLIS MAINS IN TRACK ENTRY 4 BRKS INBY SPAD 723. FALL WAS CLEANED AND BOLTED.
INJURED WAS SERVICING FEEDER WHEN HE TRIPPED ON CABLE.
Injured was pulling slack belt out of take-up when he strained lower back.
Injured was pulling rock when piece hit canopy of roof drill then striking leg.
Injured strained back while moving belt structure.
INJURED WAS PULLING LOOSE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WHEN LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING INJURED.
EE WAS THROWING MRS CABLE, THE LEFT RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING RIGHT LEG.
Injured was helping pump seals and had his hand on the pump. When the pump started an arm struck his hand.
INJURED STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING ACETYLINE TANK.
Injured struck head while shuting air lock doors-He hit head against top of door frame.
INJURED WAS ACROSS SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FEL STRIKING INJURED ON BACK AND NECK.
WHILE ROOF BOLTER WAS BEING TRAMMED INTO FACE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING INJURED IN LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A SPLICE IN CABLE WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
Injured was lifting box of resin and strained back.
While reaching for a pic pan a piece of sandstone fell out of the top hitting his left hand.
INJURED WAS SETTING UP MINER TO MINE IN 4 LEFT AND WAS BACKING UP MINER WHEN HE SPLIT CATS CAUSING BO0M TO PIN INJURED BETWEEN BOOM AND RIB.
Injured was working on crib approximately nine foot high when he slipped landing on slate bar.
Injured was standing on flat car working on rock duster when he slipped and fell on lower back.
Injured stepped on a smashed hydraulic oil can, twisted knee.
Trying to pick up structure, he said it fell on left foot.
Injured stated he strained back on 8-30-05. Started missing work on 9-19-05 and did not report account until 9-21-05. Injured stated he strained back lifting planetary for miner.
Injured was standing four rows of bolts, back from last row of bolts when a piece of rock fell between bolts and rib striking him on head and back.
4Injured was installing 8' combination bolts when bolt struck and injured was reaching for bolt when it struck arm (left).
INJURED WAS HANGING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN GROIN AREA, DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 080905
INJURED WAS CARRYING CRIB BLOCK WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER CRIB CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE
Injured was handling cable when he got hand caught between cable and bucket of scoop.
INJ WAS LOADING MATERIAL INTO SCOOP & HOOKING UP CHAIN WHEN HAND SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO STRIKE ELBOW ON BUCKET
Injured was putting breaker in on shuttle car (testing cable) when breaker flashed burning right hand.
Injured was removing trash from roof drill when rock fell striking his ankle.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE TWISTED LOWER BACK.
Injured was hanging curtain when a piece of rock fell, striking injured on his head and shoulder.
EE WAS PUTTING BLOCK IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BLOCK AND SCOOP BUCKET.
INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN EE RAN OVER ROCK IN ROAD CAUSING HEAD TO HIT CANOPY
INJ WAS WALKING BESIDE BOLTER WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING LEFT FOOT
Injured was operating shuttle car when he hit hole causing him to jam neck in canopy.
EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING 10 TON LOCOMOTIVE WHEN EE APPLIED BRAKE AND MOTOR DRIFTED BACK CAUSING EE TO BE TOSSED AROUND INSIDE OF OPERATOR COMPARTMENT
EE WAS CUTTING FACE ENTRY WHEN ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN OUTSIDE ROW OF BOLTS AND RIB STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HEAD
INJURED WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN SCOOP BUCKET WAS LOWERED ON FOOT
INJURED WAS PLASTERING STOPPINGS WHEN PLASTER SPLASHED BACK INTO EYES
Injured was located near back of roof bolter when piece of rock fell striking him in lower back.
Injured was standing beside roof drill when piece of rock fell striking injured on left shoulder and rib area.
injured employee was climbing a ladder. the botton of the ladder kicked out, causing him to fall. employee received a fracture to his right arm, and pain in the rib and back area.
Injured was drilling top when piece of steel broke hitting him in face above left eye.
EE WAS CARRYING CINDER BLOCK TO BUILD VENTILATION STOPPING WHEN HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF BLOCK, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 1/31/05.
EE WAS WALKING BELTS WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
Injured was moving miner cable when piece of rock fell striking right forearm.
Injured was unloading belt rope on spool what spool slipped smashing finger against rod.
Injured was cleaning up rock when piece fell from top hitting injured on right leg.