Mining Incidents

Newtown Energy, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2007

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Newtown Energy, Inc. operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2007
0
Total incidents
43
Year
2007

Top incident classifications

  1. 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK21 incidents
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS7 incidents
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON7 incidents
  4. 04MACHINERY2 incidents
  5. 05POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents

All incidents in 2007

Accident type, without injuries

Roof Fall ov #3 section in #5 entry 500' outby active section near spad #11377. 50'L x 20'w x 8'H

Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall 140' L x 20' W x 3' H in #1 entry 2300 ft outby #1 section near spad #10075.

Accident type, without injuries

60' L X 18' W X 5-7' high. Fall 3000' outby 3 section in #9 entry inby spad 10353.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall on #3 belt, 2nd South Mains between #2 - #3 Entry, 1 brk outby spad 1031. Fall was 40' long x 20' wide x 8' high. Area was cribbed after fall.

Accident type, without injuries

80' long x 20' wide x 5-8' high fall in +B entry-spad 10369

Accident type, without injuries

25' L x 20' W x 6' - 8' H Roof Fall 2400 ft outby 3 section near spad 10928 - #7 Entry. Entry was timbered off.

Accident type, without injuries

40' L x 20' W x 5 1/2 H Rock Fall 8500 ft outby 4 section near spad 967 - 4 right crosscut. No escapeway affected.

Accident type, without injuries

20 ft x 18 w x5 1/2 high fall 2 brks outby southwest scals in #2 entry near spad #181.

Accident type, without injuries

45' long X 18' wide X 8' high. Fall in #9 entry, 2400' from #3 section near spad 10506.

Accident type, without injuries

75' long X 19' wide X 10' high. Fall 1000' from section in 8 rt brk near spad 10844 8 rt brk.

Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall in #6 entry outby 3 section approx 3500' near spad 410. 60' long X 20' wide X 6' high.

Accident type, without injuries

18' long x 18 ft wide x 6 ft high roof fall in #7 entry 2600 ft outby #3 section near spad 10384

Accident type, without injuries

18 ft wide x 18 ft long x 5 ft high in brk #33 on #1 south track.

Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall (20 ft long x 20 ft wide x 5 ft high) in brk 18 on 1 south in cross cut between #7 and #6 entry location 2 brks inby spad 315

Accident type, without injuries

40'l, x 20' w x 8' thick. rock fall in #1 entry near spad 9753 approx 3000' outby #1 section.

Accident type, without injuries

80' L x 20' x 7' thick. Rock fall in #1 entry near spad 2009-10,000 ft from active face.

Struck by falling object

Injured was bringing drill steel out of hole when he bumped rotation button causing steel to come out and hit him on left arm.

Struck by falling object

Injured was hit by piece of rock which fell from top striking injured on head and then on right knee.

Struck by falling object

EE was squatting down observing a cm operator take a last lift on left rib, (watching cm cable & mrs pressure) when a rock brow (rib) fell out striking EE. Size of rock was 9'9"" to 10' 6 l x 36w x 3' to 12'thick.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was going through mandoor to check pump when mandoor shut on right leg.

Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Injured was tramming feeder when the cable fell down against the breaker, pulling the cable against injured person's arm pulling it against feeder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured stepped off mantrip and strained lower back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was carrying 5 gallon bucket of oil when he stepped in hole twisting knee.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was hanging miner cable when slack was pulled up causing cable hanger to puncture hand.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was transporting boards on top of scoop when board hit roof causing board to come in operator's compartment striking ankle.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was loading bolts on bolter when one slid off and fouled in drill boom. Injured lowered boom causing bolt to strike him in the face.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was pulling rock with a slate bar, when it slipped, hitting injured under the chin. Did not start missing work until 5/31/07.

Fall onto or against objects

Injured was carrying parts to elevator when he stepped back for personnel coming out of elevator. When he stepped back, he tripped and hit his back against piece of metal. Did not start missing until 5/7/07.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was hanging shuttle car cable over feeder when he strained back.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was plastering top when he fell off bucket landing on shoulder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was getting out of mantrip when he stepped in hole twisting ankle.

Struck by falling object

Injured was bolting top when piece of rock fell striking injured on head right shoulder.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured was carring two buckets of plaster when he tripped over rock strain back.

Struck by falling object

Injured was bolting top when: a piece of rock fell between bolts and atrs striking canopy the sliding down striking injured.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Injured was opening air lock doors when he strained back. did not start missing until 2/26/07

Struck by falling object

Injured was installing bolts when piece of rock fell striking rt. forearm.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was exiting manbus when he stepped out and twisted right knee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was walking when he stepped on a ledge twisting rt. ankle. *Did not started missing work until 1/15/07.

Struck by falling object

Injured was drilling top with piece of rock fell striking injury in face.

Struck by falling object

Injured was cleaning rock off miner and pulled a piece of rock that broke causing injured to fall cutting hand on piece of rock.

Struck against stationary object

Injured was walking in belt entry when he hit belt hanger cutting right ear.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was handling roof bolt plates when cut finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was cutting belt with utility knife when it slipped cutting right leg.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Newtown Energy, Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.