Newtown Energy, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2010

Drum brake locked up on hoist due to interlock being frozen.

Roof fall approximately 40' long X 18' wide X 5' high between #4 and #5 entry on 1 south belt between spad #325 and #329.

Fall discovered in outby entry - approximately 4' thick x 50-60' long x 18' wide approximately 3000 ft outby 2 section between #7 - 8 entry.

Material fall 18' W X 35' L X 5-6' T.At Crosscut between # 3 and # 4 entry at brk 11 on 1A belt.

Elevator was shut down due to problems with the counter balance chain.

Elevator was down due to doors coming off track.

Elevator would not operate due to a safety switch on bottom doors being off track.

Fall approximately 5' high in right return near spad 14352 approximately 13 brks off section.

Sensor on hoist slipped causing rope brake to set.

Piece of electrical tape was in door closing and as elevator started moving it activated door switch causing rope brake to set.

Elevator was down due to over travel - 4 men performing fore boss duties were withdrawn

Fuse blew on Hoist car controller causing brake car to be down temporary

Power had been off and elevator brakes had locked up when men arrived to make fire boss run. Power and elevator reset.

Fall in intersection on 1A belt (crosscut between #3 & 4 entry) - BRK 10-1-A Fall was approximately 18w x 40l x 4-5h.

Brake car brakes set because of low voltage, causing brake car to be unavailable for secondary escapeway puposes. Mine was evacuated.

Lost power (capacitor grounded) to elevator, evacuated and removed capacitor from curcuit

At apporox. 2:15 a.m. the elevator began having problems while running in automatic. (would run in manual mode). Brought men outside - called vendor for repairs.

Roof fall approximately 18'w X 25'l X 41/2-5'h on 1A belt near brk #6

EE got his right arm caught in the man door and jammed it into rib.

Employee was spot bolting and left his hand on tray of bolter. A piece of rock fell on his left hand.

Injured was picking up lifting jack for bolter and stained groin area. Did not start missing until 12/6/10.

Injured was walking into bathhouse and slipped on steps, hurting knees and back.

Injured was helping make belt splice when he stepped over and behind a person swinging a hammer causing hammer to hit his face.

Injured had gotten off shuttle car to check cable when miner backed up hitting car causing car to hit operator.

Injured was installing roof bolts when piece of draw rock fell striking back.

Injured was lifting belt structure when he strained lower back.

Injured was making belt spice hitting two hammers together when a piece of metal punctured his right hand.

Injured was operating shuttle car and hit ledge, causing head to hit canopy.

Injured was tramming roof bolter when piece of rock fell striking right middle finger.

Injured was operating scoop and crossed track dropping into hole causing the injured to strain back and neck.

Injured was walking across section when a piece of rock fell striking injured in back and neck.

Injured was riding mantrip when it hit broken rail causing injured to hit mantrip canopy

Injured was loading trash on flat car and tripped causing him to twist his left knee.

Injured was carrying oxygen bottle and tripped causing bottle to fall on right leg. *Did not start missing until 7/15/2010 *

Injured was hanging high voltage cable when he strained stomach.

Injured was turning over scoop speed reducer and felt pain in back.

Injured was carrying oxygen tank and stepped in hole, twisting lower back.

Injured stepped out of rover and fell twisting back.

Injured was bolting top when piece of rock fell striking top of right foot. (2 section)

Injured was moving miner when he caught himself between boom and coal rib. (1 section)

Injured was loading shear jack for miner and felt pain in neck and right shoulder. *Did not start missing work until 6/8/10.

Employee emptying trash - as he lifted bag of trash to put into dumptster - felt pain rt. arm/shoulder. Reported to MIS 4/5/10.

Injured was switching mantrips when he caught foot between rails.

Injured was removing shuttle car cable off reel when he cut left index finger on reel.