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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220001400043 · 05/11/2000 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
—
Mine experience
3.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine
1202174

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAINTENANCE INSTALL A TRANSMISSION IN THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SIDE OF THE DOZER. HE WAS TAKEN TO TERRE HAUTE HEALTH CHECK SOUTH WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED, X-RAYED, CLEANSED, AND GIVEN A TETANUS SHOT, WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF A CONTUSION AND ABRASION OF THE RIGHT HAND, AND RESTRICTED USE OF HAND FOR THREE DAY

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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