POWERED HAULAGE

Name: POWERED HAULAGE at Peabody Coal Company
Start: 01/03/2001

220010180004 · 01/03/2001 · Peabody Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Drill helper
Activity: Front-end loader
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 44
Mine experience: 28.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Coal Company
Mine: 1502065

Narrative

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DEADHEADING 950 ENDLOADER/FORKLIFT TO DRILL SITE IN THE PIT TO USE ON DRILL REPAIR. HE TESTED BRAKES AT TOP OF RAMP AND THEY WERE WORKING, HOWEVER AS HE TRAVELED DOWN RAMP THE BRAKES FAILED. HE TURNED THE ENDLOADER INTO SPIL ON LEFT SIDE OF RAMP, CAUSING THE ENDLOADER TO TURN ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown