HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Peabody Coal Company
Start: 12/21/2001

220020020005 · 12/21/2001 · Peabody Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation: Blaster, Shooter, Shotfirer, Explosive worker, Powder gang/monkey
Activity: Blasting, Shoot coal
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 109
Mine experience: 20.3 years

Operator

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

Narrative

AFTER CHANGING DRILL BITS ON PARTING DRILL, THE SHOOTER WAS ASSISTING IN ALIGNING LOCKING PIN INDRILL MAST. HE FAILED TO CLEAR HIS HAND WHEN THEHYDRAULIC CYLINDER WAS USED TO PUSH PIN IN PLACE & HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN LOCKING PIN & HYDRAULIC CYLINDER.

Source

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