HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Peabody Coal Company
Start: 04/17/2002

220021190007 · 04/17/2002 · Peabody Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: UPPER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE
Days lost: 3
Mine experience: 21.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Coal Company
Mine: 1508357

Narrative

HELPING CO-WORKERS CHANGE BEARING ON SLOPE BELT HEAD ROLLER, THEY HAD USED BELT CLAMPS TO REMOVE BELT WEIGHT PRESSURE FROM THE HEAD ROLLER. WHEN RELEASING THE BELT CLAMPS THE CLAMP NUT WAS REM OVED AND THE BOTTOM SECTION OF CLAMP DROPPED SUDDENLY STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM, BRUISING IT.

Source

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