HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Start: 08/10/2002

220022350027 · 08/10/2002 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Move non-self-propelled equip
Injury source: CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part: NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.17 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine: 1202147

Narrative

A SEMI COAL TRUCK HAD GOTTEN STUCK ON THE COAL PILE. EE HOOKED A 12' X 3/8"" CHAIN TO A D-8 DOZER TO PULL THE TRUCK OUT. AFTER THE DOZER OPERATOR TIGHTENED THE CHAIN, EE BACK AWAY APPROXIMATELY 35'. AS PRESSURE WAS THEN APPLIED, THE HOOK ON THE CHAIN BROKE, SENDING THE 1 1/2"" FRAGMENT FLYING AND STRIKING EE ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE. HE HAD 2 LACERATIONS AND A FRACTURED NOSE.

Source

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