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POWERED HAULAGE

220030640001 · 02/18/2003 · Peabody Powder River Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
29
Mine experience
0.26 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Powder River Mining LLC
Mine
4801353

Narrative

OPERATOR DROVE SCRAPER OFF AN 18"" TOPSOIL EDGE AFTER DUMPING HIS LOAD. THE MOVEMENT CAUSED THE SCRAPER TO SHIFT AND THE OPERATOR BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE DOOR. THE OPERATOR'S ELBOW MAY HAVE A S UPPORT FRACTURE BUT IT WAS UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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