HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Peabody Western Coal Company
Start: 10/15/2004

220043170114 · 10/15/2004 · Peabody Western Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
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: STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Western Coal Company
Mine: 0200533

Narrative

BUILDING A TIN STRUCTURE, THE TOP ""Z"" CHANNEL SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION WHEN THE MIDDLE CHANNEL WAS CUT LOOSE. SO TO PUT TOP CHANNEL IN POSITION, WHEN TOP CHANNEL FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD. CHANNEL FELL 12 INCHES. HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS HARD HAT ON. ANOTHER MAN WAS HOLDING THE OTHER END OF THE ""Z"" CHANNEL UP. CHANNEL WAS 18' LONG AND WEIGHED ABOUT 80 POUNDS.

Source

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