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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220050760006 · 02/24/2005 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine
1202010

Narrative

A roof fall occurred in a worked-out area of the 1LMS-2L3L-1R panel in entry #5 at crosscut 11. Cause of the fall was a geological slip in the mine roof. Addl. mine roof had been cut during normal mining operations & the area supported. Mine roof averaged 10 to 11 feet in height in this area, when it is normally around 6.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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