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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220052930005 · 10/11/2005 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall from machine
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Getting on or off equipment
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
35
Mine experience
1.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine
1202174

Narrative

Operating D-10 dozer on the fill. He had turned his front lights and fender lights off to dismount machine. While dismounting he missed grabbing the handrail located on the deadlink causing him to fall backward pinning his left lower leg and foot between deadlink and pusharm causing him to fall to the ground. X-rays were negative. On 10-14-05, injury became L.T.A. Poss.MCL injury.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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