← MSHA accidents

HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220070960053 · 03/29/2007 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between NEC
Occupation
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.54 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was assisting co-worker, placing rails back on a structure trailer that had fallen to the side, putting the last rail on top. EE was tightening the ratchet strap so they wouldn't fall again, putting his left hand on the rails to tighten the strap, one of the rails smashed his thumb between another rail.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown