# POWERED HAULAGE
> MSHA accident `220072250028` · 08/09/2007 · Peabody Natural Resources Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
- **Classification:** POWERED HAULAGE
- **Accident type:** Fall to the walkway or working surface
- **Occupation:** Crane operator, Mobile equipment operator (MEO), Dragline operator, Dropball operator, Rigger
- **Activity:** Move power cable
- **Injury source:** GROUND
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** 30
- **Mine experience:** 16.5 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Peabody Natural Resources Company
- **Mine:** [2901879](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2901879)
## Narrative

Employees advancing trailing cable.  After advancing, he went to rear of skidder, removed cable and motioned operator to move forward.  When he dropped the cable, it got caught on a hook.  As skidder traveled forward tension on the cable increased and cable struck ee in the lower chest and flipped him to the ground.  X-rays show fractured ribs and a fracture in #4 Metacarpal.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*