MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Peabody Powder River Mining LLC
Start: 09/20/2010

220102720014 · 09/20/2010 · Peabody Powder River Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1.02 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Powder River Mining LLC
Mine: 4801353

Narrative

Employee was using a hand held grinder when a piece of the grinding stone broke off. The projectile struck the face shield he was wearing and deflected into his left cheek, the resulting laceration required 8 stitches. The investigation revealed the grinding stone was properly rated for the grinder and all guards were in place.

Source

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