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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220112980031 · 10/20/2011 · Peabody Natural Resources Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.54 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Natural Resources Company
Mine
2901879

Narrative

IE and 4 other techs were replacing a snub pulley. A piece of channel was used to position the pulley. IE pulled on the channel before securing the channel for removal the other end fell into the chute, the end he was pulling on raised. IE's left hand was caught between the channel and the pillow block, resulting in a fracture of the middle metacarpal shaft.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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