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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220120940024 · 03/27/2012 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Continuous miner operator, Coal mole operator
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ANKLE
Days lost
295
Mine experience
2.29 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
Mine
1202295

Narrative

An employee was removing pull ropes from the miner cable. During this time the cathead was being pulled to the new power center location by another employee. They pulled cable approximately two crosscuts when they heard the injured employee yelled ""stop"" on the radio. They went to the injured employees and found the miner cable wrapped around injured employees right leg.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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