HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC
Start: 05/19/2013

220131420007 · 05/19/2013 · Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 5.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator: Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC
Mine: 0503836

Narrative

Injured employee was trying to separate two connected drill steels. He pulled the steel toward himself to spring the steel to steel connection. When he pulled on it, the steel to steel connection broke releasing the stored energy causing the steel he was holding to come back and strike him in his mouth causing a fractured tooth requiring dental treatment.

Source

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