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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220142950010 · 10/07/2014 · Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
HOISTING APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
32
Mine experience
0.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC
Mine
1103235

Narrative

The employee was moving an air tugger down slope. The tugger wedged between arch structure and belt structure. The employee attempted to free the tugger with a pry-bar. The tugger shifted as the employee attempted to step around it to pry from a different angle. The tugger struck the employee in the lower leg. No medical treatment until 10/12/2014. No work missed until 10/19/2014.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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