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ENTRAPMENT

220151320009 · 04/20/2015 · Peabody Western Coal Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Western Coal Company
Mine
0201195

Narrative

331 dozer pushing coal into N-8 hopper. Dozer went over concrete edge of hopper and slid forward into hopper. Angle of dozer cut fuel to engine. Dozer operator stayed in cab awaiting fuel to track out dozer. Operator exited cab shortly after shift change to allow other operator to track out dozer once fuel arrived.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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