# MACHINERY
> MSHA accident `220152460038` · 08/26/2015 · Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** MACHINERY
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Maintenance man, Mechanic,  Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
- **Activity:** Hand tools (powered)
- **Injury source:** HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** FRACTURE,CHIP
- **Body part:** LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
- **Days lost:** 126
- **Mine experience:** 14.27 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Peabody Energy Corporation
- **Operator:** Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC
- **Mine:** [1202076](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1202076)
## Narrative

IE was using a magnetic drill weighing approximately 60 pounds to drill out a hole on a dozer track frame when the drill bit caught in the hole, generating sufficient rotary force to overcome the magnetic drill's connection to the frame.  The drill bit stayed in the hole while the drill rotated toward the mechanic, striking him in the left knee, resulting in a fracture to the tibia

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*