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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220192600025 · 09/11/2019 · Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost
1
Mine experience
3.92 years

Operator

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

Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a miner bit from a bit cone. As employee struck the bottom of the bit a piece from the bottom side of the miner bit broke off and pierced IE in the upper right quadrant. The approximate 1/4 in. piece had to be removed.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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