STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC
Start: 01/10/2023

220231370018 · 01/10/2023 · Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 44
Mine experience: 17 years

Operator

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

Narrative

On January 10th, the IE was working in the ME battery barn at 129 x-cut. The IE leaned down to turn a battery charger up, when IE stepped on a rock about the size of a soft ball and twisted left knee. The IE continued to work until May 15th, where the IE underwent surgery to repair the injury to the knee.

Source

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