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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220260350037 · 01/12/2026 · Peabody Natural Resources Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
BOXES,CRATES,CARTONS
Nature of injury
HERNIA;RUPTURE
Body part
ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost
16
Mine experience
10.69 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Natural Resources Company
Mine
2901879

Narrative

Employee was carrying a box of detonators while distributing them on blast pattern when they stepped into a low spot in the ground, employee felt discomfort in their abdomen. Employee was diagnosed with a hernia on 1-29-2026 making this a reportable incident.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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