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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220261200018 · 04/27/2026 · Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
BRICK,CERAMIC
Nature of injury
DUST IN EYES
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1.88 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Peabody Energy Corporation
Operator
Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC
Mine
0503836

Narrative

Employee was chipping tiles out of a TEMA in the prep plant. Employee was wearing safety glasses and a full-face shield. Employee felt something in the right eye and went a mirror to find a foreign debris in the right eye. Employee asked for assistance from another employee to flush eye. The employee was taken to a local optometrist and prescribed antibiotics

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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