EE was working outside prep plant on disassembly of vibrating screen. Removed screen from prep plant was on ground, while foreman was checking area, sideboard of screen began to fall. EE tried to avoid injury by moving out of the way but was pinned by sideboard against smaller screen which had been removed from prep plant. EE suffered fatal injuries. Under investigation by MSHA.
Peabody Energy CorporationController
MSHA Controller ID: C15833
- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 1,000
- Mines on record
- 21
- Period
- —
Top causes
- MACHINERY2 fatalities · 88 non-fatal
- FIRE1 fatality · 90 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS266 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON149 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK93 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE69 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
18
2025
74
2024
95
2023
102 (1f)
2022
77 (1f)
2021
58
2020
87
2019
140
2018
99 (1f)
2017
113
2016
91
2015
46
Operators under this controller
- Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC235
- Peabody Powder River Mining LLC197
- Peabody Southeast Mining, LLC159
- Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC110
- Peabody Twentymile Mining LLC88
- Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC80
- Peabody Bear Run Mining LLC63
- Peabody Natural Resources Company27
- Peabody Western Coal Company27
- Peabody Wild Boar Mining, LLC9
- Big Ridge Inc3
- United Minerals Company LLC2
Mines on record
- Shoal Creek MineAL
- Kayenta MineAZ
- Foidel Creek MineCO
- Gateway MineIL
- Preparation PlantIL
- Wildcat Hills Mine - Cottage Grove PitIL
- Willow Lake Central Preparation PlantIL
- Wildcat Hills Mine-UndergroundIL
- Gateway North MineIL
- Columbia Maintenance ServicesIN
- Francisco MineIN
- Somerville Central MineIN
- Francisco Underground PitIN
- West 61IN
- Bear Run MineIN
- Wild Boar MineIN
- Lee Ranch Coal MineNM
- El SegundoNM
- Rawhide MineWY
- Caballo MineWY
- North Antelope Rochelle MineWY
Fatalities under this controller
3 recordedStruck by falling object
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Contractor suffered fatal injuries while performing maintenance on ""Dutchman"" of electric shovel bucket. Fatal injuries resulted from being pinned between shovel bucket door and bucket.
Contact with hot objects or substances
The IE was hauling overburden in a Cat 793 end dump to a fill area. The front area on the end dump caught fire. The IE parked the truck on the fill and exited the end dump. The IE sustained multiple burn injuries as a result of the exit. IE passed away on 09/12/18. Ultimate cause of death is pending the coroner's report.