Continuous Miner Operator

The EE was operating the C.M., he was making the first cut in the C.C. left from No. 4 to No. 5 entry. After making the initial cut,EE backed the C.M. into C.C. between No. 4 and 3 entries to set the machine to slab the right side of the cut. As he backed the machine into the C.C., he was pinned between the outby rib of the C.C. and the left side of the cutter head. (See attached)

Texto original en inglés de la MSHA

1. The mine operator did not ensure compliance with provisions of the approved roof control plan requiring that all persons be in a safe location away from any part of the continuous mining machine when the machine is being repositioned or trammed. The continuous mining machine operator was located in the “Red Zone” between the continuous mining machine and the coal rib while the machine was being repositioned.

2. The operator did not enforce its Red Zone policy. Accident investigators found that Red Zone violations were a practice.

   Acción correctiva: On November 27, 2012, Peabody Energy announced that they were closing the Willow Lake Portal Mine. The mine did not resume production after the November 17th accident. The mine operator submitted an action plan to the District Manager describing how the continuous mining machines would be removed from the mine.

Hallazgos del informe final de investigación de la MSHA, que sustituye la narrativa preliminar anterior.

Actividad al momento del incidente

Continuous Miner

Subunidad / ubicación

UNDERGROUND

Ubicación subterránea

FACE

Método de minería

Continuous Mining

Tipo de accidente

Atrapado en, bajo o entre un objeto en movimiento y uno fijo

Fuente de la lesión

UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES

Naturaleza de la lesión

CRUSHING

Parte del cuerpo afectada

CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)

Experiencia minera total

3 years

Experiencia en esta mina

3 years

Experiencia en este puesto

0 years

Grado de la lesión

FATALITY