Peabody Coal Company: 15 muertes registradas operador

SIC OPERATOR STATED HE HAD OBSERVED THE FOREMAN(VICTIM) ALONG THE INBY RIBLINE OF CROSSCUT THE SIC WAS TRAVELING THROUGH THE SIC OPR MADE AN EXTRA WIDE TURN INTO CROSSCUT TO AVOID HITTING FORE MAN WHEN HE FELT CAR RUN UPON SOMETHING HE STOPPED & OBSERVED VICTIM UNDER THE BOOM OF THE SIC

I NAME OPERATING SCOOP IN REMOTE MODE SCOOPED FACE 3 ENTRY WHILE BACKING HE WAS STRUCK BY SCOOP CRUSHED BETWEEN SCOOP AND ROOF BOLTER SETTING IN X CUT CRUSHING BLOW CAUSED FATAL INJURIES TO RI GHT SIDE OF TORCO.

THE VICTIM WAS ROOFING A FLAT ROOF AND ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE VICTIM WAS STOOPED AT THE EDGE OF THE ROOF, GETTING READY TO CHALK A LINE WHEN HE FELL OFF OF THE ROOF. HE FELL 29 FEET.

THE REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING OPERATED IN THE FACE OF #9 ROOM OF THE 0 SOUTH OFF 1ST EAST UNIT#002-0. AT APPROX. 6:25 PM A MASSIVE ROOF FALL OCCURRED FATALLY CRUSHING THE MINER OPERATOR DANZIL GOINS. THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX. 50 FT LONG, 14 FT WIDE, 0" TO 4FT THICK.

THE VICTIM WAS DRIVING A GROVE RT 59S MOBILE CRANE, WITHOUT A LOAD, ON THE SURFACE MINE'S MAIN HAULAGE ROADWAY. THE CRANE ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY, CRUSHING THE O PERATOR IN THE CONFINES OF THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A LEVEL ROADWAY THAT WAS STRAIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET IN WIDTH. THERE WERE NO EYEWITNESSES TO THE ACCIDEN

I,NAME ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HIS SERVICE TRUCK THROUGH 2 WASHED OUT HAULAGE ROAD. THE WATER CARRIED THE OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A STREAM. I,NAME WAS DROWNED ABOUT 5 HOURS LATER THEY FOUND HIS BO DY DOWNSTREAM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REPAIR A TRAIL CABLE OF SHOVEL. AFTER THEY HAD COMPLETED THE REPAIRS A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE SPOIL AND STRUCK HIM.

I.NAME WAS INST5LLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE ROOF COLLAPSED CAUSING MULTIPLE CRUSHING INJURIES AND DEATH

AS A RESULT OF 7HE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THE 542 D-8 CAT DOZER, BEING OPERATED BY THE VICTIM, ENTERED THE 14 COAL HOPPER. THE VICTIM CLIMBED, FELL, OR WAS THROWN FROM THE CA B OF THE DOZER,3HE THEN FELL THROUGH THE HOPPER, ONTO THE FEEDER BELT AND CARRIED TO THE 2 WASHBOX WHERE HE WAS DISCOVERED.

ON 2-20-87 AT 9410 AM IN THE 3 LEFT OFF 2 SOUTHWEST SECTION IN #2 ENTRY OUTBY SURVEY STATION 1777 A LARGE SECTION OF MINE ROOF 50' LONG 20' WIDE & 15' HIGH FELL ON A JOY 12 CM C/M RESULTING IN FATAL HEAD INJU9IES TO THE C/M OPERATOR.

APPARENTLY WAS CHECKING SLOPE BELT WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE IDLER ROLLER TO THE BELT TAKE-UP CAUSING A FATAL INJURY

THROWED A BUNDLE OF PINS UPON PINNER. STEPPED IN AHOLE FELL INTO SHARP CORNER OF PINNER. JABBING SELF IN NAVAL AREA.

HIGHWALL ADJACENT TO COAL HAULAGE TRUCK FELL-RESULT FATAL ACCIDENT.

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL ALONG SIDE OF A SHUTTLE CAR WHILE THE MINER WAS LOADING & THE MINER BACKED OUT OF THE PLACE PUSHING THE SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE RIB PINNING HIM

UNAWARE OF CREW MEMBER WALKING ON BLIND SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN OVER HIM.UNSURE OF EVENTS INVOLVED.EMPL STRUCK AND RUN OVER BY SHUTTLE CAR IN #3 ENTRY BETWEEN 1 & 2 X-CUTS OUTBY FACE.EMPL PULLING ROOF BOLTER CABLE DOWN PREPARING TO HANG CABLE ON CROSSOVER WHEN STRUCK.