Fatality · MSHA Record #220021260159

Maintenance Man fatality at Lee Ranch Coal Mine (Peabody Natural Resources Company), NM, April 26, 2002

at 8:35 PM

On April 26, 2002, a maintenance man was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Lee Ranch Coal Mine (Peabody Natural Resources Company), NM.

Lee Ranch Coal Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Peabody Natural Resources Company (Peabody Energy Corporation)

Mckinley County, NM

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Investigator narrative

EE WAS FUELING DOZER WHEN FUEL TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY MOVED DOWN THE SLOPE. THE CHOCKS WERE PLACED AT REAR TANDEM WHEELS ON DRIVERS SIDE WHEN TRUCK MOVED. EE RAN AFTER TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK BY THE REAR WHEELS ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE COMPANY'S INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 16 years
Experience at this mine: 16 years
Experience in this job: 16 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220021260159 · Mine ID 2901879 Trainer view →