Fatality · MSHA Record #220041480009

Electrician fatality at Air Quality #1 Mine (Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC), IN, May 18, 2004

at 1:50 AM

On May 18, 2004, an electrician was fatally injured in a machinery accident at Air Quality #1 Mine (Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC), IN.

Air Quality #1 Mine · Surface · Coal

Operator: Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC (Peabody Energy Corporation)

Knox County, IN

Classification MACHINERY

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

Investigator narrative

Ee had gone to face area to service face equip as part of idle shift on unit #4. It appears from acc.site that ee was moving continuous miner from face of #3 entry outby about 1 & 1/2 crosscuts to service it. A coworker said ee had been alone for about 5 min, when coworker found ee pinched between tail of miner & coal rib about 15 ft outby intersection for crosscut #29, entry #3.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Continuous Miner
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 0 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220041480009 · Mine ID 1202010 Trainer view →