Continuous Miner Operator fatality at Wildcat Hills Mine-Underground (Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC), IL, July 2, 2013

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On July 2, 2013, a continuous miner operator was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at Wildcat Hills Mine-Underground (Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC), IL.

Wildcat Hills Mine-Underground · Underground · Coal

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

Saline County, IL

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

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

Investigator narrative

Employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a battery powered coal hauler in Unit 2.It is believed that the employee walked through the last open crosscut to #4 entry and sat down near the inby corner of #4 entry to eat his lunch. A coal hauler rounded the corner and pinned the employee to the rib.

Final MSHA investigation

Root causes

The mine operator did not have effective engineering controls, policies, programs, or procedures to protect miners from the hazards of being struck by battery-powered coal haulers.

Findings from MSHA's final investigation report, which supersedes the preliminary narrative above.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Idle
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Final investigation report: Read MSHA's final report
Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip then search for Document number 220131930031 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System and search by Mine ID 1103156
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220131930031 · Mine ID 1103156 Trainer view →