WHILE HIS 777 END DUMP TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED, EE REACHED BEHIND THE SEAT FOR PAPER TOWELS AND STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE HEATER VENT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL E.R. WHERE HE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION DORVOCET AND RELEASED TO WORK AT RESTRICTED DUTY.
Central Prep Plant Coal
Black Beauty Coal Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Peabody Energy Corporation
Equality,
Gallatin County,
IL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102912
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
2
significant & substantial
$621
proposed penalties
$621
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q1 | 628 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 662 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 615 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 8,090 | 1 | 0 | 123.6 |
| 2001 Q4 | 18,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 15,384 | 2 | 0 | 130.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 16,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2002 · 1 incident
Black Beauty Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
2001 · 1 incident
Black Beauty Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
AT 0530 LOADER #I-62 CAUGHT ON FIRE. 5 HANDHELD FIRE EXT. WERE USED BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT RESPONDED & THE FIRE WAS EDXTINGUISHED AT APPROX 0615. THIS WAS REPORTED TO MSHA AT 0630 AND THE SCENE PRESERVED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. DAMAGES: TOTAL LOSS.
2000 · 1 incident
Black Beauty Coal Company · Fall from machine
WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER OF A 777 END DUMP TRUCK, EE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL E.R. WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED UNLNE AND RADIUS OF HIS RIGHT ARM. CONTIBUT ING FACTORS-WEATHER-COLD AND WET.