Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL PULLING ON3TAILGATE TO OPEN.ROCKS ROLLED DOWN KNOCKING GATE OPEN.AS TAILGATE CLOSED IT CAUGHT EMPL RIGHT HAND BETWEEN GATE AND TRUCK BED.
Homestead Strip Mine Coal
Peabody Coal Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Hanson PLC
Beaver Dam,
Ohio County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1502080
MSHA record for Homestead Strip Mine (mine ID 1502080). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Jul 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 5 incidents
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CRAWLING THROUGH WIRING TROUGH AND SCRAPER HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF TROUGH.
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE RACHET DEVICE ON A COFFIN HOIST FAILED TO HOLD CAUSING HIS HAND TO SLIP ON THE HANDLE AND THE RACHET TRIGGER CUT HIS HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
March 22, 1985
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CHECKING ENDLOADER FOR RADIATOR LEAK AND DUE TO WET WALKING SURFACE AND MUD ON HIS SHOES HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX.4FT TO THE GROUND.STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF COAL.
March 19, 1985
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from ladders
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING UP 8 FT STEP LADDER AND AS HE STARTED TO STEP FROM LADDER TO CATWALK THE LADDER SHIFTED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATED THAT HE WAS HOLDING A PIN WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS DRIVING PIN WQITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE HAMMER TWISTED & SLIPPED OUT OF WQET GLOVED HANDS OF DRIVER GLANCING OFF EES B ACK.
1984 · 4 incidents
September 12, 1984
KY · Coal
clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMP STATED HE WAS STEPPING OVER A STRETCHED ROPE AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE ROPE AND FELL TO THE GROUND
May 23, 1984
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP STATED HE THOUGHT HE UNDERSTOOD FOREMANS SIGNAL THAT HIS TRUCK WAS ALIGNED ON HOPPER RAMP BUT LEFT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED OFF RAMP CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AND JERKING HIS ARM AND SHOULDER
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP STATED HE AND ANOTHER EMP WERE LIFTING A STEEL PLATE AND WHEN THEY LAID IT DOWN HE STRETCHED TOO FAR AND STRAINED HIS LEG
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A 30LB TRACK TORCH
1983 · 7 incidents
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING ON ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE ON CABLE REEL TRUCH AND STRAINED HIS BACK
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REPAIRING DRAGLINE WALKING CAM. AS CAM WAS PULLED FROM MACHINE HOUSING A HYDRAULIC PUMP HOSE HUNG ON CAM AND PULLED PUMP OFF CAM STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CHECKING CLEARANCE OF TIPPLE FEEDER ROLLER AND STUCK HIS FINGER UNDER MOVING ROLLER
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE KNELT DOWN ON METAL CATWALK TO PERFORM WELDING AND FELT PAIN IN KNEE
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ON ROOF OF DRAGLINE AND STEPPED FROM PLATFORM TO ROOF A DISTANCE OF 1 FOOT AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS USING TWO LARGE AIR FILTER AS 2 STOOL WHILE SITTING AT A WORKBENCH. THE FILTERS FELL OVER 2ND HE FELL TO FLOOR.
January 8, 1983
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A PAN-SCRAPER AND RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY JARRING HIS BACK
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