Mining Incidents

Walton Creek Underground Mine Coal

Peabody Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Hanson PLC
Centertown, Daviess County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511331

MSHA record for Walton Creek Underground Mine (mine ID 1511331). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
May 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

May 30, 1984 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING ON THE LOADING MACHINE CABLE AND FELT PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK

March 31, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN ACME ROOF BOLTER AT THE WORKING FACE AND WHILE MANUFACING THE BOLTER HIS LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE BOLTER FRAME.

March 14, 1984 KY · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS UNLOADING CONCRETE BLOCKS FROM A MINE SUPPLY CAR AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES

1983 · 13 incidents

December 15, 1983 KY · Coal belt cleaner, picker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ALIGNING A STEEL TRACK SWITCH BY HITTING IT WITH A TRACK HAMMER AND WHEN HE HIT THE TRACK A METAL FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF FLEW AND STRUCK HIS LOWER LEFT LEG

November 17, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP STATED HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BENT SHUTTLE CAR FLIGHT FROM A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIS HAND WAS CUT WHEN HE CONTACTED A METAL BURR ON CAR FRAME

August 31, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND THAT HE HAD TO BEND THE BOLT BBY HAND TO STRAIGHTEN IT AS HE WAS STRAIGHTENING THE BOLT IT TWISTED AROUND CAUSING HIS BODY TO TWIST

August 30, 1983 KY · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNLOADING MINE TIMBERS BY HAND FROM SUPPLY CAR TO CS SCOOP BUCKET WHEN FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TIMBER HE WAS THROWING AND TIMBER LYING IN SCOOP BUC KET.TIP OF FINGER WAS MASHED.

August 10, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine

OPERATING CAR WHEN RAN INTO CABLE FALLEN FROM HANGER.TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT BY CABLE,FELL OUT OF CAR SEAT AND STRUCK KNEE ON MINE FLOOR.

August 2, 1983 KY · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HELPING LOAD ROCK DUST FROM SUPPLY CAR INTO SCOOP BUCKET.LIFTING BAGS OF DUST STRAINED LOWER BACK.

June 13, 1983 KY · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE STATED HE WAS PULLING ON THE LOADER CABLE TO HANG IT UP OUT OF RAODWAY & WHILE PULLING & LIFTING HE STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA.

May 21, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAZ REPAIRING LOADER BY REPLACING TRAM SPROCKET HE SAID HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST WHEN HE LIFTED THE SPROCKET

May 5, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AT THE FACE HIS LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLTER AND COAL WHEN A DRILL TOOL FELL BEHIND THE TRAM CONTROL CAUSING IT TO STICK HE COULD NOT STOP THE BOLTER FROM TRAMMING FOWARD

April 4, 1983 KY · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE STATED HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE WAS RIDING IN A TRACK MOUNTED MANTRIP CAR & THE MANTRIP CAR WRECKED, RAN OFF TRACK & BOUNCED & VIBRATED HIM.

February 22, 1983 KY · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PULL SECTION FACE WATER HOSE OUT OF ROADWAY.

February 3, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUSHING, WITH HIS FOOT & LEG, ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A CUTTING MACHINE PUMP MOTOR COUPLING AND IN DOING SO HE TWISTED P STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

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