Big Sky Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DECEASED WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE - LYING DOWN HALF IN THE GREASE ROOM AND HALF ON THE SHOE.
Big Sky Coal
Big Sky Coal Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Peabody Energy Corporation
Colstrip,
Rosebud County,
MT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2400108
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Apr 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
27
citations
6
significant & substantial
$2,996
proposed penalties
$2,996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q1 | 660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,684 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 4,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 4,675 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 5,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 6,863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 6,820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 7,206 | 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
5 on file2004 · 1 incident
2003 · 1 incident
May 23, 2003
MT · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Sky Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ON 5-23-03 IT WAS REPORTED THAT EE (MECHANNIC ON SHIFT) AND ANOTHER EE WERE SETTING IN #598D-11 CAT DOZER ENGINE, ATTACHED TO A 35TON P&H CRANE EE STATED THE CRANE HAD THE DOZER ENGINE A COUPL E OF INCHES FROM SETTING IN ENGINE MOUNTS. EE PRIED ON THE RIGHT KNEE WITH THE PRY BAR. IN THE PROCESS ENGINE SLIPPED INTO PLACE HITTING HIM IN RIGHT KNEE WITH THE PRY BAR. NO LOST TIME.
2001 · 2 incidents
September 18, 2001
MT · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Big Sky Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT EE MECHANIC ON 1ST SHIFT WAS USING SHOP DRILL PRESS AND DRILLING OUT HOLE ON DMM OVERBURDEN DRILL HYDRAULIC MOTOR BRACKET. HE HAD A HOLD OF THE PUMP AND STARTED TO USE DR ILL PRESS WITH 1/2" DRILL BIT. THE PUMP STUCK ONDRILL BIT AND SPUN. THE LEFT THUMB CONTACTED THE DRILL BIT AND CAUSED A LACERATION, WHICH REQUIRED SIX STITCHES. SIX STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO
Big Sky Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRUCK DRIVER WAS MOVING ROLLER BARS ON HIS TRAILER WHEN ROLLERS SHIFTED AND CRUSHED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER TIP. FIRST JOINT WAS CUT OFF. ROLLERS WERE BANDED TOGETHER WITH PLASTIC BANDS & THEY BRO KE, CAUSING THE ROLLERS TO SHIFT.
2000 · 1 incident
July 12, 2000
MT · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Big Sky Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
IT WAS REPORTED THAT EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH ON 1260 DRAGLINE HOIST DRUM CLAMP BOLT AND NUT. A PIECE OF WELDING ROD STOCK WAS PLACED THROUGH AIR SOCKET TO ONTO AIR WRENCH FITTI NG AND WAS TAPED. THE PIECE OF WELDING ROD POKEDTHROUGH ONE END OF THE TAPE. HE ENGAGED THE AIR IMPACT WRENCH AND A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER. 6 STITCHES.