Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED HE GOT HIS FINGER (R INDEX) CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR DRIVE COUPLING & FRAME ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE FAN PREAIRS.
Eagle Surface Prep: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Eagle Surface Prep (mine ID 1100596). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1983–1991
- Latest incident
- Aug 1991
Ownership history
- Peabody Coal Company 1950 to 1977
- Peabody Coal Company 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Eagle Surface Prep sits in Gallatin County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Gallatin County, Illinois · Population 4,857
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$54,626
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 1 incident
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATED HE APPARENTLY WRENCHED HIS KNEE WHILE WELDING UNDERNEATH A GOB HAULAGE TRUCK DID NOT GO TO DR FOR A WHILE.
1989 · 1 incident
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE STATED HE LEPPED AND FELL ON ICE BEHIND PREP PLANT STRIKING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER. HE DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 1-2-90. WHEN HE GOT DIZZY, IT WAS REPORTED LATE TO THE COMPANY.
1986 · 1 incident
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK CLIMBING INTO ROTARY BREAKER.
1984 · 4 incidents
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE STATED HE APPARENTLY MISSED BOTTOM STEP WHILE CLIMBING FROM WATER TRUCK AND FELL ON HIS LOWER BACK & BUTTOCKS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATED A SECTION OF FLOORING FELL STRIKING LEG
April 13, 1984
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STRUCK INLEG BY CHAIN WHEN PAD EYE BROKE
January 4, 1984
IL · 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 STATED HE APPARENTLY SSTRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING PORTABLE KEROSENE HEAER
1983 · 1 incident
February 23, 1983
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELL THOUGH GRATING THAT HAD RUSTED OUT.