Peabody Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EMP STATED HE WAS GRINDING A MAGNANESE BUSHING FOR A DRAG HITCH ON 500 W DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN FINE PARTICLES ENTERED EYES A ROUND GLASES
River King Pit No 3: 19 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for River King Pit No 3 (mine ID 1102018). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Jun 1985
Ownership history
- Peabody Coal Company 1950 to 1977
- Peabody Coal Company 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
River King Pit No 3 sits in St. Clair County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.St. Clair County, Illinois · Population 254,777
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$70,178
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 6 incidents
October 23, 1984
IL · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP STATED THAT A ROCK APPROX 200 LBS. WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ARM AND CROSSBAR OF THE D-703 DOZER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROCK, ROCK SHIFTED AND FELL AGAINST LEG CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT LO WER LEG. SUTURES REQUIRED
August 30, 1984
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CRAWLING IN TUB OF 500 DRAGLINE WHEN HIS KNEE STARTED TO HURT.
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATED WAS TRYING TO JACK 18" PIN OUT OF GANTRY. PIN WAS BOUND FROM JACKING PRESSURE. WHEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED A SLIGHT RECOIL RESULTED IN AN UNEXPECTED RECOIL.
February 24, 1984
IL · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
SUBJECT WAS UNHOOKING ROPE FROM DOZER BLADE HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE PIECE OF SHALE CAUSING RIGHT ANKLE TO TURN OVER.
January 26, 1984
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SUBJECT STATED HE CLIMBING DOWN FROM CAB OF 1 RIMPULL HAULAGE TRUCK HE WAS HOLDING SOME TOOLS IN LEFT HAND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LAST STEP HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ON HANDRAIL AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
January 25, 1984
IL · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE THREW PRY BAR ONTO LOADER CATWALK TURNED TO GET ON LOADER AND WAS STRUCK BY FALLING MATERIAL
1983 · 12 incidents
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP. STATED HE WAS SHOVELING STEMMINGS WHEN A PAIN SHOT UP HIS BACK.
September 30, 1983
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNJURED WAS INSTALLING THE ENGINE FAN NUTS FOR '#1 RIMPULL TRUCK. THE HUB SLIPPED, CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE HUB AND THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY.
July 30, 1983
IL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by flying object
HYDRAULIC RAM USED TO PUSH PIN OUT OF WALKING MECHANISM SPACER USED SLIPPED OUT AND FLEW 8 FT TO 10 FT STRIKING SUBJECT IN LOWER ABDOMEN
July 19, 1983
IL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
SUBJECT STATED HE STEPPED DOWN OFF TRACTOR AND STEPPED ON A CLOD OF DIRT, TURNED KNEE AT SAME TIME AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
PULLING HIMSELF OUT OF LOWER BRA//FRAME ON DRAGLINE.STRUCK LEFT KNEE AGAINST STEEL PLATING.
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A SUSPENDED LOAD WAS BALANCED VICTIM RECEIVED PRESSXURE FROM PART OF THE LOAD ON HIS LEFT GREAT TOE AND SECOND TOE RESULTING IN EXTGREME WEIGHT OVER STEEL TOE
Peabody Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
CLIMBING ONTO LEFT WALKING SHOE.FOOT SLIPPED OFF STOP CAUSING EMPL TO STRIKE RIGHT HAND AGAINST EDGE OF SHOE.
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GRINDING SLAG OFF A PIECE OF METAL THE WORK REST WAS GAPPED SUBJECT HAD THUMB W GLOVE ON PULLED INTO GRINDER
March 22, 1983
IL · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine
CLIMBING LADDER WITH GREASE GUN IN LEFT HAND.RIGHT HAND HAD GREASE IN PALM OF GLOVE.LADDER HAD 9 RUNGS,EMPL FELL FROM 7 RUNG,ABOUT 7\.TO TUB OF 8400.THEN FELL TO GROUND FROM TUB -4\.MACHINE WA S IDLE.
March 1, 1983
IL · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by flying object
SUBJECT WAS EATING LUNCH IN 50R DRILL GLASS WAS BROKEN BY FLYING OBJECT FRAGMENT OF GLASS STRUCK RT EYE
Peabody Coal Company · Flash burns (welding)
SUBJECT RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES WHICH RESULTED FROM PULLING DOWN QUICKLY ENOUGH BEFORE WELDING.
January 5, 1983
IL · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
SUBJECT WAS CLEANING COAL WITH 475 END LOADER. THE OPERATOR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WHEN HITTING SOME SOLID MATERIAL.