Peabody Midwest Mining, LLCMining Incidents in 2024

A roof fall above anchorage occurred at the intersection of entry #1 xc 8+80, #2 seal of the 1st east seals.

IE was walking, examining belts, when IE stepped on a 2"" rock causing foot to be at an awkward position. Causing the 5th metatarsal bone to break.

IE was examining belts when EE slipped twisting left knee.

Employee had torn down ventilation curtain and was repairing, had left hauler too close to curtain, another loaded car came in to dump and pinned employee's left leg between haulers.

Injured was walking LOXC between entry #7 and #8, when they fell catching self with their arms causing shoulder injury.

Roof rock fell out from between bolts striking employee on the head.

Injured was struck by either rock or piece of miner bit while extracting coal from a face.

The employee was using a 6-inch electric handheld grinder with a cutoff wheel. The employee was cutting a steel bar grading walkway when the grinder kicked back and struck EE's right thumb. The grinder caused a laceration just above EE's right-hand thumb knuckle that required 5 sutures to close.

Employee was folding up hog panels to put in trash dumpster when EE's hand slipped allowing hog panel to strike said employees eye.

Employee presented to us with shoulder pain. Testing shows degenerative condition.