Peabody Natural Resources CompanyMining Incidents in 2000
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Peabody Natural Resources Company operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2000
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Year
- 2000
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
- 05OTHER1 incident
All incidents in 2000
TWISTED RIGHT KNEE SLIPPING ON BERM OF DIRT.
EE WAS HAULING COAL TO THE ""D"" STOCKPILE IN A UNIT RIG 300 TON COAL HAULER. WHEN HE APPROACHED THE DUMP AREA, HE HIT A DEPRESSION IN THE COAL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE FROM THE OPERATOR'S SE AT, AND STRIKE HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE AND BACK ON THE ARMREST OF THE OPERATOR'S SEAT AS HE CAME DOWN. OPERATOR CLAIMED HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME, BUT STATED IT ""SLIPPED"" AND DIDN
EE WAS USING THE MANUAL WINCH TO LOWER THE MAST ON AN IR RIGHT PLANT WHEN THE WIRE ROPE CABLE BROKE NEAR THE TOP OF THE MAST, ALLOWING THE MAST TO TELESCOPE DOWNWARD. THE RESULTING MOMENTUM TH EN CAUSED THE CABLE TO BREAK APPROX 14"" FROM THE WINCH DRUM AND WHIP BACKWARD, STRIKING THE DISTAL PORTIONS OF HIS LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER. RESULTING IN AVULSIONS & FRACTURES TO BOTH.
SLIPPED WHILE MOUNTING DOZER AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
STRUCK SMALL PIECE OF METAL MEASURING 3/16"" BY 1/16"".
EE WAS DISPATCHED IN MAINTENANCE SERVICE TRUCK U-932 TO WORK ON A WHEEL LEAK ON END DUMP UNIT 302. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SERVICE TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP OF THE SERVICE T RUCK, AND HE GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE SERVICE TRUCK TO KEEP HIMSELF FROM FALLING. HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES WERE STRAINED IN THE PROCESS. HE NEVER FELL TO GROUND. HISTORY OF BACK PROBLE