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LEFT HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURE, REMOVING AXLE PIN BOLT/CONVEYOR BELTLINE.
Peabody Natural Resources CompanyMining Incidents in 2003
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Peabody Natural Resources Company operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2003
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2003
Top incident classifications
- 01POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
- 02MACHINERY2 incidents
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2003
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FRACTURE OF LT. LITTLE FINGER 3RD PHALANGE, IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE HOIST ROPES ON THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL. A CHAIN USED TO SECURE THE BAIL BROKE STRIKING THE EE ON THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND FRACTURING HIS LITTLE FINGER.
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FOOT STRUCK BY PIECE OF BROKEN RAIL THAT WAS TURNED OVER AFTER A FRONT END LOADER DROVE OVER IT,FRACTURING RIGHT METATARSAL OF GREAT TOE.
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EE WAS RETORQUING REAR TIRES ON HU716 SN 201 WITH A 1"" IMPACT. HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RT. EYE.HE REPORTED THIS TO THE COAL SUPERVISOR. EE WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT, HIS SAFETY GLAS SES ARE THE WRAP AROUND TYPE OF GOOD QUALITY.
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EE WAS WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL FAULT ON UNIT HU714/174. THERE WERE SOME ELECT. WIRES THAT NEEDED TO BE COVERED TO PROTECT THEM FROM RUBBING. HE WAS CUTTING ON A SHEET OF RUBBER TO WRAP AROUND THE WIRES USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT WITH, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND BELOW HIS THUMB. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.