Fall onto or against objects
IE was washing crusher roller area when he attempted to reposition himself; as he was moving, he bumped into the open inspection door causing him to lose his balance and fall into the bearing block.
Peabody Natural Resources CompanyMining Incidents in 2014
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Peabody Natural Resources Company operations in 2014. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2014
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2014
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 03MACHINERY1 incident
- 04ELECTRICAL1 incident
All incidents in 2014
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
IE was assisting in positioning a loader tooth, when IE pulled IE felt pain in right shoulder. IE underwent surgery on May 8, 2014.
Struck against a moving object
IE was tying in a ramp on the spoil side. IE was moving from N-S on spoil side. IE felt the ground give away dozer started to slide. IE immediately lowered the blade, dozer continued to slide and eventually rolled over coming to a rest on the tracks. IE removed seatbelt and dismounted dozer Emergency Response Team members arrived on scene and transported to Hospital for examination
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Team was replacing power cable at shovel. 30' of cable was spooled off cable reel. Cable reel operator backed up and spooled more cable off reel. Unknown to operator cable had backlashed on reel. Cable was being reeled back onto reel. Cable tight-lined, movement of cable struck IE on left leg. 4/9/2014 a brace was prescribed to support leg, IE was placed on Light Duty.
Flash burns (electric)
IE was inspecting #1 drag generator on BE-1570W dragline when the generator brushes flashed. The flash resulted in eye exposure to the electrical arc. IE was seen by ER doctor. No blisters or foreign material were detected under ultraviolet light, but the ER doctor prescribed an antibiotic ointment as a precautionary measure until the IE could be seen by an optometrist.