Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Contractor suffered fatal injuries while performing maintenance on ""Dutchman"" of electric shovel bucket. Fatal injuries resulted from being pinned between shovel bucket door and bucket.
Peabody Natural Resources CompanyMining Incidents in 2022
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Peabody Natural Resources Company operations in 2022. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2022
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2022
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
- 03STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident
- 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2022
Struck by falling object
Mechanic was attempting to install a hydraulic tank on a rubber tired dozer. The tank fell and struck the mechanic.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
IE was removing #2 belly pan. IE planned to rattle hinge bolt with impact to get the pan to hinge downward. Bolt threaded out and allowed belly pan to move. Cable supporting the pan allowed the pan to move sideways due to weight. Side movement of pan pinched IE's arm between belly pan and side frame of tractor.
Struck against stationary object
After lunch, the IE was dismounting dozer to do a walk around inspection. IE was dismounting the push arm of the dozer and stepped on a rock on the push arm step. IE received first aid and transported to Hospital. X-Rays were negative, but MRI results indicate a ruptured ACL.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
IE was assisting another tech installing a bogie roller on a dozer. The IE was holding the bogie in place when it unexpectedly moved. The movement allowed the bogie to fall forward, raising the back of the bogie and pinching the IE's finger between the top of the bogie and bottom of the push arm.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
IE was attempting to remove a retainer that had been welded to the shovel bucket door. EE struck the retainer and the recoil resulted in the hammer coming back toward the miner and striking the IE in the lower lip. 4 sutures were required to correct the wound