All MSHA-reportable accidents at Peabody Western Coal Company operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
AT ABOUT 0840 ON 8-24-2000, THE INJURED WAS UNLOADING STRAW BALES IN OUR YARD AT THE OLD BUCKET SHED FROM STRAW SUPPLIERS TRUCK. INJURED EE FELL APPROX. 15' FROM TOP OF BALES STRACKED ON TRUCK , LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULDER AREA. MINE NURSE WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED WITH AN AMBULANCE, TRANSFERRED TO CLINIC THEN ON TO CITY BY MEDICAL AIRPLANE.
THE WELDER WAS WORKING ON HAUL TRUCK TRAILER SETTING METAL PLATE ON BACK OF TRAILER, WHEN HE MISJUDGED STEPLADDER HE WAS WORKING OFF AND FELL APPROX. 3' HITTING HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR.
INJURED PUT A CONTROL BOX FOR FILTER FAN #1 BACK TOGETHER AT SHOP. HE THEN TOOK IT OUT TO THE 8750 DRAGLINE. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING IT INTO POSITION ON MCC PANEL, IT FLASHED.
MECHANIC WAS ROTATING A CARRIER ROLLER ON A DOZER WITH THE TRACK SUSPENDED WITH HOIST. THE CHAINSLIPPEDON TRACK CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ROLLER & TRACK
THE MECHANIC WAS TROUBLESHOOTING THE HEATING SYSTEM ON AN EQUIPMENT, WHEN THE ACCESS PANEL FELL OVER STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW.
THE WELDER WAS HITTING THE BOTTOM END OF 1""X3'X4' RE-INFORCEMENT METAL PLATE ON THE SIDE OF A DRAGLINE BUCKET, WHEN IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON HIS UPPER BACK.
THE WELDER DECIDED TO CRAWL ACROSS THE HOPPER-GRIZZLY DURING REPAIR. HE TRIPPED AND FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER-GRIZZLY.
EMPLOYEE PREPARING TO BLEND EMULSION UNHOOKED AN SOLUTION HOSE AND SPILLED A SMALL AMOUNT OF HOT SOLUTION ON LOWER LEG AND ANKLE; HE WENT TO FIRST AID STATION FOR ANTISEPTIC AND BANDAGE. ON 9 /6/00 HE WENT TO CLINIC BECAUSE OF INFECTION.
PERSONNEL WERE UNLOADING A SHIPMENT OF BLASTING ACCESSORIES THAT ARRIVED THAT MORNING. BOXES OF BOOSTERS (65 LBS) WERE BEING STORED AND STACKED. EE WAS REARRANGING AND STACKNG SOME BOOSTERS WH EN HE TWISTED AND HEARD A LITTLE POP IN HIS BACK SO HE WENT DOWN TO THE CLINIC.
THE MECHANIC WAS LOOSENING ALTERNATOR BOLTS WITHTWO WRENCHES WHEN ONE WRENCH SLIPPED. THE SECONDWRENCH USED AS LEVERAGE JAMMED INTO HIS PALM CAUSING A CUT.
INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT THE METAL TRAIL CABLE CROSS OVER WITH HIS HAND WHEN HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND CONTACTING A SHARP EDGE.
THE INJURED WAS TRAVELING IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK BEHIND A WATER TRUCK AND AS HE TURNED LEFT INTO A PIT RAMP, A VEHICLE TRAVELING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SLID INTO HIS TRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE.
INJURED STATED THAT HE STOPPED HIS EQUIPMENT FOR THE SERVICEMAN TO FUEL. AFTER FUELING, THE OPERATOR DECIDED TO TAKE A BREAK. HE OPENED THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO DISMOUNT THE EQUIPM ENT. HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDED APPROX 4 FT FRAWAY FROM DOZER BLADE ARM. THIS CAUSED BRUISING TO HIS SIDE RIB AREA AND A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD.
EE WAS LEAVING HIS WORK AREA, END OF THE SHIFT, HE STEPPED THROUGH AN OPEN MANWAY THAT IS HINGED. THE MANWAY WAS LEFT OPEN BY SOMEONE ELSE AFTER HE WENT INTO HIS WORK AREA.
THE INJURED CLAIMED HE AND HIS HELPER WERE INT EH PROCESS OF PUTTING THE RADIUS ROD IN UPRIGHT POSITION, SO IT CAN BE HANDLED IWTH A FORKLIFT. HE WAS USING A 1 1/2 FOOT SCREW DRIVER TO PRY W ITH WHILE HOLDING THE RADIUS ROD AT THE EYE SECTION WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING HIS FINGERS TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RADIUS ROD AND THE CONRETE FLOOR.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ""O"" RING IN A CYLINDER HOSE WHEN THE TORQUE FROM THE HOSE THREW HIS RIGHT HAND INTO THE FAN CAUSING LACERATION.
THE WELDER WAS REMOVING THE BELT CLAMP AND AS HE LIFTED IT DROPPED ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.