All MSHA-reportable accidents at Peabody Western Coal Company operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
The electrician was in the process of trouble shooting an electrical problem in the line of power feeding the 8200 Dragline. At the time of the accident the victim was in the KM-12 junction box when he contacted live electrical components resulting in fatal injuries.
The welder placed power cable on dragline tub cable-hook and stepped back, when his left foot slipped underneath tub that was coming back down during deadhead of machine. Left foot-toes were pinched between the ground surface and the tub.
The technician was greasing on the sample system when his right hand was caught between tertiary blade cutter and a limit switch bracket; lacerating the palm of his right hand.
EE was preparing to enter base/tub...got his clear safety glasses out & sat them next to manhole...he was wearing tinted glasses...exhaust sucker fan sucked his glasses into the fan...he turned off the fan & reached in to retrieve the glasses...evidently the fan had not stopped. broken fingers & multiple lacerations.
EE was picking up trash and filling into 4x4x2 cardboard box. When trash was full the injured lifted the box and set it on 2 feet berm to push it over. Apparently he stepped in loose dirt slope causing him to slip lose his footing backward & overextended rapidly. Afterward, EE felt pain in his calf muscle.
The welder was prying out a shovel cable that was caught between the crowd bull-gear and it's guard when it broke loose. The cable struck the welder's left eye, face and his left little finger. The impact from the cable also caused him to fall backwards onto the crowed track below.
EE was walking to the office to get on duty when he stepped on ice, slipped and fell down on concrete steps hitting his lower left back against the concrete steps.
The haul truck went off the side of the road traveling over a berm and onto a lower section of a ditch terrain. The operator was jarred around inside the operator's cab causing multiple injuries. Initial assessement of injuries reveals laceration to chin, lips, pain to right leg and to lower back.
Crew was positioning plate...EE was welding with back to plate...plate slipped & fell puncturing EE behind lt ankle.
EE was using pipe beveling machine wearing work gloves...thumb of right glove got caught in machine pulling EE's thumb into machine...removing nail & left portion of thumb to bone.
12""IBEAM ROLLED ONTO EMPLOYEE'S R FOOT WHEN SLACK OCCURRED IN RIGGING RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.
EE stepped on uneven floor surface when stepping thru access hole in revolving frame & turning at the same time. He lost his footing & dislocated his left knee. Nothing was broken...put back into place. EE returned to lite duty work on 1-9-06.
The injured was dismounting a dragline when the portable ladder gave away from underneath him. He fell sideways onto the dragline shoe sustaining injuries to his face and bruising his right shoulder.
Reparing a Drill Tech Drill, the employee descended a ladder and caught his left hand on railing, cutting his left finger, requiring stitches
Employee was changing gauges on oxygen cylinders. He removed a cap & set it on another cylinder when it slid off & caught his thumb between the cap & oxygen bottle. Received a fractured (L) thumb. Returned to regular duties
The injured was trying to re-start stalled but backhoe on scraper haul road. He stated that he climbed out of cab to spray some starting fluid into air filter housing. The injured move quickly to climb back into cab but slipped on the steps and lost his footing that caused to extend his left leg unexpectedly. felt pain after the accident.
Injured was trying to remove a barrel-plug by hitting it with a piece of metal strap when he missed it. He struck his right thumb against the sharp edge of plug head; lacerating it.