All MSHA-reportable accidents at Peabody Western Coal Company operations in 2016. Fatalities appear first.
As a dozer operator was dismounting dozer 327 at the end of EE's shift, EE failed to use the workable power ladder installed and used the iron grab irons to dismount. When EE got to the left push arm, EE jumped to the hard ground where there were small baseball size rocks. Upon landing EE twisted EE's left ankle and twisted EE's left knee falling on EE's right shoulder.
When troubling shooting a limit switch, on a load out chute and is 25 feet above ground level. The electrician was utilizing mobile scaffolding to access the limit switch. The electrician adjusted the switch and raise the chute. When the switch was activated, the chute began to rise and struck the scaffolding. EE fell, struck the scaffolding and fell on concrete floor.
The dragline operator and oiler were in the process of inserting a shaft roller on top of the dragline house. The operator lost hold of the shaft roller and it slipped from hands, left middle finger was pinched between the shaft roller and housing causing a laceration. Over the weekend the wound became infected.
As backhoe 450 was loading Haul Truck 409, large chunky material was dumped into the bed of the truck. The shock load of the rocks being loaded caused the truck driver to suffer back and neck pain. The IE did not report to their next scheduled shift.