Mining Incidents

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273,095
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1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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June 4, 2014 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Peabody Powder River Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner suffered a fatal injury after being pinned underneath the raised cover of a Metso Lokotrack crusher.

September 1, 2011 WY · Coal drill operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Peabody Powder River Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drill crew was attempting to back off a stuck drill pipe. A wire rope snub line was used to secure the worm tong. The snub line failed and the tong struck the employee resulting in fatal injuries.

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