Mining Incidents

Peabody Bear Run Mining LLCOperator

Controlled by Peabody Energy Corporation
MSHA Operator ID: 0106985
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
109
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2010–2026

Safety benchmark

Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.

Fatality-count percentile
73th

More recorded fatalities than 73% of operators on file.

Rank
#127of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
1.2×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
2
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume

Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.

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Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 14 non-fatal
  • FIRE1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON27 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS24 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)14 non-fatal
  • DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)7 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
9
2024
6
2023
5 (1f)
2022
4
2021
5
2020
4
2019
7
2018
8 (1f)
2017
9
2016
5
2015
4
2014
6
2013
6
2012
6
2011
11
2010
13

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
Struck by falling object

EE was working outside prep plant on disassembly of vibrating screen. Removed screen from prep plant was on ground, while foreman was checking area, sideboard of screen began to fall. EE tried to avoid injury by moving out of the way but was pinned by sideboard against smaller screen which had been removed from prep plant. EE suffered fatal injuries. Under investigation by MSHA.

Contact with hot objects or substances

The IE was hauling overburden in a Cat 793 end dump to a fill area. The front area on the end dump caught fire. The IE parked the truck on the fill and exited the end dump. The IE sustained multiple burn injuries as a result of the exit. IE passed away on 09/12/18. Ultimate cause of death is pending the coroner's report.