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Big Ridge IncOperator

Controlled by Peabody Energy Corporation
MSHA Operator ID: P24038
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
676
Mines on record
5
Period
—
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Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 51 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 34 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK234 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS134 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON78 non-fatal
  • DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)37 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2019
1
2017
1
2015
2
2013
6
2012
40 (1f)
2011
59
2010
66 (1f)
2009
72
2008
73
2007
67
2006
51
2005
63
2004
61
2003
50
2002
32
2001
32

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
Big Ridge Inc
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The EE was operating the C.M., he was making the first cut in the C.C. left from No. 4 to No. 5 entry. After making the initial cut,EE backed the C.M. into C.C. between No. 4 and 3 entries to set the machine to slab the right side of the cut. As he backed the machine into the C.C., he was pinned between the outby rib of the C.C. and the left side of the cutter head. (See attached)

Big Ridge Inc
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A Supervisor was found lying in an active roadway intersection with fatal injuries that would appear to have been caused by a coal hauler running over his body. There were no eyewitnesses. The investigation is ongoing.