Mining Incidents

Peabody Natural Resources CompanyOperator

Controlled by Peabody Energy Corporation
MSHA Operator ID: P24175
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
105
Mines on record
2
Period
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Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 11 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 9 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS33 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON24 non-fatal
  • OTHER10 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)8 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
4
2024
1
2022
6 (1f)
2021
3
2020
2
2019
5
2018
2
2017
3
2015
5
2014
5
2013
8
2012
4
2011
8
2010
4
2009
3
2008
5
2007
4
2006
2
2004
3
2003
5
2002
6 (1f)
2001
9
2000
7

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

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

Contractor suffered fatal injuries while performing maintenance on ""Dutchman"" of electric shovel bucket. Fatal injuries resulted from being pinned between shovel bucket door and bucket.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS FUELING DOZER WHEN FUEL TRUCK UNEXPECTEDLY MOVED DOWN THE SLOPE. THE CHOCKS WERE PLACED AT REAR TANDEM WHEELS ON DRIVERS SIDE WHEN TRUCK MOVED. EE RAN AFTER TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK BY THE REAR WHEELS ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE COMPANY'S INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING.