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This posting serves to provide a public notice to employees of the mine, employees of the mining company(s), employees of independent contractors with any connection to the mine, persons with any connection to the mine, and any person with information regarding the cause or contributing factors of this accident. Please provide any information to:
Bub Whitfield, Lead Investigator:
Phone: 812-882-7617
On September 7, 2018, a haul truck driver was transporting spoil to a dump site when a bulldozer operator saw fire on the truck. The bulldozer operatorcalled the haul truck driver and he stopped the truck. While exiting the truck, the haul truck driver received burns and he was taken to the hospital. He died on September 12, 2018, due to complications from the burns.
Coal Mine Fatality – On Friday, September 7, 2018, a 60-year-old haul truck operator with 1 year of total mining experience received burn injuries while attempting to escape from the cab of the burning haul truck he was operating. Due to complications associated with his injuries, the victim died five days later.
CAI-2018-07
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
Surface Coal Mine
Fatal Equipment Fire Accident
September 7, 2018
Bear Run Mine
Peabody Bear Run Mining LLC
Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana
ID No. 12-02422
