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220001730001 · 06/13/2000 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LEG, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.03 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Stillwater Mining Company
Operator
Stillwater Mining Company
Mine
2401490

Narrative

EE AND COWORKER WERE PREPARING TO DEPLOY GEOMEMBRANE ON THE FLOOR OF THE PON. HAD DEPLOYED APPROX. 4' OF MATERIAL AND DECIDED TO WAIT ON SANDBAGS. THE EES WERE STANDING ON THE EDGE OF THE LIN ER. THE WIND WAS BLOWING, SO DECIDED TO MOVE OFF THE LINE, WHEN A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE EDGE OF LINER CAUSING THE EE TO BE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND APPROX. 3' THEN FALLING BACKWARD.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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