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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220012540061 · 08/20/2001 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Raise miner
Activity
Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.32 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Stillwater Mining Company
Operator
Stillwater Mining Company
Mine
2401879

Narrative

GROUND IN SANDPLANT RAISE HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE VERY BAD GRAVEL. NIGHT SHIFT COMPLETED THE FACE SUPPORT AND WALL SUPPORT. AS EE & HIS PARTNER WERE DRILLING ON THE FACE THE ROCK BEHIND T HE SCREEN CONTINUED TO LOOSEN UP & BREAK APART. EE HAD STOPPED DRILLING AND STARTED TO DE-BUG THE SCREEN AS HE PRIED, A SMALL PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK CAME OUT OF THE SCREEN & HIT HIM ON THE LIP.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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