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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220013250011 · 11/08/2001 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
MOLTEN METAL
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
LEG, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost
12
Mine experience
1.07 years

Operator

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

Narrative

THE EE WERE REMOVING OLD RAIL. THEY HAD HOOKED UP TO A SECTION OF RAIL. THE WEB SLINGS WHERE HOOKED TO THE END OF EACH RAIL AND CONNECTED TO THE CENTER OF THE LHD BUCKET. THE OPERATOR STARTED TO PULL THE SECTION OF RAIL OUT. THE LEFT WEB SLING BROKE CAUSED THE RAIL SECTION MOVE TOO THE LEFT STRIKING THE EE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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