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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220020810034 · 03/17/2002 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

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

Narrative

WHEN MINER NOTICED MOVEMENT IN THE SHOULDER OF DRIFT AND ATTEMPTED TO BAR OUT MATERIAL. WHEN UNABLE TO REMOVE MATERIAL, BARRICADED AREA, FOUND SUPERVISOR FOR PERMISSION TO BLAST OUT. WHEN SUPERVISOR ARRIVED WITH MINER AT SCENE, SOME MATERIAL HAD FALLEN AROUND GROUND SUPPORT AND CONTINUED TO SLOUGH UNTIL REACHING BEYOND EXISTING GROUND SUPPORT.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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