FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Stillwater Mining Company
Start: 05/10/2002

220021400033 · 05/10/2002 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Hand tools (powered)
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: HEAD,NEC
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 0.51 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE AND HIS PARTNER WERE BOLTING WITH A JACKLEG, EE WAS USING A BAR TO HOLD MAT IN PLACE, HE WALKWAY WHEN ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE HAND HAT AND CUTTING HIS HEAD REQUIRING S UTURES. EE WORKS FOUR ON FOUR OFF.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown