FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Stillwater Mining Company
Start: 03/30/2003

220031210094 · 03/30/2003 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: FOOT(NOT ANKLE/TOE)/TARSUS/METATARSUS
Days lost: 4
Mine experience: 4.46 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EMPLOYEE BARRED DOWN A ROCK THAT BOUNCED OFF THE TIRE OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION ONLY. HOWEVER THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST HEALED FROM BREAKING HIS RIGHT FIBULA AWAY FROM WORK AND HIS PHYSICIAN WOULD NOT RELEASE HIM TO WORK FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS ROTATION.

Source

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