EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Stillwater Mining Company
Start: 06/08/2005

220051670024 · 06/08/2005 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Ledgeman/hand, Quarry man
Activity: Load-haul-dump (UG)
Injury source: COAL & PETROL PRODUCT,NEC
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: LOWER LEG/TIBIA/FIBULA
Days lost: 31
Mine experience: 6.65 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was operating an LHD when a steel, hydraulic line ruptured. Hot, pressurized hydraulic fluid penetrated the employee's left calf. The employee did not return to his next shift.

Source

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