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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220170100020 · 01/09/2017 · 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
Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
13.42 years

Operator

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

Narrative

While bolting employee stopped to scale down a small basket of loose forming in the screen just below the spring line on the hanging wall. While scaling a small rock came out of the screen & bounced off the scaling bar, making contact to employee's lower lip causing a laceration, seen by site medic and referred to the ER, employee received sutures making it reportable.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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