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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220171640016 · 06/05/2017 · 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
Roof bolter, Drilling
Injury source
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
NOSE/NASAL PASSAGES/SINUS/SMELL
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.27 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sibanye Stillwater Limited
Operator
Stillwater Mining Company
Mine
2401879

Narrative

Employee was driving a split set bolt with a jackleg drill and a small rock approximately 2"" in size fell through the hog wire and bounced off of the rubber tire muffler on the drill and struck the employee on the lower right corner of the nose resulting in a laceration.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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