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FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

220180580027 · 02/21/2018 · 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
Driller operator
Activity
Handling supplies or material
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
0.52 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Tripping rods out of a 90 degree up hole, when the bell of the rods caught the wire and a piece of loose rock hit the back of EE's hard hat and then another hitting EE in the face causing a laceration under left side of nose on upper lip. The laceration is approximately 1 inch long.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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