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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220192380024 · 08/19/2019 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
2
Mine experience
9.87 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was watching and helping their partner scrape dried cemented rook fill off the jamming loader on 8/19/19. At one point they thought they may have got some dust in an eye but felt fine. On 8/20/19 they reported to a supervisor that their left eye was hurting. saw a site medic, referred to ER, were an exam showed a corneal abrasion, restrictions were issued.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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