STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Stillwater Mining Company
Start: 12/14/2019

220193600017 · 12/14/2019 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Miner, NEC
Activity: Walking, Running
Injury source: ROOF (ROCK) BOLTS
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FACE,NEC
Days lost: 7
Mine experience: 0.5 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was making up split set bolts for partner to install, when turned to take a step they stepped on the corner of a bolt plate causing the bolt to spring at them contacting left cheek & lower left eyelid area causing a laceration that required sutures.

Source

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