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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220200060016 · 12/27/2019 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Bar down, Includes scaling
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
4
Mine experience
9.02 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was scaling the footwall rib & when employee was pushing on the bar to remove a piece of loose & the loose popped off the bar reverberated causing a strain to employee's right wrist. Seen by site medic, referred to ER was given full release but next day employee was still having pain in wrist and was restricted by employee's physician.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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