POWERED HAULAGE at Stillwater Mining Company
The employees were removing a steel plate attached (welded) to the floor using a cutting torch and a fork lift. The fork lift was under the plate and applying lift. The other employee utilized a cutting torch to cut the final weld and when the weld was cut the plate ""sprung"" up and landed on EE's foot causing two fractures in EE's left foot.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration