FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Name: FALL OF ROOF OR BACK at Stillwater Mining Company
Start: 07/02/2021

220211900012 · 07/02/2021 · 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: Miner, NEC
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: 1.54 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Miner was in the process of hanging screen at the start of bolting cycle, when a rock fell from the back striking the employee on the mouth area, resulting in a laceration above the upper lip requiring sutures to close the wound.

Source

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