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MACHINERY

220222570014 · 09/02/2022 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Steel worker, Iron metal worker, Iron worker
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was using a MAG drill to drill holes into a structural beam while on the same beam in a congested area in the Ore Building. After the employee drilled the 3 holes, the drill bit failed while drilling the fourth and final hole. Resulted in the drill bit breaking, and right hand getting caught in-between the drill and scaffold leg after a sudden jolt from the MAG drill.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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