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POWERED HAULAGE

220231280019 · 04/30/2023 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
FORKLIFTS,STACKERS,TRCTR
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
JAW INCLUDE CHIN
Days lost
20
Mine experience
12.88 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Sibanye Stillwater Limited
Operator
Stillwater Mining Company
Mine
2401879

Narrative

Utilizing a forklift around rail flat, one fork was inadvertently under a 1"" lip of the flat. The uninjured employee applied lift to the forklift at the same time the injured employee reached across the forks. The fork under the lip slipped off springing upwards, contacting the employee in the chin causing a laceration and a broken mandible.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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