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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220231520008 · 05/27/2023 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Drill helper
Activity
Lay or repair railroad track
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.27 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The core innertube hung up in the top of the drill rods on a +25 up-hole. The Helper placed a hand on the innertube to shake it and when it came free, their right hand fingers were crushed between the top of the innertube latch head and the sheave wheel bracket on the rig frame.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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