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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220242890053 · 10/07/2024 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Miner, NEC
Activity
Chute, Pull or free
Injury source
CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury
AMPUTATION OR ENUCLEATION
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
20
Mine experience
0.81 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The employee reports that while using a scaling bar in a chute area, EE's finger was pinched between the scaling bar and a handrail. A rock moved contacting the scaling bar and pushed the bar back causing the injury.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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