← MSHA accidents

HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220251840014 · 06/22/2025 · Stillwater Mining Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Roof trimmer/scaler
Activity
Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
9
Mine experience
12.96 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee inspecting shotcrete coverage on new air door install, & as EE grabbed the west de-energized air door, while pulling it open to inspect behind it, in doing so the the direction of air flow was east to west causing the east door to close resulting in EE's right hand to be pinched between the doors.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown