STILLWATER MINE — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 10

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/06/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None A miner was in the nest of an Alimak Raise putting together a 2"" valve for the hose reel when a rock came out of the raise, bounced into the nest striking the miner in the leg causing a laceration re...
09/13/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lifting battery operated chainsaw up to work deck using a rope & it got caught on the edge of work deck, employee reached down with left hand grabbed the saw & in process safety switch & trig...
07/26/2025 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal The employee was performing routine preventative maintenance on a transformer when EE was fatally electrocuted.
05/29/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee failed annual hearing test on 5/9/25 and was retested on 5/28/25 where it was suspected of an STS in left ear, A 3rd party audiologist confirmed this to be a reportable shift of the left ear...
05/14/2025 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a review of audiogram results by a third party Audiologist on 5/14/2025it was determined that an employee sustained a reportable threshold shift in their left ear. The employee is being re-trai...
04/22/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of ground in the 56E 16,300 A3 stope was found by a miner. The miner called to report the fall to dispatch and the event was verified by management at 9:45 pm and called into MSHA. The area w...
04/12/2025 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A miner traveled into the 56E 16,000 A2 lower stope to gather supplies. Miner observed the FOG and reported it to the night shift GF. The area was barricaded to prevent entry.
11/25/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee stated while operating a shot-crete hose that it bucked from a partial plug. Employee braced self but in process of maintaining control of the hose EE felt a pop in left knee followed by mild...
11/23/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was prepping heading to bolt & while in process of using a scaling bar a rock slid down the bar contacting employees left rib area. Seen site medic, referred to ER, X-rays were negative, but...
11/08/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a review of recent audiograms by a contracted audiologist on November 7, 2024 it was confirmed that an employee sustained reportable hearing loss to their right ear. The operator received an e-...
08/20/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee was working out of a 2 yard UG loader bucket installing pipe when EE's partner lower the bucket EE's left hand was resting on the back of the bucket and third and four fingers were broken whe...
07/26/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee reported to the supervisor at the end of shift that EE's left shoulder is hurting, denies any event to cause pain, stated was only doing normal work activities no trauma, stated just normal w...
06/20/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost while mounting a lift truck employees foot slipped off the step resulting in EE contacting the truck with EE's right side lower rib area was seen at ER and given full release. On 7/5/24 EE went back i...
06/10/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a review of Audiograms by an Audiologist on 6/10/2024 it was determined that the employee sustained a threshold shift in both ears. The employee is being retrained in accordance with section 62...
06/10/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee had just completed washing down the work station floor and as EE was rolling up the wash hose EE slipped on the wet floor resulting in left knee to pop followed by pain. Sent to the ER then o...
06/09/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped after showering and employee's head contacted locker door resulting in a laceration. Was seen at ER where sutures were required. Full work release was given making this a medical repo...
05/27/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee doing routine maintenance work at the past fill plant on the mixer paddles when EE's footing slipped resulting in the employee falling against mixer paddle resulting in a closed fracture to o...
05/24/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was mucking with 2-yard loader on last shift 5/24/24 when employee strained upper back muscles. Seen medic & was released. After days off employee stated their back was still hurting, taken t...
04/27/2024 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a customer machine, a contract mechanic sustained an injury due to stepping on a rock and rolling the right ankle.
04/27/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost employee was prepping a diamond drill rig for a move and in the process of loading the drill rods into the storage rack one rod slid back resulting in pinching EE's right hand between the rib and end...
04/21/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was in the process of replacing a portable pump in EE's work area & as EE lifted the new pump from vehicle and turn to carry it to install location EE rolled EE's left ankle. After installing...
04/18/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost LOTOTO employee took guards off a pump EE was working on. After removing all required bolts to remove the impeller, EE realized needed to move the pump a bit for the impeller to come out. Employee use...
04/12/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 5d lost Employee was sitting in the diamond drill control seat when employee experienced tightening of lower back muscles, resulting in tenderness and pain, employee stated there was no mechanism to this inju...
04/02/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a review of audiograms by our audiologist on April 2, 2024, it was determined that the employee sustained a reportable threshold shift in the right ear. The employee is being retrained in accor...
04/02/2024 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During a review of Audiograms by our audiologist on 4/2/2024 it was determined that the employee sustained a reportable threshold shift in both ears. The employee is being retrained in accordance with...
04/02/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pinning up a wire panel in the back as part of the bolting cycle, while adjusting the wire one of the mickey bolts used to hold the wire up fell out of the back and contacted the employee...
03/15/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was attempting to pull up stabilizer jacks on lift truck when lift truck failed mechanically resulting in the lift bed to raise on its own. The employee's left wrist/hand was pinned between t...
03/09/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee had stopped mucking & noticed the radiator cap looked loose on the loader & decided to try and tighten it. In doing so, the cap blew off & hot coolant contacted EE's left arm and residual spl...
03/08/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 39d lost EE was attempting to move a rock that had fallen off one of the rail cars that had just been loaded when the rock slipped out of their grip resulting in the rock to fall back against the rail car pinc...
02/25/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee cut their left hand while prepping an electrical cable for a fan installation, employee was removing the outer jacket of the cable when the tool (Kipex knife slipped contacting left hand betw...
02/22/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Miner was drilling a raise round on an Alimak raise climber. Miner noticed a stoper falling over on miner's right side and reached to stop the stoper from falling. The falling stoper struck the employ...
02/16/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost Employee pulled a drisco pipe into the heading & after they had unchained it from the loader they stated as they stepped backwards with left foot it didn't move as if it was stuck causing them to fall...
01/27/2024 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was bent over prepping a power cable for splicing & when stood up EE felt pain in their lower back. Seen site medic, referred to ER, then onto a specialist where restrictions were issued.
01/23/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 8d restricted Employee walking on a sidewalk from where they parked vehicle, with a backpack & caring a case to the admin. building when they felt worsening pain in lower right back that has been an ongoing issue t...
12/08/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During installation of an I-beam in an existing structure the beam became stuck, in efforts to free the beam employee had their right hand at end of beam. When it dislodged it moved forward, resulting...
11/28/2023 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 27d lost Employee cut left middle finger tip off while using an electric skill saw cutting a piece of plywood standing vertical when saw blade made contact with finger.
11/13/2023 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Tangled in drill steel while installing ground support.
11/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After loading a shotcrete pot into a light vehicle, employee closed the tailgate & in the process pinched right ring finger between the tailgate & shotcrete pot resulting in a laceration which requir...
10/13/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was mapping drill hole break throughs & in the process EE was stepping/walking backwards when stumbled resulting in EE falling backwards, EE put hands outwards to break the fall resulting in...
10/12/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was loading haul trucks underground & upon dumping a scoop of muck EE proceeded to back around the pillar to get more muck when EE drove some oversize spillage resulting in the loader to boun...
10/09/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee bolting heading on CMAC Bolter & was collaring a hole in the back a piece of rock broke, as it was falling employee stepped off the bolter deck to avoid being struck. In doing so they felt pa...
09/28/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was attempting to seat a Victaulic clamp on a section of drisco pipe when they struck their gloved left index finger with the hammer being used by their own right hand. X-rays were negative f...
09/24/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was walking to open a rail gate when EE tripped and in the process of regaining balance EE felt pain in left knee. Continued to work until pain levels increased. Seen Site medic, referred to...
09/10/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was undoing a bungie strap holding materials in place when it slipped out of their hand contacting EE in the mouth resulting in a upper front tooth being chipped. Seen dentist and was given f...
08/28/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee strained neck while on a mechanical bolter when a slab fell from the face in heading EE was bolting. The slab struck bolters boom causing the bolter to bounce resulting in the strain. Was see...
08/13/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was exiting a covered mantrip on the surface when EE lost EE's footing & fell resulting in a dislocation & laceration to right middle finger. Seen site medic, referred to ER, X-rays negative....
07/17/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost A miner was bolting with a jackleg when a piece of loose fell from the spring line. The loose rolled down EE's drill steel, bounced off the welded wire and struck EE on the left shoulder. The impact k...
06/29/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 40d restricted As the drill crew was changing mast position to set up on correct azimuth for a downhole, a bolt on the crowd cylinder broke and a section of the bolt impacted the Driller in the left eye.
06/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted On 6/26/23 employee was attempting to lift a stand up computer desk when they felt a pop in left shoulder. It was reported to the operator on 6/27/23 at the beginning of the shift, was evaluated by si...
06/22/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was scaling down a work area when one of the rocks EE brought down contacted EE's left hand resulting in injury. Seen by site medic referred to ER, x-rays were positive for a fracture to the...