STILLWATER MINE — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 10

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/15/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 22d restricted Employee was blowing out lifter hole when a rock fell & landed on Left foot. Went to medic on site. We went to ER for x-rays, which resulted in fracture. Restrictions were issued. 1st day missed was...
12/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Filing only to comply w/MSHA regulations; however, company's investigation doesn't support employee's report that his shoulder tears occurred at work. Company was officially notified 2/22/12 that Wk...
11/30/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was barring down at the 38W FWL when a rock bounced off the bar striking employees hardhat. The force of the hardhat drove down the hat brim & safety glasses causing a laceration to nose. Wen...
11/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 31d restricted Employee was walking in parking lot before his shift & slipped on snow & ice.(parking lot was plowed at the time). He landed on his L. shoulder. Went to medic. His shoulder was dislocated. He was take...
11/16/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 20d lost Employee reported earlier this year of tingling/numbness/pain on & off in his wrist. Carpal tunnel surgery was done on 11/16/2011. 1st shift missed is on 11/18/2011. This is due to years of mining. Oc...
11/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee rolled his R. ankle stepping off step onto sill from alimak nest. he went to medic on site. we took him to ER Room. X-rays were negative. Doctor issued restrictions.
10/31/2011 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee was operating a 4 yd mucker, MU452, on the 38W Level & was found fatally injured. Investigation is currently in progress.
10/22/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 24d restricted Employee was drilling, when a rock struck the jackleg drill causing the drill to move & come back striking employee in the hip, it bumped him back and drill hit him in R. ankle. went to medics, and we...
08/22/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 23d restricted Employee was in the locker room, walking to his locker & slipped on a wet spot on floor, he caught himself & felt a strain in L. shoulder & neck. went to medic, we took him to ER, xrays were negative,...
08/19/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Geologist sampling face, turned to walk away, slab came out of face, striking geologist.
08/05/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was collaring holes & was struck by sharp rock on left side of head, shoulder & arm. Sutures were required on head & arm. Restrictions were issued, in which we were able to accommodate.
08/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 20d restricted Employee lowered skip down & started to climb down into stope. He noticed slack in the cable, he put his foot on the skip bucket, the bucket fell from the hung position & the cable wrapped around his...
07/23/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee went to medic on site on 7/23/2011 reporting carpal tunnel due to years of mining. On June 1, 2012- he had carpal tunnel surgery on his left wrist. This is an Occ. Illness claim. 1st shift mi...
07/14/2011 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee worked 7/14/11 & called in on 7/15/11 @ 2:40pm stating that his R.eye was bothering him after working.He thinks dust got into his eye & it was watering alot.He went to doctor, no rx issued,bu...
07/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting up the end of an axle to put on block, when the steer knuckle swung & pinched has hand/finer #5, causing a laceration, which required 2 sutures. He was issued a full release & ret...
07/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 72d restricted Employee was using a scaling bar to pry a piece of angle iron straight, when the bar slipped he fell forward landing on his hands & knees. He did not see our medic on site. He worked his shift. The ne...
07/07/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a slab round, when a small sharp rock slid off the foot wall, and struck him in the right wrist causing a laceration which required sutures. He was issued a full release, and ret...
06/28/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 250d lost Employee was operating an open cab road grader on a ramp, employee hit his head on a pipe, causing some soreness in his lower back. He went to medics, and was transported down for further evaluation....
06/08/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was drilling in the squares of the screen when a small sharp rock came through the screen striking him in the nose & lip, which required sutures. Restrictions were issued. We were able to ac...
05/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 41d restricted The employee's left hand got smashed because he went to remove a rock from the tailgate, and the tailgate smashed down on his left hand, resulting in a fracture of finger #4. He was issued restrictio...
05/23/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d lost, 10d restricted He reported in Feb 2011 that he has had pain on & off throughout the years on his left knee. At this time, it was a Report only... there was no time missed. There was no incident or accident to this....
05/18/2011 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 12d restricted Miner was leaning over with his right hand on the ground, checking for ore. A rock rolled onto his right hand (the hand that was on the ground), striking his #5 finger. He was taken to ER Room for x-r...
05/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a lifter round, when he grazed his hand on a sharp rock, which caused a laceration to his right index finger. 4 sutures where required. He was issued a full release. no days misse...
05/12/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 8d restricted Employee was bolting when a rock fell & employee leaned one way, and rock rolled striking him in the knee, causing it to go the other way, a possible strain/sprain. He reported it & went to medics on...
04/27/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a mucker, mucking out the last scoop when a pvc loading pole broke off in the bucket, and a piece of the broken pvc came back & struck him in the face, causing a laceration, whi...
04/20/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a mucker, when hit his head on the inside of cab, causing a laceration, which required 2 sutures. he was issued a full release & returned to work on the same shift.
04/14/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d restricted On 4/14/11,employee stopped by the medics office to say his shoulder has been sore for a long time, due to years of working. This was a report only. No incident/ no accident happened. On 4/18/11, empl...
04/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting 4"" pipe, it slipped & smashed against his hand, causing a laceration to his left hand, which required 3 sutures. He was issued a full release & came back to work. No days missed
03/18/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was driving a mucker, when he was struck on the hardhat with a rock. He was taken to ER room off site, and all was negative. He was issued a full release. On 3/22/11 - he had a follow up app...
03/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 6d restricted Employee & partner just got done hanging wire, and getting ready to move the mucker. As employee was walking by, his partner was just closing the door on the mucker, and it got the employee's left #2...
03/01/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Hoisthouse overhead door was closing & employee walked right under the door as it was closing, striking him in the hardhat.He reported to the medics.We took him in for x-rays,which were negative.He wa...
02/27/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 68d lost, 395d restricted Occ. Illness - carpal tunnel. Employee had a MRI done on 2/20/11 to R/O anything else. -- Went to the Doctor on 2/27 - doctor issued retrictions/no work until further testing.
02/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee grabbed a bundle of bolts, while walking back he tripped and fell onto his face, which resulted in a laceration to lip requiring 3 sutures & a chipped tooth.
02/01/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee has driving a bullhorn with a double jack when he struck his left index finger with the double jack, causing a laceration which required sutures. Xrays also showed a small fracture in the tip...
01/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped & he stretched out his hand to catch himself & it hit the diamond drill rods, causing a laceration to his left thumb, which required sutures.
12/09/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a pump liner & his finger got cut with utility knife, which required 4 sutures
12/07/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 12/7/10, Employee was walking to his truck in the parking lot after his shift was over, and a strong wind blew a foreign body into his left eye. The next day 12/8/10, he reported it & then went to...
11/28/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was at the face, and was using the scaling bar to get the loose rock out, when a piece of rock slid down the bar towards him & he batted the rock away causing a laceration to his hand which r...
11/21/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 151d lost Employee was tramming a road grader, when he struck a header with the top of his hard hat. He drove to the 38 level and then went to medic on site. He had headache & was sore. He was taken to doctor,...
11/16/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 17d restricted Employee was bolting. He repositioned the jackleg to finish driving the split set when he felt his back ""pop"". Pain was in the lower back.
10/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inspecting a battery box, when holding the lid open, it slid down & smashed his fingers #3 & #4, resulting in lacerations, which required sutures to finger #3. Full release was issued...
09/28/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee went to check fuses on tractor when he hit his left elbow on the tractor step, causing a contusion to his left elbow. He went to medic on site. On 10/4/2010, his elbow was still painful, do...
09/24/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted Employee was stepping off jumbo platform when he felt a twinge in the middle of his back, causing a strain. He went to medic on site & felt ok. The next shift he worked, but his back was still bother...
09/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee was loading up some 2x4's & when one of them struck his knee causing pain. He said it felt like his knee locked up. Then when he was done loading, he stepped down & his left knee gave out.H...
09/15/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a haul truck underground, and got a laceration on his chin from hitting the inside of cab, which required 2 sutures. Road conditions and brakes were an issue. Employee did this o...
09/06/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting, and was struck in face with tool, chipping tooth.... on 9/28/2010 he got his tooth fixed.
08/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee arrived at work on the bus, when he was getting off the bus, his left knee buckled & he felt pain. He reported it to the medics on site. We took him down for xrays, which were negative, but h...
08/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was drilling a lifter with a jack leg drill. He tried to pull the steel out, and it would not come. So he tried again, this time he squatted down to use his legs and he felt a small pop foll...
08/17/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was working underground when something on the equipment arched, it ignited some hydraulic fluid. He used fire extinguisher & it was put out. He was sent to medic for evaluation due to fire ex...
08/12/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was finished bolting when he went to set his drill down onto a muck pile, the machine bounced back, hitting him in the tooth, and chipped his tooth. He did not go to dentist until 8/24/2010,...