STILLWATER MINE — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 10

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/01/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to his truck, and he tripped. He went to catch himself & slammed his left hand (thumb) into the side of the truck. We took him in for x-rays, which resulted in the tip of his thu...
07/29/2010 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 230d restricted Employee was getting out of chair, when his foot twisted, and his knee gave out and he fell onto concrete floor & felt extreme pain in right knee. He was evaluated at ER, and is set to see a specialis...
07/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reports he was lifting heavy pipe and noticed numbness and tingling to right arm and hand after completing the heavy lifting. Employee reported it to us at time of incident, but did not seek...
07/15/2010 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working outside at surface loci shop, when the wind picked up & blew dirt into his eyes. He was wearing his proper PPE. Went to medic on site & flushed eye. The next day he came to work,...
07/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went to open the motor cover behind cab of loader & crushed his pinky finger between the handle & loader, requiring 6 sutures.
07/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 243d lost Employee was installing ventline, when he started pulling the ventline together, he felt a pain in his lower back. He went to our medic to report this. no further medical attention was done until he w...
07/07/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 63d lost, 55d restricted There was no incident. Employee was diagnosised with carpal tunnel - occ. illness.
06/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was scaling into the heading. He set up bolt deck. He scaled a piece of loose that was hung up in the mat. He barred it down, and when it fell to the ground it then rolled onto his foot causi...
05/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee felt pain while mucking and was having some numbness & tingling on his right side. He came to medic on site, and we transported him down to ER - Doctor put him on restrictions, RX was issued...
05/15/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was bolting the back, he had drilled one hole & started to drill one more hole when a rock fell out of the back, pushing the jackleg back. Employee was running away & fell to the ground and t...
04/27/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was checking rib for Ore, when he bumped up against a rock & it fell/rolled onto his foot, causing a contusion. He went to medic on site, we sent him in for x-rays, which came back negative....
04/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 3d restricted While inserting a split set, employee was struck in the chest with the dolly off the jack-leg driver. He reported to our medic & was sent to doctor for x-rays, which were negative. He worked his next...
04/10/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 38d lost, 11d restricted Employee complained of numbness in his finger tips. no incident to report, this has been coming on for awhile. He reported this to us on 4/10/10 - we sent him to doctor, it was determined it was an o...
04/01/2010 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 8d restricted Employee was working & got something in his eye. He came up to medics and nothing was seen. He went to doctor on his days off and it had turned into an eye infection.
03/11/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 120d lost, 55d restricted Employee was bent over the face cleaning out hole to put in lifterpipe. Pieces of rock fell from face, striking hardhat & right hand. He was seen by medic on site & sent to ER Room for x-rays, which...
03/01/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was driving a skid steer.He looked behind him & drove over a rock which jarred his neck. He didn't report this. On 3/4/10, he came to work reporting discomfort in his neck & shoulder. He was...
01/19/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was operating a mucker, and while mucking, the balis struck the 38 dump pocket with bucket, causing the employee to hit inside the cab, striking his face causing a laceration, which required...
01/14/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 61d lost, 52d restricted Occ. Illness: Employee reported on 1/14/2010 that he has had chronic pain in his right shoulder due to years of mining. No specific incident. Over 1 year later, On Feb. 14, 2011, he finally had sur...
01/13/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting a high footwall hole, when a rock came through the wire out of the back and bounced off the machine & hit him in the nose, causing a nasal fracture & laceration which required 6 s...
01/02/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 8d restricted Employee was changing the reamer bit on a jumbo steel, when some of the rock on the left upper face started to fall. a rock struck employee in the knee, then fell onto his left foot. He went to medic...
01/02/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 143d restricted Employee was driving down the ramp, when he reached out his window to turn on the block light, he did not come to a complete stop & continued to roll when the cord wrapped around his wrist & caused hi...
12/20/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting slusher cable and a barb from the cable flew off and went into his hand between the two middle knuckles, like a sliver. We sent him to doctor to make sure nothing was in the han...
12/07/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting & a small sharp rock fell & hit him in the mouth/lip area. He was seen at medic on site, and was sent down to see doctor. 3 sutures were required. He was given a full release to...
12/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a section of rail. The rail had bent into place & blocked with the 4x4, blocks & wedges. He was standing inbetween the 2 rails, when a block slipped, allowing the rail to jump,...
12/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee assisted welding of brackets in shop. The bracket was rolled over for more welding, it hit & punctured a can of anti-splatter, which erupted & sprayed him in the right eye, under his PPE. He...
11/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stepped onto a drill when he felt a pop & soreness in the arch of his foot. He went to medics on site & was checked out. He went back to work. He came to work on his next shift(11/21) & went...
11/16/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was operating a mucker, he came in contact with the rib, causing his head to hit the cab. He received a laceration to his head & lip, which required sutures. He was released to full dut...
11/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee just started bolting a breast down round. He was drilling when a rock fell off the hanging wall, striking him on top of the left foot. He reported to the medics and was sent down for x-rays,...
11/04/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee strained his left knee. He was entering a loci cab and placed his right leg inside the cab, while reaching for the handle, when his left knee gave out on him, causing him to fall down. We t...
10/21/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 61d restricted Employee stated that about a month ago he thought he pulled a muscle in his right shoulder & he did not report it. On 11/3/09 he was back on shift at work, and he re-aggravated it while operating a j...
10/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a slab round & a small piece of wire on the rib cut his right hand below the thumb (palm side) while he was running the powder in the hole with the loading pole. It cut through h...
10/06/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee stepped on a small rock, twisting his R. knee. This was on 10/6/09 (last day of his rotation). He went on 4 days off. He returned to work on 10/11/09 & worked the next 2 days. On 10/13/09 he...
09/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up their laydown area. He was lifting a small welder out of the ""Knaak Toolbox"" when he jarred the box, causing the lid to fall & strike his right index finger on his knuckle...
09/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling the metal banding off a bundle of bolts, and the band sprung back, hitting him in the neck causing a laceration on the left side which required sutures. He was given a full relea...
09/18/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was hanging the hog wire in his stope, a small sharp rock fell inbetween the hog wire, hitting him on the left cheek, causing a laceration which required sutures. He was given a full r...
09/11/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 15d restricted Employee ran over a pot hole while driving a Getman, causing lower back pain. This was on 9/11/09. Did not report it until 9/12/09 which was his last day of rotation.He was off for 4 days, returned t...
09/07/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a mucker, when he was coming out of the heading on the mucker he ran over a rock in the roadway causing the mucker to hit the hanging wall. The hood caught the rib, pushing it...
08/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was carrying explosives to the face when he felt discomfort in the groinal region.
08/19/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was painting the face, getting ready to drill, when a small rock fell, hit his hard hat & the hard hat moved down onto his nose, causing a laceration which requred 1 suture.
08/10/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 44d restricted Employee was driving a normet truck, when twice during his shift he hit a hole filled w/water in the road causing him to bounce up & hit the roof of the cab with his head while wearing his hard hat, c...
08/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 127d lost, 4d restricted Employee was carrying a jackleg, he turned & slipped (he did not fall down) but when he stood straight up again, he felt that he pulled something in his back.
07/20/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 100d restricted Employee was observing a miner 3 slushing. Nut on the dydag holding the idler block & cable unthreaded itself, hitting employee above the right knee. He was sent for x-rays, which were negative. He re...
07/13/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee called Stillwater Mining on his days off, telling us that he went to doctor & was diagnosed with a torn ligament to his left shoulder. This was not reported to us until 7/20/2009. He was pu...
07/08/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 25d restricted Employee was bolting using a jackleg. He grasped the machine at the saddle, balancing the machine with his right hand as he was reaching for the 2' driver, the machine pivoted back mashing his hand b...
06/15/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rebolting, when a small rock fell & hit his left hand on the index finger, causing a laceration which required sutures.
05/30/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing mechanic work on mucker. When he was done, he went to close the hood and it stopped short of closing all the way. He was looking at the hood when it then closed all the way, catch...
05/14/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was tramming in a 4 yard mucker, he went around the corner, and hit a parked vehicle , causing his hard hat to come off and substain a laceration above his right eyebrow, requiring sutu...
05/12/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was mucking a slusher stope borehole when he was struck in the forehead by a rebar bolt. To the best of our knowledge, the LHD tire kicked the bolt up off the ground.
05/09/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing jackleg after installing a rebar bolt, when one of the legs slipped & the spinner came back striking him in the mouth, causing a small laceration (requiring 1 suture) and chipped...
05/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 43d restricted Employee was moving an electrical box with the help from another employee, when the box slipped, causing injury to finger #4(sutures) & finger #5(fracture).