STILLWATER MINE — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 10

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CAUGHT THE BACK OF HIS RT. HAND ON EXPANDED METAL WHILE MOVING SUPPLIES AT A LAYDOWN YARD. THE INJURY IS REPORTABLE FOR SUTURES.
10/08/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE SOUGHT CHIROPRATIC TREATMENT FOR DISCOMFORT IN HIS NECK. THE COMPANY WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE EMPLOYEE OF THE TREATMENT UNTIL 10/22/02. THE EMPLOYEE ATTRIBUTED THE PAIN TO RUNNING AN U NDERGRO...
10/05/2002 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS ACCIDENT ONLY None TWO MINERS HAD LOADED, POSTED, AND GUARDED TWO FACES. THEY DETONATED THE HEADINGS IN THE WRONG SEQUENCE. THE MINERS REPORTED THEIR ERROR TO THEIR SUPERVISOR. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED DUE TO THE ISSU...
09/22/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A SMALL ROCK WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION. HIS HARD HAT HAD FALLENOFF AS HE LOOKED UP. THE LACERATION WAS CLOSED BY DERMA BOND.
09/22/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS SCALING WHEN A ROCK LANDED ON HIS SCALINGBAR. THE BAR FELL ON HIS FOOT ABOVE THE METATARSAL BOOT GUARD AND CAUSED A CONTUSION. HE DID NOTRETURN TO HIS NEXT REGULAR SHIFT.
09/09/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT WRIST BY A ROCK THAT SLID DOWN THE SCALING BAR. THE INJURY IS REPORTABLE FOR SUTURES.
09/09/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 200d lost A ROCK FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S MUCKER BOOM, DEFLECTED AND STRUCK HIS HARD HAT AND CHEST. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION ON HIS HEAD. HE DID NOT RECEIVE A WORK RELEASE FROM THE PHYSICIAN.
09/03/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS LEFT 4TH FINGER BETWEEN THE LEG AND DRILLING MACHINE. HE REFUSED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. SMC RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED ON 9/13. THE EE DID NOT RETUR N TO WO...
08/27/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A SAND LINE VALVE. THE IMPACT CAUSED HIS HARDHAT TO LACERATE HIS FOREHEAD AND FRACTURE HIS NOSE.
08/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS RIGHT, 3RD FINGER ON THE EDGE OF HIS LOCKER SHELF. THE WOUND WAS GLUED BY A PHYSICIAN.
08/20/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost THE EE STRAINED HIS LOWER RT. BACK WHILE PULLING ON A COME-ALONG HANDLE.
08/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost WHILE SHUTTING OFF AN AIR LINE VALVE, THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE FELL FORWARD AND STRUCK HIS RT. THIGH ON A ROCK. THE CONTUSION SWELLED & HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO HIS NEXT SHIFT.
07/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost THE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP HIS JACKLEG AND PLACED IT ON HIS SHOULDER. HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN AND DID NOT RETURN TO HIS NEXT SHIFT BECAUSE OF DOCTOR'S RESTRICTIONS.
07/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost THE EE STEPPED OUT OF HIS YOUNG BUGGY AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. REPORT WAS DELAYED PENDING DETERMINATION OF INJURY OR CONNECTION TO RECENT INJURY OFF WORK. DIAGNOSIS OF LIGAMENT STRAIN WAS CONFIRM ED ON 8...
07/22/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN EMPLOYEE USE A 4 LB HAMMER TO STRIKE A BUCKET PIN SEVERAL TIMES. THE VIBRATION CAUSED THE WRIST ON THE HAND HOLDING THE PIN TO SWELL. THE PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED A SPLINT FOR WRIST SPRAIN.
07/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RT. EYE BUT DID NOT NOTIFY MINE SUPERVISION. THE OBJECT AND A RUST RING WERE REMOVED. THE INJURY WAS REVIEWED AND THEN ACCEPTED AS WORK RELATED AS OF 10/1/02.
07/10/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED. HE STEPPED HARD WITH HIS LEFT HEEL AS HE CAUGHT HIS BALANCE. ASSOCIATED PAIN BECAME WORSE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ON 9-26-02 A PHYSICIAN CONFIRMED A L TEAR IN THE L...
07/07/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN DURING SHIFT WHILE OPERATING A MUCKER. HE REPORTED TO WORK ON THE NEXT SHIFT AND WENT HOME BECAUSE OF INCREASED PAIN. THE COMPANY WAITED FOR MEDICAL CONFIRMA TION OF...
06/30/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee was backing up a vehicle and caught his left arm on a rope. He did not see the rope, which tightened around his wrist and pulled on his shoulder. He returned to work, but later experienced p...
06/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE PINCHED THE FIFTH FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND WHEN A TOOL BOX LID CLOSED. THIS WAS A FIRST AID INJURY. ON 7-24 THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT AND HAD AN X-RAY WHICH IDENTIFI ED A FR...
06/29/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT N A ROCK AND SAT BACK ON IT AS HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE FRACTURED THE LEFT ANKLE.
06/28/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 21d lost EMPLOYEE REPORTED RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS ""IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME-RIGHT SHOULDER"". HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNRESTRICTED UNTIL 1/15/2003 WHEN HE ELECTED TO HAVE SURGERY.
06/22/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 165d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT WRIST BY A ROCK. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS. ON JULY 7, HE REQUESTED MEDICAL FOLLOW UP AND THE TREATING PHYSICIAN RESTRICTED HIS WORK ACT IVITY.
06/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CAUGHT HIS RT. HAND ON A MAT AND LACERATED ITBETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD KNUCKLES. SUTURES WERE USED.
06/09/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost EE BOUNCED IN HIS MUCKER AND EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. A DR. TOOK HIM OFF WORK UNTIL FOLLOW-UP EXAMINATION.
06/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE BACK OF HIS HAND ON A GROUND SUPPORT MAT. SUTURES WERE USED ON THE LACERATION.
06/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN HIS KNEE AFTER SQUATTINGDOWN. DR. DIAGNOSED MENISCUS DAMAGE WITH SEVERALCONTRIBUTING EVENTS.
06/02/2002 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost A ROCK FROM THE LEFT RIB GLANCED OFF THE BACK OF THE EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAD AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK. HE RETURNED FOR THE NEXT SHIFT. ON 6/4 A PHYSICIAN TOOK HIM OFF WORK.
05/27/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE WAS PICKING UP WHEEL CHOKES WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE REACHED OUT WITH HIS LT. ARM AND CAUSED A STRESS FRACTURE TO HIS LT. SHOULDER.
05/21/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 56d lost EE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY ON RIGHT WRIST ON MAY 21, 2002. SURGERY ON THE LEFT WRIST WILL FOLLOW.
05/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost THE EE SLIPPED, REACHED OUT WITH HIS LEFT HAND A CAUGHT HIMSELF. HIS LEFT SHOULDER WAS STRAINED BY HIS BODY WEIGHT.
05/13/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost THE TIPOF THE EE'S RIGHT 4TH FINGER WAS LACERATED. AN ACCESS COVER ON THE MUCKET BOUNCED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER AS HE WAS OPERATING THE MUCKET IN THE DRIFT.
05/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS MOVING SUPPLIES AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED AT THE TIME. ON HIS NEXT SHIFT, PAIN AND SWELLING INCREASED. HE DID NOT COMPLETE HIS WORK ROTATION.
05/02/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRILLING AND THE DRILL STEEL BROKE. A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK THE EE IN THE NECK.
05/01/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost DUST BLEW INTO THE EE S FACE AND A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED THE EE S RIGHT EYE. HE DID NOT RETURN TO HIS NEXT SHIFT.
05/01/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE EE SLIPPED AFTER DISMOUNTING FROM AN UNDERGROUND TRACTOR. AS HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED FORWARD, HE FELT HIS RIGHT HIP POP. HE DID NOT RETURN TO HIS NEXT SHIFT.
04/29/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BOUNCED IN OPERATOR'S SEAT OF A SKIDSTEER DURING THE SHIFT. ON MAY 7 HE REPORTED HE HAD RECEIVED CHIROPRACTIC CARE FOR BACK PAIN RELATED TO HIS WORK ON 4/29/02.
04/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE PULLED ON A JACKELG DRILL IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN A STUCK STEEL. ON 4/29/02, HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR A LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA.
04/27/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost THE EE WAS OPERATING A MUCKER WHICH STRUCK THE RIB OF THE DRIFT. HE STRUCK HIS MOUTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND LOOSENED A FRONT TOOTH AND CUT HIS LIP. HE DID NOT RETURN FOR THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
04/27/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost THE EE JARRED HIS NECK WHILE OPERATING AN UNDERGROUND MUCKER. HE DID NOT RETURN TO HIS NEXT SHIFT.
04/27/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE 35 E 6700 WAS BLASTED DURING EVENING SHIFT ON 4-25-02. SUPPORT BEGAN BEING INSTALLED ON DAY SHIFT OF 4-26-02 WITH NO WORK ON 4-26 EVENING SHIFT. UPON ARRIVAL FOR WORK ON 4-27 DAY SHIFT THE MINERS...
04/22/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost THE EE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SHOULDER BY A ROCK FROM THE RIB AS HE WAS OPERATING AN UNDERGROUND MUCKER. HE DID NOT RETURN TO HIS NEXT SHIFT.
04/19/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 299d lost THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AS HE WAS PULLING BACK ON A JACKLEG DRILL. HE DID NOT RETURN TO HIS NEXT SHIFT.
04/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK ON THE RIGHT ANKLE. A DR. RESTRICTED HIS RETURN TO WORK FOR 1 DAY.
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE LACERATED FINGER ON A SHARP ROCK WHILE EXAMINING A MUCK PILE. REPORTABLE FOR SUTURES.
04/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WORKING ON UTILITIES ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 4-22-02. REPORTABLE FOR TREATMENT PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICIAN.
04/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE WAS INSTALLING WIRE AND SPLIT SETS. A ROCK FELL THROUGH THE WIRE AND STRUCK THE EE S LEFT HAND. THE FHIRD FINGER WAS FRACTURED.
04/07/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE LACERATED HIS CHIN WHEN HIS EQUIPMENT STRUCK THE RIB. SUTURES WERE USED.
04/02/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DEBRIS FLEW OFF A DRILL AND LACERATED THE EE'S RT. EAR.
04/02/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HND ON THE RIB OF THE DRIFT.