STILLWATER MINE — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 10

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/22/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF A TRACTOR ON HIS WEY TO WORK AREA. THE TRACTOR RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD & IT CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS BACK. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON A RESTRICTED CAPACITY
02/18/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE EMERGENCY STOP CORD BROKE BETWEEN 44W & 38W SHAFT STATIONS. THE ELECTRICIANS TOOK APPROX. ONE TO TWO HOURS TO REPAIR. NO ONE NOTIFIED THE PROPER DEPARTMENTS AND MSHA WAS NOT NOTIFIED BECAU SE OF T...
02/17/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 79d lost, 56d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OFF THE PLATFORM OF A PIPE TRUCK. HE WAS TIGHTENING A VICE CLAMP WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE FELL OFF THE TRUCK. HE DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
02/14/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d restricted THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RIGHT FOREARM/WRIST HE ATTIBUTES TO TWISTING DIAMOND DRILL RODS. ON 2-22 HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS AND IS TO LIMIT USE OF RIGHT HAND FOR...
02/13/2000 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS CLEANING OUT BOREHOLE OF A ROUND HE HAD FINISHED DRILLING AND SCALING. A ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE STRIKING THE EE KNOCKING HIM BACKWARDS. THE ROCK THEN STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. TH E EE WA...
02/10/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MUCKING. AS HE ROLLED THE BUCKET BACK, IT STRUCK A CABLE BOLT HANGING FROM THE BACK. IT FLIPPED A ROCK TOWARDS HIM, CUTTING HIS NOSE. REQUIRED SUTURES.
02/05/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BOLTING JUST AS THE BOLT WAS FULLY DERIVEN, A 8"" ROCK FELL. IT PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE DRILL. IT RESULTED IN A FRACTURED FINGERTIP AND A DEEP LACERATION. REQUIRED SUTU RES.
02/02/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE HAD JUST PARKED THE TRACTOR BY THE ORE MUCK BAY. HE STEPPED OFF OF THE TRACTOR AND HIS LEFT FOOT CAME DOWN ON A SMALL ROCK. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
01/26/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A LOCI INTO SOW. IT COLLIDED INTO ANOTHER LOCI THAT WAS UNMANNED. ON IMPACT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FORWARD AND STRUCK HER FACE ON THE BAR RESULTING IN A ROKEN NOSE AND REQUIRI...
01/26/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 9d restricted EE WAS RIDING ON A LOCI INTO SOW. AT 7020 IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER LOCI THAT WAS UNMANNED. ON IMPACT, THE EE WAS THROWN FORWARD AND STRUCK HIS CHEST. HE FRACTURED ON RIB AND RETURNED TO WORK I N A RES...
01/26/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EMPLOYEE AND HIS COWORKERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO PUT OUT A DERAILED WELDING CART BACK ONTO THE TRACK. WHILE USING THE MUCKER TO MOVE THE CART, A COWORKER DROVE OVER A PIECE OF LOOSE RAIL. THE RAI L RAISE...
01/24/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BOLTING. HE DRIVED THE HOLE AND STRUCK THE SPLIT SET BOLT INTO THE HOLE HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE DRIVER WHEN THE BOLT FELL OUT. IT STRUCK HIM IN THE MOVER CHIPPING HIS RIGHT UPPER TO OTH.
01/22/2000 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE HAD JUST FINISHED TIEING IN A ROUND & STARTRED TO TAKE THE STAGING OUT WHEN A ROCK FELL IT STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT BRUISING IT HE RETTO WORK IN RESTRICTED CAPACITY
01/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE WAS BOLTING, WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL OFF THE RIB. HE STEPPED BACK & TRIPPED ON ANOTHER ROCK & FELL. HE STRAINED THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK HE RETD IN A RESTRICTED CAPACITY
01/19/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING. HE COLLARED A HOLE AND IT CAUSED A ROCK TO FALL OUT OF THE BACK. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO RETREAT HE FELL BACK INTO THE RIB AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. HE RETURNED IN A RESTRIC TED CAP...
01/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IN THE PROCESS OF OFF LOADING A TIRE OUT OF THE BED OF A TOYOTA PICK-UP, THE EE PLACED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE TIRE AND ON THE SIDE OF THE PICK-UP BED. WHEN TWO OTHER EE'S PUSHED ON THE TIRE, HIS THUMB W...
01/14/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE DRILL. HE SNAGGED A CABLE BOLT AND FELL DOWN. HE SOMEHOW JAMMED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RETURNED IN A RESTICTED CAPACITY.
01/14/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A YOUNG BUGGY AT THE 59W LAYDOWN. HE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK AND ROLLED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO THE INSIDE. HE RETURNED INA RESTRICTED CAPACITY.
01/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPENING A CAN OF BAKED BEANS. THE CAN FELL AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. HE CUT HIS LEFT PALM AND UNDER FINGER ON THE LID. REQUIRED SUTURES.
01/03/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS BOLTING THE BACK. A ROCK FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE EXPANDED METAL PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM. RESULTED IN SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE. EE RETURNED TO WORK IN A RESTRICTED CAPACITY...