STILLWATER MINE — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 10

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/20/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost On 12/20/17 an employee out on overtime was carrying a hydraulic hoses while walking on TBM catwalk, when they slipped & fell contacting the left knee on the grating. On 12/27/17 the company was infor...
12/16/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost On 12/16/17 employee operating jackleg machine after drilling a hole ee released leg pressure & as machine was coming out of hole it started to spin catching left little finger between throttle & muff...
11/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 4d restricted An employee exited the work deck of a lift vehicle and received a contusion to employee's heel when employee landed. Employee finished employee's shift and was seen by the site medic and was referred...
11/19/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a jackleg machine to retrieve a stuck 2 foot split bolt driver steel in the back. When the driver broke free the dolly fell off the steel contacting employees upper lip causing a la...
09/28/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost After inserting a tube of resin into a bolt hole employee took one step backwards with left leg & felt pain in left knee. Employee reported to supervisor, was seen by site medic who referred employee...
09/13/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was mucking when hardhat contacted a piece of ground support. Employee was seen by the medic & sent to ER. Head & neck scans were negative. Restrictions were issued by doctor.
09/09/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 9/9/17 Mine operator was notified that the shaft had lost power due to an electrical breaker failure. The MSHA hotline was called at 6:14 am to report the condition. At 6:45 am the breaker was repl...
08/13/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 8/13/17 a power interruption occurred at the mine site causing a loss of power to the mine shaft/hoist. Mine management was notified at 6:14pm, management called the MSHA hotline at 6:19pm to notif...
08/02/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was grabbing a sheet of wire screen from a partial bundle on the rib, started to turn with the screen when the rest started to fall causing the employee to fall to the ground. EE was seen by...
07/26/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 7/26/17 mine management was notified of a fall of ground at 2300 East 2000 A5 stope that went beyond the deepest support at 4:10 pm. Mine management called the MSHA hotline at 4:25 pm and was issue...
07/23/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During the bolting cycle as the employee was looking up to release the leg feed on the jackleg a rock fell thru the section of wire ee was bolting up and contacted the right side of nose causing a lac...
07/18/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost On 7/24/17 employee reported to the supervisor that on 7/18/17 at the end of their night shift. They injured their groin area when the bolt cutters they were using slipped out of their left hand conta...
07/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee had finished drilling a round with an electric/hydraulic jumbo, after turning off the electrical power employee was lowering the power cable that was hung along the rib and felt a pain in rig...
07/08/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was at the end of bolting cycle when a rock contacted on the left side of the hard hat. EE was seen by the site medic and referred to the ER, X-rays were negative, restrictions were issued fo...
06/29/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 6/29/17, while driving a UTV an employee's gloved hand was pinched between the roll cage & the rib, resulting in a positive x-ray for the tip of finger & a laceration which required sutures. Employ...
06/27/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 254d lost On 6/28/2017 employee reported to the supervisor that EE had hurt neck while operating a 4 yard loader on 6/27/2017. EE stated that EE hit a bump in the road and jarred EE's neck but thought EE would...
06/19/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Operating a powder truck employee had to negotiate a corner before descending a ramp EE switched to hand controls so EE could stand and see EE's load in the process of switching back to foot controls...
05/25/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was attempting to chuck a drill steel into the jackleg, when the crow's foot of the leg kicked out causing the jackleg to fall. In the attempt to keep the machine from falling to the ground,...
05/10/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee repairing a cable for slushier, had to cut a section of cable, using the flat side of a mine axe & a cable cutter. With the axe in right hand & holding the cable cutter with left, the axe hea...
05/09/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 2d restricted Employee was at the front of a haul truck talking to the driver on a foot wall lateral that was stopped, engine off, & park brake set when a loader bumped the rear of the truck causing truck to move s...
05/06/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was pulling back on the jackleg machine after finishing drilling a hole in hanging wall and the drill steel hung causing machine to torque. Employee lost balance from machine twisting and fel...
05/03/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee sitting in a enclosed cab as EE turned EE's head a foreign body fell into EE's left eye, seen by site medic, flushed & removed foreign body. EE's eye was still bothering EE on EE's next shift...
04/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 3d restricted Employee was attempting to reposition the leg of employee's jackleg machine by lifting on the D handle with employee's left arm when employee felt a pop in employee's upper forearm area near the elbow...
04/15/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was installing a termination kit on an electrical cable. EE removed EE's gloves and started slicing the outer jacket of the cable with a razor knife using EE's right hand when the knife slipp...
04/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee attempting to loosen the chuck on a cordless drill that had a hole saw bit in the drill & as EE was twisting the chuck their left hand slipped causing #2 & 3 fingers to contact the teeth of t...
03/25/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost While scaling work area with 8' scaling bar, employee was injured while backing away from some loose EE scaled out of the back. EE tripped causing EE to fall. EE received a laceration to the left side...
03/18/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While drilling a backstope with a long hole drill employee noticed a basket in the wire mesh. While re-positioning the drill the wire separated at adjoining seams allowing some small material (rock) i...
02/27/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 2/26 a ground fall occurred at 23E 300 A3E. 5' bolts of ground support system came out in the fall, 8' bolts of support system were still intact. A rehab plan was developed of 12' bolts & shotcrete. R...
02/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After Jacking up a rail flat car to re-rail. 2 employees began to push car back on the track. 1 employee slipped causing both employees to fall & in the process the employee who slipped, boot contacte...
02/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost On 2/19 employee was helping partner pull a jackleg out of the backfilled floor when EE felt a burning sensation in the right shoulder. When EE reported for the next shift on 2/20 EE reported the inci...
01/12/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost While installing a bolt from a supported ground position, a rock fell from the un-supported area EE was working towards, landing on its edge then tipping towards employee making contact to right leg/f...
01/10/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 12d restricted While preparing to off load a dumpster at trash yard employee slipped & fell on snow/ice in a non-designated travelway while attempting to chock vehicle. Employee was seen by site medic complaining of...
01/09/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting employee stopped to scale down a small basket of loose forming in the screen just below the spring line on the hanging wall. While scaling a small rock came out of the screen & bounced o...
12/30/2016 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 232d lost, 1d restricted After installing a 3"" victaulic valve assembly below the pump on an 8"" waterline employee turned the valve on & the valve assembly began to spin, the valve handle caught the glove of the employee's...
12/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was conducting Shelby tube sampling on tailings using hydraulic ram set. While taping cap to sample tube, the sampler slipped from chucks lacerating and fracturing the tip of the right numbe...
12/06/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were hanging 80' of 2"" HDP pipe in the Main behind the bolter. The two employees secured the pipe and blew the pipe out prior to hanging it. They locked out the compressor then hung the...
12/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was attempting to enter the back of a vehicle when EE felt a pop in EE's left calf muscle on EE's last shift. EE was seen by the site medic. The following day the employee went to a doctor an...
11/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee finished bolting & while wiping face with a rag, EE felt something in left eye & EE stated EE got it out. At 4:00 am it started bothering EE again, EE reported it, was seen by site medic, ref...
10/29/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 3d restricted Employee stated was walking back from starting an auxiliary fan, stepped on a rock in a water puddle & it rolled out from under foot causing employee to twist left knee & ankle. Employee finished shif...
10/19/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 0840 Company became aware of fall of ground beyond support, reported to MSHA hotline & field office at 0847. A verbal 103K order was issued at 1447. 10/20/16 inspector arrived at site, starting inv...
10/07/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d lost On 9/29/16 employee reported to the company EE's right hand was bothering EE & EE was going to seek medical treatment. EE stated there was no event, impact or injury, that it had started acting up ove...
09/14/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 2d restricted Employee was operating a jumbo drill and when EE went to dismount the drill using the handrails and steps EE twisted left ankle as EE stepped to the ground. EE continued to work for about 2 hours but...
09/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was carrying a BO soot Trap Filter back to the service vehicle when EE stated, that EE stepped wrong and felt a pop followed by discomfort to right knee. EE reported to the supervisor and was...
08/28/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 7d restricted Employees low back/right leg had been sore for a period of time, and EE could not specify an event causing the pain. Exiting a mantrip at the start of shift EE re-aggravated the condition, and reporte...
08/04/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None A Non Employee (MSHA Inspector) was startled by an approved on-shift blast causing them to lose footing during their retreat and fell injuring right middle finger. They were seen by the site medic and...
07/31/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was pulling a jack-leg machine & driver off a newly installed bolt when EE slipped causing EE to fall with the machine. EE's right ribs made contact with D-Handle. Employee reported to superv...
07/27/2016 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Employee reported to supervisor ee was not feeling well and was seen by the company medic who referred EE to the ER where EE was diagnosed for heat exhaustion and restrictions were issued.
07/23/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None On 7/23/16 a miner reported a possible fire on a 2 yard loader at 44W 14300 mining block. The mine was evacuated & it was called into MSHA. Working w/MSHA local field office, Mine Rescue teams entered...
07/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee got a glass sliver in right index finger cleaning up a broken window 7/12/16. Sliver was removed, seen by medic & released back to work. 7/21/16 went to physician as felt something was still...
06/11/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None On 6/11/2016, a subcontractor (on days off) to the general contractor found the high wall at the Benbow Development/Construction project had a slough. The root cause analysis and follow up mitigation...