STILLWATER MINE — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 10

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/05/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking & fell down striking elbow - causing a laceration which required 2 sutures. Full release issued. No Days Lost.
01/30/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting, employee's #2 finger-left hand was caught between the jackleg drill & hanging wall causing a laceration which required 2 sutures. Full Release issued. No Days Missed.
01/22/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 28d lost On 1/22/2014 Employee went to doctor & was diagnosed with ""Trigger Finger"" on his R. hand (#3 & #4 fingers) due to years of mining. Doctor office treatments have been occurring up to this point. Emp...
01/19/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While using a scaling bar, employee lost his balance - while catching his balance, he strained his upper Right arm. Doctor issued restrictions
01/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging screen when a small rock contacted tooth & chipped it. Employee went to dentist & tooth was repaired. (Note: this happened on employee's Friday on his rotation)
12/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was setting up diamond drill when he dropped his hammer, bent over to pick it up & was struck in hard hat by a piece of timber he was setting up. Doctor issued restrictions.
12/03/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was found unconscious in 56W 16300 A2 stope. There was no signs of trauma or accident. Believed to be personal medical.
11/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was in the process of removing hoods on haul truck and pinched his #1 & #2 fingers on Left hand. He received sutures/restrictions were issued.
11/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was looking down when his hard hat came off, went down to pick it up & struck his head on I-beam causing a laceration. Sutures were required. Full release issued. No Days Lost
10/29/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 77d lost, 41d restricted Employee has been experiencing discomfort in R. shoulder for a long time - due to years of mining - Repetitve Motion. Went to doctor - restrictions issued.
10/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut his #5 finger-Left hand on diamond drill rod swivel, resulted in laceration which required sutures. Full release issued. No Days Lost.
10/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting up to bolt-moving 8'dags when he stepped on a monster plate-the split set contacted his lip/mouth causing a laceration to lip-sutures needed & chipped a tooth. Full release issued...
10/02/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 23d lost Employee has had discomfort & soreness in his Right shoulder for months - due to years of mining. He went to doctor - restrictions issued.
10/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was contacted in mouth/tooth while starting to hang screen, which resulted in chipped tooth. Went to Dentist on 10/4/2013- chipped tooth was repaired. Full release issued. No Days lost. *th...
09/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost While moving a jackleg drill, employee felt discomfort & pain in his lower back. Doctor issued restrictions.
09/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE picked up a 6X6 timber incorrectly and strained his lower back
09/18/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 43d lost Employee had reported sore R. shoulder due to years of mining. Went to doctor & restrictions were issued.
09/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee lost his balance while hooking up cable & he ""jerked"" causing discomfort & pain in his lower back. Went to doctor - restrictions were issued.
09/04/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was hanging screen, he turned & split set contacted his tooth, chipping it. Tooth was repaired by Dentist. Full release issued. No Days Lost. (this happened on employee's last shift bef...
08/20/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unaware that he got a FB into his right eye. When shift was over, he went home, slept & when he awoke-his eye was red & irritated. He reported for his next shift-supervisor took him to me...
08/15/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was driving a bolt & the driver shanked causing the drill to jolt forward, pulling employee & he was struck in the face/safety glasses by derbis which caused his glasses to impact his face, c...
08/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost As employee was stepping to unload some bolting supplies, he hyper-extended his right knee & pulled his hamstring - feeling discomfort & pain to hamstring. Doctor issued restrictions in which we are a...
08/07/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted Employee was walking & did not see the step - he stepped hard on door jam & it jarred his lower back. Doctor issued restrictions in which we were able to work with.
07/31/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was changing out Diamond drill head on the drill. As he was taking off the old head it slid/moved & caught is R. hand in-between the DD head & water tank, causing contusion. Xrays were negati...
07/29/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Ground fall went beyond the longest support in stope 2900W 10200 East heading. MSHA was called & notified. They came out & did inspection/investigagtion. We have repaired with shot crete, bolts & wire...
07/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening a valve on a water pipe when it shifted pinching his finger causing a laceration. Sutures required. Full release issued. No days Lost. Employee returned to site to finish his shif...
07/16/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost no specific incident.he has been a mechanic for 13+ yrs & reported discomfort in his R.knee attributable to ongoing,repetitive bending,kneeling & crouching down while performing routine mechanic dutie...
07/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee's right index finger contacted a rock while bolting - causing laceration - sutures required - restrictions issued
07/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 7d restricted Employee was attaching tag line & fell striking shoulder, head & knee. Restrictions issued in which we can work with.
07/06/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 4d restricted On 7/6/2013, employee was operating a jackleg drill & experienced some discomfort/soreness in the rib area. He reported this on 7/8/2013. Doctor issued restrictions in which we are able to work with -...
07/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 319d lost On 7-5-13, employee was moving a jack when he felt discomfort in his right upper leg (thigh)muscle. Went to medic on site, no further treatment needed. On 7-18-13, he went to doctor - restrictions wer...
07/05/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None while wetting down muck pile, employee turned to walk out & tripped, started to fall, putting his left hand out to catch himself - resulted in laceration to #2 finger - sutures required. Full release...
06/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hanging 2"" pipe, employee got struck in mouth by pipe, chipping 2 teeth.
06/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was stocking a spare tire into tire rack & overexerted his #3 finger on his right hand.
06/12/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was using an air moiler(jackhammer)-with the whipcheck in place when the fitting rotated & contacted the employee's fingers. X-rays were negative however, employee was given restrictions.
06/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was hauling pipe when the end of one piece contacted his nose. Sutures were required and the employee was given a full release.
06/04/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d restricted On 6-4-13 employee reported discomfort -Left elbow. There was no incident or accident. He said it was repetitive movement/motion due to years of mining. On 7-18-13, he went to doctor-restrictions were...
06/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving up the ramp, employee received a foreign body(dust) into his left eye. Went to medic on site-eye was flushed. Next day, employee reported to work & as the shift went on, his eye was stil...
05/30/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 64d lost, 4d restricted On 5/30/2013, employee reported that over time -- he has noticed that his right hand has been weakening, loosing his grip. No accident or incident to report. Carpal Tunnel/Tendonitis.
05/27/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost On 6/12/2013, employee reported that he strained his back while bolting on night shift on 5/27/2013. This was not reported until 6/12/2013. We took him to doctor, restrictions were issued.
05/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost On 5/24/13, employee experienced some back discomfort while moving a cutter. He reported to medics-at this time it was a ""REPORT ONLY"". On 5/30/13, employee went to doctor, restrictions were issued.
05/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 14d restricted Employee reported that he was having muscle spasms in his neck & on 6/18/2013 it was determined to be related to the shoveling he had done at work.
05/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 46d restricted Employee was moving timbers when he felt pain & discomfort in his back & neck
04/29/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 277d lost, 29d restricted Employee's left foot got caught between hose bulkhead & traveling centralizer when it retracted. x-rays revealed fracture to foot.
04/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While working in stope, miner pinched his finger between slushier bucket & a piece of wood, causing laceration to left #5 finger.
04/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee took off gloves to tie a knot & received a fiberglass sliver into left thumb. Employee pulled it out. Went to medic on site at end of shift to report this. Late that night at home, his thumb...
04/02/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 318d lost, 44d restricted There was no specific event. Employee was having discomfort in his left wrist & sought treatment as a personal medical issue. After many diagnostic tests, he was diagnosed on 6/11/2013 as having work...
04/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost while bolting, felt his right elbow pop when he pulled the steel out of the hole. X-rays & MRI were negative. Doctor issued restrictions.
03/24/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost While on surface, walking towards mule, employee slipped - did not fall but he felt discomfort & some pain in his right knee.
03/21/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was stepping off Kiruna truck, slipped & left foot got caught and he fell to ground landing on his right knee, causing discomfort.