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Case study · MSHA Record #220011690003
Stoper Miner fatality
June 4, 2001 at 11:26 PM
STILLWATER MINE
· Stillwater Mining Company
· Stillwater County, MT
Investigator narrative
THE MINER WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE MUCKER HE WAS OPERATING. THE MINER PARKED THE LHD ON A 15% GRADE ON THE 66W RAMP. WHEN HE REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT THE LHD BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN THE RAMP. THE MINER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUCKET & THE RIB.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
- Activity at time
- Getting On Or Off Equipment
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- OTHER
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- HIPS (PELVIS/ORGANS/KIDNEYS/BUTTOCKS)
- Total mining experience
- 4 years
- Experience at this mine
- 4 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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