Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220010960021

Miner, Nec

March 20, 2001 at 3:02 PM
STILLWATER MINE · Underground · Metal/Nonmetal
Stillwater County, MT
ClassificationFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
THE EE FINISHED DRILLING THE LEFT RIB, WAS STILLBOLTING WHEN HE LEFT HIS JACKLEG,HE WAS MOVING AWAY FROM HIS JACKLEG WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME OUT OF THE RIGHT RIB, STRIKING EE & KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A DISLOCATED HIP & A FRACTURED PELVIS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TREATMENT OF HIS INJURIES.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Roof Bolter, Nec
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Total mining experience
15.53 years
Experience at this mine
14.5 years
Experience in this job
12.94 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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