Fatality · MSHA Record #220010960021
Miner, Nec
March 20, 2001 at 3:02 PM
Operator: Stillwater Mining Company
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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