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Case study · MSHA Record #219920060005
Mine Manager fatality
December 28, 1991 at 4:35 PM
STILLWATER MINE
· Stillwater Mining Company
· Stillwater County, MT
Investigator narrative
THE MINE FOREMAN WAS MUCKING WITH AN LHD INTO AN ONE TRANSFER RAISE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT A BOULDER ROLLED BACK OUT OF THE BUCKET WHICH WAS IN THE DUMP POSITION AND STRUCK THE VICTIM WHO WAS I N THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF THE LHD.
Record details
- Classification
- POWERED HAULAGE
- Accident type
- Struck by rolling or sliding object
- Activity at time
- Load-Haul-Dump (Ug)
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- CRUSHING
- Body part affected
- CHEST (RIBS/BREAST BONE/CHEST ORGNS)
- Total mining experience
- 20 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3 years
- Experience in this job
- 1 year
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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