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Case study · MSHA Record #219952400001
Fatal mining incident
August 21, 1995 at 7:10 PM
STILLWATER MINE
· Stillwater Mining Company
· Stillwater County, MT
Investigator narrative
EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN A CHUTE FEILLED WITH ORE BLEW OUT COVERING HIM WITH APPROX. 5 FEET OF ORE.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Escaping A Hazard
- Subunit / location
- UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
- Mining method
- Conventional Stoping
- Source of injury
- BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- Total mining experience
- 20 years
- Experience at this mine
- 2 years
- Experience in this job
- 2 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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