Contact with electrical current
The employee was performing routine preventative maintenance on a transformer when EE was fatally electrocuted.
Stillwater Mining CompanyOperator
Controlled by Sibanye Stillwater Limited
MSHA Operator ID: L14843
- Fatalities
- 5
- Total incidents
- 1,000
- Mines on record
- 2
- Period
- —
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Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE3 fatalities · 79 non-fatal
- MACHINERY1 fatality · 138 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS258 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON134 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK119 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2025
22 (1f)
2024
42
2023
58 (1f)
2022
37
2021
56 (2f)
2020
66
2019
63
2018
52
2017
41
2016
42
2015
47
2014
61
2013
61
2012
56
2011
55 (1f)
2010
53
2009
53
2008
60
2007
67
2006
6
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
5 recordedCaught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Tangled in drill steel while installing ground support.
Struck against a moving object
On June 9th, 2021 at 2:00 pm the operator was made aware of a collision underground between a locomotive and a UTV resulting in a fatal incident.
Struck against a moving object
On June 9th, 2021 at 2:00 pm the operator was made aware of a collision underground between a locomotive and a UTV resulting in a Fatal incident.
Struck against stationary object
Employee was operating a 4 yd mucker, MU452, on the 38W Level & was found fatally injured. Investigation is currently in progress.