Stillwater Mining Company · Contact with electrical current
The employee was performing routine preventative maintenance on a transformer when EE was fatally electrocuted.
Stillwater Mining Company operator
Controlled by
Sibanye Stillwater Limited
MSHA operator ID: L14843
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7,826
citations
1,347
significant & substantial
$4,031,266
proposed penalties
$3,011,786
paid to date
75% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,019,479 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
750
inspections on record
113,594
inspection hours
6.9
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.7,826 citations across 113,594 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$4.0M
proposed penalties
$3.5M
current assessed
$3.0M
paid to date
$446K
outstanding
7,542 assessments are final orders; 235 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 fatalities · 78 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 138 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 258 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 134 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 120 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
3
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
5
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
10 recorded
Stillwater Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Tangled in drill steel while installing ground support.
June 9, 2021
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Stillwater Mining Company · 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.
June 9, 2021
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Stillwater Mining Company · 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.
October 31, 2011
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Stillwater Mining Company · 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.
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