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August 31, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STICKING A SPLIT SET BOLT INTO A MAT. A ROCK FELL, STRUCK HIS HARD HAT WHICH THEN PUSHED ON HIS GLASSES. THE GLASSES CUT HIS NOSE AND UNDER HIS RIGHT EYE.

August 28, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING OUT THE FACE. A SLAB PEELED OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. REQUIREDSUTURES.

August 27, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE RECEIVED CUT TO FOREARM REQUIRING STITCHES WHHILE ROCKBOLTING.

August 23, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RIDING ON A MOTOR WHEN HE SHOCK A PIPE. IT HIT HIS CAP LAMP AND STRAINED HIS NECK.

August 12, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING JACKLEG DRIFT ROUND WHEN HE STRAINED BACK PULLING DRILL AND STEEL FROM HOLE.

August 12, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO HIS JACKLEG DRILL WHENA ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND. FRACTURED

August 12, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A SPLIT SET ROCK BOLT. A SMALL ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BACK AND STRUCK HIS UPPER LIP. REQUIRED SUTURES.

August 8, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS. HE PULLED THE MACHINE AWAY AND THE BOLT DRIVER FELL AND STRUCKHIS RIGHT THUMB.

August 2, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USIGN A METAL BAR TO GET A FLAT CAR ONTO THE RAILROAD TRACK. WHEN THE CAR WENT ON THE BAR BOUNCED BACK ADN STRUCK HIS LEFT CALF. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 88-7-96 AND DID NOT NOTIFY THE EMPLOYER UNTIL HE RETRUNED TO WORK ON 8-14-96.

July 30, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS MUCKING OUT A MUCKPILE. A ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE BUCKET AND HE RAN OVER IT. IT JARRED HIM FORWARD AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 29, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING SPLIT SET BOLTS. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE BOLT THROUGH THE MAT, THE STEEL FELL AND STRUCK HIM BEHIND HIS RIGHT EAR. REQUIRED SUTURES.

July 25, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS IN PROCESS OF DRILLING RAISE ROUND WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS HAND (PALM OF RIGHT HAND). CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

July 24, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER
Stillwater Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW, WRIST AND UNDERARM. NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT.

July 23, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS IN A STOPE SUVEYING. A JACKLEG WAS LEFT UNHENDED MOMENTALY BY A MINER. THE DRILL FELL OVER AND STRUCK EE RIGHT SHOULDER,ARM, AND RESTED ON HER CHEST. SHE RETURNED TO WORK RESTRICTED DUT Y.

July 17, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stillwater Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS HANGING A POWER CABLE TO POWER AN ELEC/HYD POWER PACK FOR A ROCKBREAKKER. HE WAS STANDIN ON THE STRUCTURE STEEL OF THE OPERTOR'S PLATFORM WINDOW SUPPORT STEEL. HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO TH AN UNBOLTED SEAT. LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GORUND HITTING THE EDGE OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL BASE WITH A RIB CAGE.

July 17, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS INSTALLING OVERHEAD GRAND SPORT WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE REHIED LIGHT DUTY 1 DAY.

July 16, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKEG DRILL. HE TURNEDTHE AIR OFF THE LEG AND WAS REACHING FOR THE D HANDLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

July 10, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOLTING THE BACK. AS HE WAS DRILLING, THE STEEL HUNG. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE THE CHUCK, THE ROCK FELL AND SLID DOWN THE STEEL, PINNING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE MACHINE

July 8, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE HAD BARRED ON A ROCK BUT IT WOULD NOT COME DOWN. HE HAD DECIDED TO BOLT IT UP. AS HE DRILLED A HOLE, THE ROCK BROKE, FELL AND BOUNCED OFF THE STEEL STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH.

July 5, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

THE EE WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER ON A LOCI LOOKING FOR A WATER VALVE. HE WAS LOOKING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. AS THEY WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE DRIFT, THE EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A PIE CE OF VENTILING THAT WAS HANGING LOW.

June 28, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING THE BACK. AS HE REACHED UP TO ADJUST THE LEG ON HIS MACHINE, A SMALL ROCK FELL, BOUNCED OFF THE DRILL AND STRUCK HIS CHIN. REQUIRED STITCHES.

June 28, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNLOADING PIPE OUT OF A CAR WHEN THE END OF ONE OF THE PIPES HIT HIS RT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED STITCHES.

June 24, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A QUICHE DISH ON AN UPPER SHELF IN THE SAMPLE PREP SLURRY ROOM. THE DISH TAPPED ANOTHER DISH AND SHATTERED CUTTING THEEMP'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED STITCHES.

June 24, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM HIGH VOLTAGE WIRE. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT ANDLEFT THUMBS. THE LEFT THUMB WAS CUT BELOW SKIN DEPTH.

June 21, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stillwater Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMP HAD BROUGHT A UNIT OF 5' BOLTS INTO SD2100 ON A FLATCAR. HE PUT HIS BACK AGAINST THE RIB ANDPROCEEDED TO PUSH THE BOLTS OFF THE FLATCAR WITHHIS RIGHT FOOT. FELT PAIN IN STOMACH AREA.

June 19, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMP AND PARTNER WERE BARRING DOWN THE HANGING WALL AND FOOTWALL. EMP HAD FINISHED AND WAS OBSERVING HIS PARTNER BAR WHEN A LARGE SLAB FELL OUT OF THE BACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.

June 13, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stillwater Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS INSTALLING A STEEL CAP IN A CHUTE PREP. THE CAP FELL OFF AND STRUCK EMP KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND OVER A STEEL COLLAR PIPE. HE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. SUSTAINED BROKEN RIBS.

May 30, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stillwater Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE S JOB DUTIES CONSIST OF SWEEPING AND MOPPING. SHE COMPLAINED THAT HER BACK HURB DOING THIS. ON 6-14-96 EE SAW A CHIROPACTOR WHO PRESCRIBED WORE RESTRICTIONS WHICH WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCOMMAD ATE. SHE DID NOT WORK 6-14 AND IS OFF AT THIS TIME. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 6-14-96.

May 24, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stillwater Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A MUCKER BACKWARDS AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

May 24, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by flying object

SAND LINE PLUGGED. AS EE TOOK THE LINE APART, SOME SAND AND WATER BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

May 15, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EE IS UNSURE HOW BUT DOING COURSE OF WORK GOT A METAL FLAKE IN HIS LEFT EYE. EE DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL HE GOT HOME THAT NIGHT. EE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL 5-22-96.

May 6, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING DYWIDER BOLTS WHEN THE SPINNER FELL FROM THE MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH CUTTINGHIS UPPER LIP REQUIRED STITCHES.

May 1, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS COLLARING A BOLT HOLE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK & STRUCK THE EE'S RIGHT WRIST. REQUIRED STITCHES.

April 24, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stillwater Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 2 YD MUCKER CHECKING THE CHAINS ON A FAN THAT HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED. HE STEPPED ON THE FRONT FENDER, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. LANDED ON HIS HEAD.

April 3, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT DRIVER INTO HIS PARTNER'S MACHINE WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT WRIST. REQUIRED SUTURES.

April 3, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Stillwater Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIPPING PRIMERS TOGETHER ON TOP OF A MUCK PILE WHEN HE BECAME VERY DIZZY. THERE WAS A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF NO2 IN THE AREA FROM THE BLAST THE NIGHT BEFORE.

March 27, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stillwater Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CARRYING 8' FOOT CAGING UNDER A RAISE PREP. THE TIMBER AT THE SKIPWAY MADE IT DIFFICULT TO GET THRU HE HAD TO TURN SIDEWAY AND TWIST HIS BODY TO GET THRU. IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS RI GHT ELBOW RIST HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENTTUKL 4-27-96.

March 24, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS WITH AN ALLEN HEAD SOCKET WRENCH, WHEN THE WRENCH BROKE. EE'S RT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT BY THE WRENCH. HE REQUIRED STITCHES.

March 19, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PARTNER HAND PVC PIPE ON A HEADER COMING DOWN. HE WAS HANGING ONTO THE LADDER WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE PIPE FELL AND STRUCK HIS HAND, CUTTING THE 2ND AND 3RD DIGITS. REQUIR ED STITCHES.

March 14, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stillwater Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS SCALING DOWN THE BACK WHEN THE SLAB PULLED THE BAR BACK SMASHING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE RIB. HE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED A BUTTERFLY CLOSURE.

March 7, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stillwater Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING A BOULDER IN A CHUTE WHEN A ROCK FELL AND PUSHED THE BAR BACK PINCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SCALING BAR AND THE PREP. REQUIRED SKIN GRAFTS.

March 5, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stillwater Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE DRY BUILDING TO START HIS PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL OH HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3/28/96. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEFT CHR ONIC PREPATELLER BURSITIS, PFC & WILL HAVE HIS KNEE DRAINED.

March 2, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stillwater Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING A ROCK FROM THE BACK WHEN A PORTION OF IT FELL, SHOOK THE BAR AND BOUNCED UP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S FOREHEAD. REQUIRED STITCHES.

February 21, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stillwater Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO CHECK THE OILER ON IS JACKLEG WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER HIS HOSES AND FELL. HE BRUISED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RETURNED TO WORK IN THE RESTRICTED CAPACITY.

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