# HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
> MSHA accident `220012540061` · 08/20/2001 · Stillwater Mining Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Raise miner
- **Activity:** Bar down, Includes scaling
- **Injury source:** BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** 0.32 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Stillwater Mining Company
- **Operator:** Stillwater Mining Company
- **Mine:** [2401879](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/2401879)
## Narrative

GROUND IN SANDPLANT RAISE HAS BEEN AND CONTINUES TO BE VERY BAD GRAVEL. NIGHT SHIFT COMPLETED THE FACE SUPPORT AND WALL SUPPORT. AS EE & HIS PARTNER WERE DRILLING ON THE FACE THE ROCK BEHIND T HE SCREEN CONTINUED TO LOOSEN UP & BREAK APART. EE HAD STOPPED DRILLING AND STARTED TO DE-BUG THE SCREEN AS HE PRIED, A SMALL PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK CAME OUT OF THE SCREEN & HIT HIM ON THE LIP.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*