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Case study · MSHA Record #220252180027

Electrician fatality

July 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
STILLWATER MINE · Stillwater Mining Company · Stillwater County, MT
Investigator narrative
The employee was performing routine preventative maintenance on a transformer when EE was fatally electrocuted.
Record details
Classification
ELECTRICAL
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Activity at time
Electrical Maintenance
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INTERSECTION
Mining method
Conventional Stoping
Source of injury
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Body part affected
BODY SYSTEMS
Total mining experience
5 years
Experience at this mine
5 years
Experience in this job
5 years
Mine type
Underground
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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