Mining Incidents

Stillwater Mining Company operator

Controlled by Sibanye Stillwater Limited
MSHA operator ID: L14843

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Fatalities
10
Total incidents
1854
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7,825
citations
1,346
significant & substantial
$3,928,499
proposed penalties
$3,006,362
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

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

10 recorded
July 26, 2025 MT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Stillwater Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

The employee was performing routine preventative maintenance on a transformer when EE was fatally electrocuted.

November 13, 2023 MT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec Fatality · MACHINERY
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.