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mine safety and health administration

Stillwater Mine electrician who died in 2025 used wrong switch, report shows

A worker who was electrocuted at the Stillwater Mine last summer used the wrong switch to try to cut power to a portion of the underground mine because it wasn’t properly labeled, according to a recent government report. Brian Hanson, 50, died on July 26, 2025, after suffering a
Phoebe Tollefson 08 May 2026

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