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

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 wasnt properly labeled, according to a recent government report.Brian Hanson, 50, died on July 26, 2025, after suffering a 7,600-volt shock while doing maintenance work at the underground palladium mine near Columbus, according to a final fatality report released recently by the Mine Safety an…