HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company
Start: 08/26/2003

220032480056 · 08/26/2003 · Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Electrical maintenance
Injury source: CROWBAR,PRY BAR
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 7.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Mitsubishi Corp & Phelps Dodge Corp
Operator: Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company
Mine: 2900762

Narrative

EE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST HANGER BAR ON STRONGBACK THAT HAD BEEN LOCKED. AS HE ADJUSTED ONE SIDE, THE OPPOSITE SIDE CAME OFF CAUSING THE BAR TO GO UPWARDS, SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR & STRONGBACK. THE LACERATION REQUIRED EIGHT SUTURES & A SPLINT. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS FOR HIS NEXT WORK SCHEDULE.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown