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POWERED HAULAGE

220053000060 · 04/19/2005 · Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
120
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Phelps Dodge Corp
Operator
Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc
Mine
2900159

Narrative

OPERATOR ON THE 637 SCRAPER WAS RETURNING TO BARROW PIT AFTER DUMPING HIS LOAD. THE AREA OF THE RETURN ROAD THAT OPERATOR CHOSE TO RETURN ON WAS BEAT OUT FROM PRIOR TRAFFIC. OPERATOR WENT THROUGH 3 WELL DEFINED POTHOLES, JARRING HIM. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE 12TH VERTEBRAE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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