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MACHINERY

220060740006 · 03/13/2006 · Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Move power cable
Injury source
GROUND
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
WRIST
Days lost
30
Mine experience
32.52 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Phelps Dodge Corp
Operator
Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.
Mine
0200144

Narrative

Employee was walking back to the towers along the power cable when a coworker swung the basket to pull the slack in the cable to the back of the shovel. When the basket swung, the cable lifted up and struck the employee knocking him to the ground. This resulted in a fracture to the left wrist.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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