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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220072530058 · 08/16/2007 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Welder (shop)
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
MOUTH/LIP/TEETH/TONGUE/THROAT/TASTE
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Operator
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Mine
0200024

Narrative

Employee struck a piece of angle iron with a hammer to break it off of a shovel boom. The angle iron swung around and struck the employee in the mouth, chipping a tooth. He saw a dentist on August 31st and was told that the chipped tooth must be repaired to prevent nerve damage.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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