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MACHINERY

220082250017 · 08/06/2008 · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
3.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator
ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Mine
0200134

Narrative

Employee was working to free a stuck cathode in the stripper.When the blank was freed from the copper,the machine advanced the blank starter sheet and also advanced the next cathode in line.As the machine advanced the blank, the loose copper sheet struck the employee in the back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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