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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220082970030 · 10/18/2008 · Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Operator
Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc
Mine
0200137

Narrative

Employee grabbed the trip cable and pulled down to relieve the tension on the compound arm, the compound arm came down rolling the tear drop forward. Trip cable became free, pulling the excess slack into the shive. Employee was unable to let go of the trip cable soon enough to avoid his fingers being pulled into the shive of the tear drop.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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