← MSHA accidents

MACHINERY

220093360011 · 11/25/2009 · Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Operator
Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc
Mine
0203131

Narrative

Employee was assisting in doing repairs to the drop chute on the 2140. The employee was positioned inside the chute using an Allen wrench to remove bolts on the liners. The employee positioned outside was using 3/4"" drive impact. Mis-communication resulted in the employee inside the chute positioning his hand over a bolt that was being loosened by the impact wrench.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown