# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220113420032` · 12/07/2011 · Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Carpenter
- **Activity:** Handling supplies or material
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
- **Body part:** HEAD,NEC
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.48 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- **Operator:** Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc
- **Mine:** [0200137](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/0200137)
## Narrative

Employee was tightening a 2 foot section of scaffold pole to an I beam for a brace.  As he was tightening the clamp at the end of the pole the clamp in the middle came loose and caused the other end to cantilever and hit him above the left eye requiring sutures to close the wound.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*