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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220121170040 · 04/19/2012 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
4 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was removing boulder that had landed on top of barricading sign. He and another employee were lifting the rock to allow another employee to pull sign from underneath. As sign was being pulled out, a smaller rock that was wedged between the sign and large rock, rolled across employees fingertips and pulled 2 fingernails back.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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