HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Name: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Start: 02/12/2014

220140440012 · 02/12/2014 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source: DRUM,PULY,SHEAVE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 15 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employees were removing a take up pulley with comealongs. One of the rigging points had a slight side load on it causing the pulley to drift when the final bolt was removed. The pulley contacted the employee's left thumb in a pinch point on a channel iron causing a compound commuted avulsion.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown