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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220151390023 · 05/15/2015 · Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by... NEC
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
ARM,NEC
Days lost
9
Mine experience
0.98 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Operator
Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.
Mine
0200144

Narrative

Employees were using a ram to hit a head nut to remove it from a main shaft. Injured employee was on the right side of ram when they hit the head nut with the ram, it turned the head nut allowing the ram to swing past the head nut. The ram then swung back and hit the main shaft & then hit the surge bin wall, then hit the employee in the right arm. EE sustained fractured arm.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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