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POWERED HAULAGE

220151750021 · 06/13/2015 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.77 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The operator of the 515 Haul Truck was backing up to the 46 Shovel to be loaded. The Haul Truck operator did not follow the shovel operator's directive when he honked his horn for the truck to stop. The haul truck operator continued to back up until the truck hit the dipper.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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