# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220151830011` · 06/30/2015 · Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by falling object
- **Occupation:** Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
- **Activity:** Machine maintenance
- **Injury source:** BLOCKING
- **Nature of injury:** CRUSHING
- **Body part:** MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 4.46 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- **Operator:** Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company
- **Mine:** [2900708](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2900708)
## Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLATCHING THE BLOCK, OPERATOR FROM FMI LIFTED THE BOOM AND THE CHOCK BLOCK THAT WAS BEING USED AS A BUFFER BETWEEN THE BOON AND THE CRADLE FELL APROX. 6FT. HITTING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS HARD HAT. EMPLOYEE WAS DAZED AT FIRST AND THEN UPPER EXTREMITIES BECAME SORE.

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