STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Start: 09/17/2015

220152640035 · 09/17/2015 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Accident type: Struck against stationary object
Occupation: Leaching operator
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 2.15 years

Operator

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

Narrative

An employee was pulling drip lines to be installed, when he inadvertently stepped on an unstable section of material and allegedly hyper-extended his right knee. Employee was taken off site for medical evaluation and was put on restricted duty.

Source

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