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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220171560026 · 05/30/2017 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,NONPOWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.15 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Injured EE & helper were putting cathodes on strongback with the cathode hand tools. When the side that the helper was moving slipped from the strongback causing the cathode to fall on the injured EE's side, crushing finger in between the hand tool & the transfer case. EE's supervisor took EE to the clinic where EE received 3 stitches to tip of middle finger on left hand.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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