STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Name: STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Start: 07/06/2017

220171990016 · 07/06/2017 · 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: Drill operator
Activity: Surface equipment, NEC
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 10.46 years

Operator

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

Narrative

A drill operator was climbing the steps on the 11R drill when knee buckled causing ee to hit the same knee on the steps. EE received a minor scrape and some knee pain as a result. On 7/7/2017, the employee returned to the clinic and given restrictions.

Source

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