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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220172210023 · 07/31/2017 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Drill helper
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
WRENCH
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
11 years

Operator

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

Narrative

A Drill-Helper was attempting to load another stick of drill pipe into the Pipe-Arm Loader on drill rig #418. The Drill-Helper was holding a 36"" pipe wrench with R hand & operating the remote control with L hand, while dragging the pipe into the cup the R pinkie finger was caught between the pipe wrench & hydraulic ram cylinder causing an avulsion to underside of pinkie.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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