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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220172300023 · 08/16/2017 · 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
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
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
0.08 years

Operator

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

Narrative

A employee was torqueing lug nuts on the inner wheel of a haul truck tire. EE accidentally squeezed the trigger and EE's finger was pinched between the socket and lug nut causing a laceration that required multiple sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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