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HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

220191220012 · 05/01/2019 · 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
Carpenter
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
AXE,HAMMER,SLEDGE
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
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

The Employee was trying to remove a guide roller by hitting it with a 4 lb. sledge hammer to loosen the guide roller. EE swung the hammer with both hands on the handle striking finger between the hammer handle and the structure. Fracturing the tip of right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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