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MACHINERY

220193400020 · 12/04/2019 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
15.46 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Two employees were checking welds on a lip shroud. Both employees were leaning on the dipper lip, with their heads turned downward to inspect the welds, when the crane began to lift upwards. They both then stood back from the lip when the clevis broke from the tension, shooting parts upwards between them. The supervisor was struck in the left arm by part of the clevis.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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