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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220201770025 · 05/08/2020 · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Assayer, Geologist, Metallurgist, Engineer, Engineer management
Activity
Handling coal, Rock, Ore
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
ELBOW
Days lost
16
Mine experience
5.38 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator
ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
Mine
0200134

Narrative

Employee was doing blast hole sampling when allegedly a small piece of rock became embedded in left elbow causing irritation. Employee did not report injury until 5/26/2020. Employee did not become Lost Time until surgery 6/17/2020.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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