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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220202880021 · 10/13/2020 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
BAGS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
6 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was going to reach under a large bag of filter sand to cut the bag open, the bag was held up by a forklift using the bag handles and the forks. The bag's handles failed causing the bag to drop on the employees right arm pulling and trapping the arm against the hopper.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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