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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220212210008 · 08/05/2021 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID)
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Electrician, Lineman
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
CHAIN,ROPE,CABLE-NT CONVY
Nature of injury
CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part
HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
7 years

Operator

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

Narrative

A lineman was breaking 2 strand cable while slack was still being payed out, and the slack caught in the reel and began to pull wire back causing the strands to tighten on their hand causing minor pain and swelling.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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