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Fatal · 220212640032 · 09/15/2021 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
FATALITY
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Unclassified, insufficient data
Occupation
Welder (non-shop)
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
MISCELLANEOUS,NEC
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
UNCLASSIFIED
Days lost
—
Mine experience
0.13 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Weld crew initiated an argon purge on a 30"" pipe that had been fit up afternoon prior. When argon purge was established, two welders began to make their root pass welds. Upon inspection ""sugaring"" was observed. a welder entered the open end of the 30"" pipe for unknown reasons where they were found by a coworker to be unresponsive. No witnesses observed them enter the pipe.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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