# OTHER
> **FATAL** · MSHA accident `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:** Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- **Operator:** Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
- **Mine:** [0200024](https://api.ai-analytics.org/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.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*