# HANDLING OF MATERIALS
> MSHA accident `220221090010` · 04/07/2022 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
- **Classification:** HANDLING OF MATERIALS
- **Accident type:** Struck by... NEC
- **Occupation:** Laborer, Blacksmith, Bull gang, Parts runner, Roustabout, Pick-up man, Pitman
- **Activity:** Surface construction, NEC
- **Injury source:** METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
- **Nature of injury:** CONCUSSION-BRAIN,CEREBRAL
- **Body part:** BRAIN
- **Days lost:** 1
- **Mine experience:** 0.15 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- **Operator:** Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
- **Mine:** [0200024](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/0200024)
## Narrative

The scaffold builders were getting ready to pin runner into the coupler and the affected scaffold builder had accidentally pulled down on the scaffold pipe down towards self instead of downward when grabbing the brace. The other employee still had a hold of the brace when it hit the affected employee. Affected employee was struck on the hardhat and then on nose.

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