HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc
Start: 02/28/2023

220230680015 · 02/28/2023 · Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Fall from machine
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Handling supplies or material
Injury source: WATER
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: 15
Mine experience: 31.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Operator: Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc
Mine: 2900159

Narrative

Employees were pulling cable to a floating barge using an airboat, when the corner of the airboat dipped down. This resulted in the airboat continuing to dip until it went fully down placing employees into the pond. Employees were wearing all their PPE, including life jackets. Employee was taken to the hospital for observation.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown