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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220232290023 · 08/12/2023 · Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.25 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Operator
Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc
Mine
0203131

Narrative

After doing clean up with a shovel in the COS Tunnel on 8/12/23, the employee felt pain in their back. EE did not report it to the supervisor. On 8/14/23, EE reported this to the new area supervisor. The employee was then scheduled to see the provider and received restrictions.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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