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MACHINERY

220253520018 · 12/16/2025 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Welder (non-shop)
Activity
Grinding
Injury source
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
2 years

Operator

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

Narrative

While grinding the employee felt a foreign object enter their right eye. A small metal fragment was removed on-site, and the eye was flushed. The employee was transported to the local occupational clinic, where no remaining foreign body was found, but an injury to the cornea consistent with the flushed object was observed.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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