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POWERED HAULAGE
220260680003 · 03/02/2026 · Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.
Details
Degree of injury DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type Struck by flying object
Occupation Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury SCRATCH,ABRASION,SUPERFCL
Body part EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost 1
Mine experience 1.69 years
Operator
Controller (parent) Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Operator Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops.
Mine 0200144
Narrative Employee experienced eye irritation from an unknown particle and attempted to flush their eye; later in the shift the irritation persisted and the employee was seen for an eye abrasion.
Source
Authoritative MSHA Open Government Data
Machine JSON-LD · Markdown
MSHA mine accident data · AI Analytics CC0 1.0