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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20201110706 · 11/11/2020 · Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Refinery

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Gears

Employer

Name
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Refinery
Location
897 Hawkins, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79915
NAICS
331410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Inside the maintenance shop, two employees were using a mechanical press to remove a shaft from a gear belonging to an overhead crane. While the gear was being adjusted, it slipped and fell, striking one of the employees on the hand. The employee sustained a broken hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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