Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220131000026

Outside Foreman

April 4, 2013 at 2:47 PM
Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal
Yavapai County, AZ
Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Type Struck by falling object
Investigator narrative
The crew was attempting to align a section of pipe, which is 40 feet long, when the 2 pipes disconnected and 1 end of the pipe that the crew was trying to install slipped out of the joint and struck the employee. An excavator was being used to position a 36" pipe diameter by 40' long section pipe to connect it to another section of pipe.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Source of injury
RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience
6 years
Experience at this mine
3 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220131000026 · Mine ID 0200137 Trainer view →