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June 15, 2018 at 9:22 AM

Chino Mines Co Mine · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company (Freeport-McMoRan Inc)

Grant County, NM

Classification HOISTING

Type Fall from machine

Investigator narrative

An employee, assisting with shovel maintenance, entered the man lift at the shovel house level to descend and retrieve a needed part. After entering the man lift, the support arm broke, causing the basket and employee to fall to the ground. An investigation is ongoing. Amendment: Employee passed away 6/27/19.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Fall from machine
Source of injury: GROUND
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 27 years
Experience in this job: 6 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220181790033 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 2900708
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220181790033 · Mine ID 2900708 Trainer view →