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Case study · MSHA Record #220181790033
Welder (Shop) fatality
June 15, 2018 at 9:22 AM
Chino Mines Co Mine
· Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company
· Grant County, NM
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
- Classification
- HOISTING
- Accident type
- Fall from machine
- Activity at time
- Surface Equipment, Nec
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- 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
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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