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Case study · MSHA Record #220183030012

Laborer fatality

October 25, 2018 at 7:34 AM
Chino Mines Co Mine · Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company · Grant County, NM
Investigator narrative
Rollover accident/fatality/ongoing investigation.
Record details
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Activity at time
Utility Truck, Water Trucks
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Source of injury
PASS CARS,PICKUP TRUCKS
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
0 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Experience in this job
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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