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November 29, 2005 at 11:00 AM

SX-EW · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company (Phelps Dodge Corp)

Grant County, NM

Classification EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Type Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY LEAKS IN A PONTOON ON A PUMP BARGE. APPARENTLY HE CONNECTED A COMPRESSOR TO THE END PLATE OF THE PONTOON VIA A THREADED NIPPLE, A HOSE WITH A VALVE AND AN AIR PRESSURE GAUGE. THE END OF THE PONTOON RUPTURED AND APPEARS TO HAVE HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO WITNESSES, THE EXACT PROCEDURE & POSITION OF EE'S BODY DURING THE

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: PUMPS,FANS,COMP,ENG,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: HEAD,NEC
Total mining experience: 1 year
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 1 year
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Accident record: Download MSHA Accidents.zip — then search for Document number 220053400018 (the unique key per MSHA Form 7000-1)
Mine record: MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System — search by Mine ID 2900762
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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220053400018 · Mine ID 2900762 Trainer view →