March 19, 2009
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · OTHER
Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee got out of cab and stepped toward window & knee gave out. Employee did not slip or trip, footing was good, maintained 3 point contact, from a flat surface, but as employee shifted his weight his knee gave out.