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March 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Ivanhoe Concentrator · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

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

Contractor on site: P422

Grant County, NM

Classification OTHER

Type Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

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.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Walking, Running
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: BODILY MOTION
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part affected: KNEE/PATELLA
Total mining experience: 32 years
Experience at this mine: 17 years
Experience in this job: 4 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220090900044 · Mine ID 2901882 Trainer view →