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Case study · MSHA Record #219853330057
Crane Operator fatality
November 25, 1985 at 7:30 AM
TYRONE MINE
· Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Inc
· Grant County, NM
Investigator narrative
MOVING DRISCO P3PE TO PLACE IT ON PIPE FUSING MACHINE.HE BENT OVER TO PUT CHOKER ON PIPE AND ANOTHER BUNDLE OF PIPE FELL ON HIM PINNING VICTIM BETWEEN PIPES AND BUNDLE.VICTIM WAS IN HOSPITAL F ROM DATE OF ACC3DENT UNTIL DATE OF DEATH 12-19-85 AND NEVER REGAINED CONCIOUSNESS.
Record details
- Classification
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
- Accident type
- Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
- Activity at time
- Handling Supplies Or Material
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 12 years
- Experience at this mine
- 12 years
- Experience in this job
- 12 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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