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Case study · MSHA Record #219870840002
Maintenance Man fatality
March 11, 1987 at 1:40 PM
Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc
· Cyprus Bagdad Copper Corp
· Yavapai County, AZ
Investigator narrative
AT #6 SHOVEL - 4AS HIT BY A CABLE 2 1/4" DIAMETER WHICH FELL APPROX 25' AND HIT EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING BELOW ON SHOVEL
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
- Source of injury
- CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- HEAD,NEC
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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