Mining Incidents
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Case study · MSHA Record #219891210394

Fatal mining incident

March 1, 1989 at 3:00 PM
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. · Greenlee County, AZ
Investigator narrative
UNLOADING PIPE FROM TRUCK. TRYING TO LEVERAGE LENGTH OF PIPE OFF THE TRAILER ONTO THE FORKLIFT. ALMOST HAD PIPE ON FORKLIFT WHEN IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACK TO DECEASED.
Record details
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Activity at time
Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location
STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Experience at this mine
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal