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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
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