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Case study · MSHA Record #219900890048

Welder (Shop) fatality

March 23, 1990 at 2:25 PM
PHELPS DODGE BAGDAD, INC. · Cyprus Bagdad Copper Corp · Yavapai County, AZ
Investigator narrative
MANITOWOC CRANE MODEL #4100W SERIES 11 45 SHEETS OF ROOFING MATERIAL SUSPENDED LOAD FOR UNKNOWN REASON FELL TO GROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE.
Record details
Classification
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Activity at time
Walking, Running
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Source of injury
METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
3 years
Experience at this mine
0 years
Mine type
Surface
Sector
Metal/Non-Metal
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