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Case study · MSHA Record #219985550003
Maintenance Man fatality
August 9, 1998 at 9:59 AM
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
· Greenlee County, AZ
Investigator narrative
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF A VALVE IN THE 4 WEST TAILINGS DAM. HE WAS FOUND RECLINING BESIDE THE VALVE.
Record details
- Classification
- OTHER
- Accident type
- Drowning
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Source of injury
- WATER
- Nature of injury
- SUFFOC,SMOK INHILAT,DROWN
- Body part affected
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Total mining experience
- 28 years
- Experience at this mine
- 28 years
- Experience in this job
- 4 years
- Mine type
- Surface
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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