Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employees were Staging a 40' Crane Rail against a wall, Injured Employee was struck by the Rail and fractured EE's lower right fibula down by the ankle.
Freeport McMoRan Miami IncMining Incidents in 2020
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Freeport McMoRan Miami Inc operations in 2020. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2020
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2020
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
All incidents in 2020
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While operating the crash end of the stripping machine a bent blank went over the stepper on one side and became jammed. The employee hit the e-stop on the side to prevent the machine from dragging the stuck blank. The employee tried to dislodge the blank by hand and when it was freed from the jam EE's hand got caught in a pinch point. The employees left middle finger was crushed.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The employee was holding a cathode bar with right hand and using wood harvesting tool with left hand to pry the cathode free from the anode insulator. As the cathode broke free from insulator, the cathode dropped, pinching employee's finger between the cathode bar and the cell bus bar.