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Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.

Total incidents
273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
Classifications
20
Scoped to Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company
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January 14, 2019 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company · Struck by flying object

Employee had completed pre-shift on service truck, turned on PTO and compressor to check fluids, when the hose came off the ball valve, hitting the side of EE's face, knocking off safety glasses and hardhat. EE was taken to the ER, diagnosed with corneal abrasion, and released to next scheduled shift on 1/19/19.

April 5, 2007 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was assisting on removing a broken inner liner on Sag #2 when a grinding ball blew up and a piece of the ball hit the employee on the lower jaw, causing a laceration which required two sutures to close.

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