Mining Incidents

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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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October 25, 2018 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · OTHER
Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company · Struck against a moving object

Rollover accident/fatality/ongoing investigation.

March 19, 2009 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · OTHER
Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee got out of cab and stepped toward window & knee gave out. Employee did not slip or trip, footing was good, maintained 3 point contact, from a flat surface, but as employee shifted his weight his knee gave out.

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