Fatality · MSHA Record #220131000026
Outside Foreman, Leadman
April 4, 2013 at 2:47 PM
Operator: Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc (Freeport-McMoRan Inc)
Yavapai County, AZ
ClassificationFALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
TypeStruck by falling object
Investigator narrative
The crew was attempting to align a section of pipe, which is 40 feet long, when the 2 pipes disconnected and 1 end of the pipe that the crew was trying to install slipped out of the joint and struck the employee. An excavator was being used to position a 36"" pipe diameter by 40' long section pipe to connect it to another section of pipe.
Record details
- Activity at time of incident
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
- Accident type
- Struck by falling object
- Source of injury
- RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Total mining experience
- 6.15 years
- Experience at this mine
- 3.06 years
- Experience in this job
- 0.06 years
- Degree of injury
- FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220131000026 · Mine ID 0200137Trainer view →