Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver, Transportation Truck Driver fatality

January 28, 2022 at 9:09 AM

Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. · Greenlee County, AZ

Investigator narrative

Our mixer driver was hauling for Freeport McMoRan at their Morenci mine location, the load was rejected and sent back, driver followed the escort down a hill with a full load, lost brakes and turned the mixer on its driver's side.

Record details

Classification: POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Activity at time: Haulage Or Dump Truck
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Source of injury: HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Total mining experience: 3.15 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 3.15 years
Mine type: Surface
Sector: Metal/Nonmetal

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