Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220161180026

Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store Keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning Plant Operator

April 9, 2016 at 2:03 PM
Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc · Surface · Metal/Nonmetal
Graham County, AZ
ClassificationELECTRICAL
TypeContact with electrical current
Investigator narrative
Employee went to prime the diaphragm pump located outside the stripping machine building, adjacent to the hydraulic room. Eight minutes pass where EE is unaccounted for prior to being found unresponsive, kneeling in liquid, face against the stainless steel flange of the tank house return HDPE line.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Mill Equipment
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type
Contact with electrical current
Source of injury
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,(Not Elsewhere Classified)
Nature of injury
ELECT SHOCK,ELECTROCUTION
Total mining experience
4.88 years
Experience at this mine
4.88 years
Experience in this job
4.21 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220161180026 · Mine ID 0203131Trainer view →