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POWERED HAULAGE

220200310016 · 01/27/2020 · Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Haul/Off road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber tire truck driver, Transportation truck driver
Activity
Haulage or Dump truck
Injury source
HGHWY ORE CARIER,LRGE TRK
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
SHOULDERS (COLLARBONE/CLAVICLE/SCAPULA)
Days lost
94
Mine experience
3.46 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Operator
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Mine
0200024

Narrative

Operator of HT#4 was headed down hill on the Ponderosa Ramp when the truck lost control and hit the berm coming to a stop perpendicular in the roadway. HT#504 was headed downhill on the Ponderosa Ramp behind the #4 truck. As the #504 proceeded downhill, driver indicates applied brakes and began to lose control turning sideways and striking the # 4 truck, sending it downhill.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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