Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1404687.015 - Freeport-Mcmoran Copper & Gold Miami Operations

Inspection Information - Office: Phoenix Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1404687.015

Report ID: 0936400

Date Opened: 05/29/2019

Site Address:
Freeport-Mcmoran Copper & Gold Miami Operations
5701 New Street
Claypool, AZ 85532

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4444, Claypool, AZ 85532

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 331411/Primary Smelting and Refining of Copper

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/29/2019

Emphasis: L:Smelter

Case Closed: 06/18/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1459587	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 116689.015

Event: 05/25/2019

Employee burns hand after contact with hot mold

At 10:15 p.m. on May 25, 2019, an employee was assisting a coworker with changing an anode mold. The employee was standing at the rear of the mold, as his coworker raised the front of the mold with a forklift to set it in place. As the employee reached under the mold with his right hand, he contacting the 600 degree Fahrenheit surface of the mold. The employee sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Contact, Forklift, Glove, Hand, Heat, High Temperature, Industrial Truck, Material Handling, Mold, PPE, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Suspended Load

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1404687.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Mining occupations, n.e.c.

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