Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Miami Operations

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — CLAYPOOL, ARIZONA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Miami Operations in CLAYPOOL, ARIZONA
Employer Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Miami Operations Report ID 2019055299
Address 5701 New Street City, State ZIP CLAYPOOL, ARIZONA 85532
Event Date May 25, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Dies, molds, patterns
Industry (NAICS) 331411 Inspection # 1404687
GPS Coordinates 33.40000, -110.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing an anode mold. The employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point when a forklift raised the hot anode mold. The employee received second and third degree burns on the right hand.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2019, a worker at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Miami Operations in CLAYPOOL, ARIZONA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with dies, molds, patterns identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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