Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc — Accidents

Total: 669 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/14/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 16d restricted Employee was using a 3' line up bar to hold liners up through a bolt hole in feedcart. Another employee was using a forklift to push liners into place. One of the liners got wedged in the feedcart so...
09/08/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working inside a Prill silo operating a pneumatic 30 lb air breaker, the Chicago fitting that attaches to the swivel came unthreaded. The swivel stopped working properly and caused the fitting t...
08/17/2010 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee got stung by wasp while getting on fork lift.
08/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While pushing shell liners into a ball mill, a liner made contact with the chute side causing it to roll back. EE tried to stop it from rolling back and his left index finger tip got caught between th...
07/02/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was making trim bundle he put sheet on top of trim bundle and started walking over to get another sheet to continue making trim bundle, walking past the starter sheet his left arm came...
05/20/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When air arc a piece of metal off in a haul truck located in the mine shop, truck bay, sparks came up under the welding hood and safety glasses. Thus causing a small superficial abrasion on the 3 o'cl...
04/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 3d restricted While attempting to raise and attach exhaust to truck, pipe shifted and fell, striking employees left index finger resulting in a laceration.
04/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted EE was removing a tag line to place, the pipe shifted smashing his lower left leg between the pipe and the existing grating causing a laceration resulting in 15 sutures.
03/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While changing a hose, hose broke, spraying compressor oil onto face and eyes.
03/23/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was assisting with traffic when he stepped on a rock, twisting his left ankle.
10/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee assisting in moving barrels of material. Pinched finger between two barrels while loading on a dolly. Pinched tip of finger at nail bed. Right fourth finger tip.
09/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted While installing a front swing brake on shovel, employee's finger was pinched between brake and motor.
09/13/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee reported that while coming out of an outhouse, she sprained her ankle.
07/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While preparing an apron feeder flight, employee was lifting one side while another employee lifted the opposite side, causing the flight to roll and strike employee's left index finger.
07/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While disposing of a bucket into a dumpster, employee's middle right hand finger got caught between the bucket and the door guide of the dumpster, resulting in a laceration.
04/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 7d restricted Employee sprained shoulder while lifting a dozer belly pan.
03/25/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was preparing a cable for splicing when his left hand slipped and came into contact with a utility knife he was holding in his right hand. He was wearing gloves during the job but removed the...
01/06/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was attempting to align propel motors on 4100 shovel, brake released stored energy turning coupling, striking his finger.
01/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unhooking a pole trailer when it slipped and smashed his hand into the bumper of the pickup.
11/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a knife to open a bag of solka flok when his hand slide over the blade and cut his right thumb.
11/04/2008 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 20d restricted Replacing the wire rope on 2-ton Maxwell, Manning and Moore hoist, removing twist from wire rope, he removed becket from electrical panel end of cable. Ran hoist up and down to relieve twist in wire...
10/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee grabbed the trip cable and pulled down to relieve the tension on the compound arm, the compound arm came down rolling the tear drop forward. Trip cable became free, pulling the excess slack...
10/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was leaving 3 belt XCC MCC room and twisted his ankle. He reported this to his supervisor when he returned to the shop. His supervisor asked him if he needed to go to the clinic. Employee...
10/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reports while changing a bit, she put the bit box in the deck plate and smashed her right index finger.
09/16/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee stepped on a plastic shield and slipped, hyperextending her right knee.
09/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a pump bowl flange. He had one hand on the table and with the other hand grabbed the pump bowl flange by the shoulder of the flange and was sliding the bowl flange around pinching...
08/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading barrels when he moved a drum, it got hooked on a bolt from the bucket and slipped back against loader bucket pinching right 5th finger resulting in a laceration.
08/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was pulling power cable by hand with a hot stick on level ground. While he was backing up pulling the cable, he felt his right knee pop causing pain. Employee was released back to work 8/20...
08/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was stomping on a stem lock bag to activate the chemicals inside when he felt his right knee pop out of joint.
08/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee was checking the cleaner circuit on B1, while walking on the catwalk between the second set of cleaner banks 1 and 2 tripped over a spray bar that had been left in the walkway leaning up agai...
08/07/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was arc welding at work, went home woke up with eyes hurting. when to hospital. Doctor diagnosis it as flash burn
08/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was getting a ladder from bed of service truck, missed the step getting off the truck and fell to the ground landing on his hip and shoulder.
08/05/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was raising upper jack beam of Mammoth header when the three collar ring bolts broke causing bolts to hit employee's left index finger.
07/30/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole in a juntion box at the Moly plant when he felt something go into his left eye.
06/20/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was operating a loader when the pile of gravel came down and caused the back tires to come off the ground and bounce the operator inside the cab.
06/19/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN AND STRAINED RIGHT KNEE
06/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking when he fell in muck and got dirt in his left eye.
06/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee states that while loading an empty core tube down the hole, he was using the palms of his hands to guide the tube down when the over shot released the quad latch assembly and he smashed his r...
06/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed thumb in a ball bucket mechanism while reaching up into the underside of a mill ball bucket to remove a stuck ball.
05/29/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting dunnage with a chain saw when the saw came into contact with his left leg, causing a large laceration.
05/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a liner from an auto mill when the liner fell, causing a piece of metal to fly into his neck and lip.
05/01/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling parts from a laydown yard when the wind blew a foreign object into her left eye.
04/28/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking by a washtank when he was cut on the right wrist by a starter sheet.
04/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a ladder, when an impact wrench socket fell from the top, hitting him on the bridge of the nose and causing a laceration.
04/16/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing on the deck of a haul truck when the wind blew a foreign object into his left eye.
04/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was holding cable with a hot stick when the stick was pulled from his hands, causing him to lose his balance and stumble over a rock.
03/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was trouble shooting the mill water chlorinator when he inhaled some chlorine gas.
03/11/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was respotting at the shovel when the load from the shovel bucket fell onto the dove tail of the truck, causing the driver of the truck to be tossed inside the cab.
03/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was walking backwards while operating an overhead crane when she lost her balance. This caused the employee to fall and hurt her left wrist.
03/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rolling 4 beam with sleaver bar and got finger pinched between bar and da parked boom truck.