Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc — Accidents

Total: 669 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/05/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee attempted to spin the rotating carriage of a mill liner handler when his glove was caught between the carriage and the boom handler causing his finger to be smashed.
02/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Water truck rolled off soft shoulder when driver got too close to the edge of road. Driver received three stitches to chin.
02/23/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was driving a haul truck and complained of lower back pain at the end of her shift.
02/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee pulled open the decking on the drill, turned and fell through the hole on the decking, causing pain to his right shoulder.
02/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a steering cylinder when 30 wt oil shot out and hit his safety glasses. This caused the safety glasses to be pushed into his cheek, causing a laceration.
01/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a drill and holding the drill steel when the counter weight ball on the jib line fell and smashed his little finger on his left hand.
01/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a skimmer from one tank to another when the chemical solution got onto her clothing.
01/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in wet conditions inside a tailings drop box when he realized that his knees were burnt and swollen.
01/01/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was stepping out of a Porta John when she twisted her ankle.
12/09/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While performing welding duties, employee obtained a flash burn to the left eye, resulting in a heat burn to the left eye.
12/05/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Drilling a hole in a J-box. As he was pulling the drill back, the bit caught in his glove and drilled through his hand
11/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee tripped over a chain attached to a come-a-long and fell onto a rock with his knee.
11/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unbolted switchgear panel and while reaching underneath for screws, the panel fell on his hand cutting the middle finger. Required two stitches.
11/01/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee reports that a punch broke on an iron worker resulting in a splinter of steel going into his left hand.
10/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emplyee was entering a dozer when the back of his right arm came in contact with the exhaust stack of the dozer.
08/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Installing buss bars at the SX-EW plant, buss bars fell from the ceiling. We had questioned Phelps Dodge Engineer who said buss bar hangers were safe.
08/19/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was checking levels at the lime plant when the wind began to blow and blew something into employee's right eye.
08/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee went up a ladder to repair a lube oil on GL, when the wrench he was using fell and he yelled to the employee holding the ladder to watch out. Employee holding the ladder stepped out of the wa...
07/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was on his back tightening a hydraulic hose that was overhead when he strained his shoulder as he put pressure on the fitting.
07/23/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was cleaning up for shovel with Rubber Tire Dozer when he backed over some uneven ground and felt pain in his neck and shoulder.
07/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was dismounting a water truck at the water fill up when he felt pain in his left arm. Employee did not report incident until 7/20/07.
07/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While employee was entering his truck he felt a pain in his left knee. He then could not put any weight on his leg.
07/13/2007 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was disconnecting bus bars, had a wrench in his hand and the wrench came in contact with positive and negative voltage.
07/11/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was working dayshift on 7-11-07, he was performing some welding work. Later in the evening the employee felt pain in his eye.
07/06/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While dumping at the Plan 9 dump on 7/06/07, the wind blew some dust through the open window of the haul truck into employee's eyes. On 7/07/07, the employee's eyes continued to bother him, at which...
06/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 21d restricted Employee was changing a swing brake on the shovel when he was struck in the hand.
06/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 25d restricted Employee was changing a swing brake on the shovel when he was struck in the abdomen and knee.
06/28/2007 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee used the elevator for transport to top floor after finishing a task on the bottom (fourth) floor, when the elevator stopped between the first and second floors.
06/28/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a wheel barrel to transfer material down the 3 belt grinding line. When the employee dumped the material and was bringing the wheel barrel back down, the wheel barrel shifted to the...
06/21/2007 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was working on a hydraulic line which was not deenergized; the fitting broke loose cauing the employee's hand to move in a backwards motion into debris resuling in laceration and a fractured...
06/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unbolting an exhaust system of a piece of equipment, when a particle of dirt entered his left eye.
06/08/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working at the shovel when the wind picked up, blowing dirt into his right eye.
06/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While ascending the stairs into building, employee lost his footing and his right foot slipped off the bottom step. This caused pain to the top of his foot.
06/04/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost After finishing pre-shift inspection on motor grader, employee was pulling out of the parking ditch when the park brake set and locked up the machine. This thrust the operator forward and then back a...
06/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While descending ladder off of Rubber Tire Dozer, employee lost footing and attempted to stabilize self, grabbing exhaust stack of RTD. This resulted in a second degree burn to left hand.
05/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 28d restricted Employee was pulling cable when he lost his footing and fell. Employee hit his elbow on a piece of rhyolite.
05/18/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was being loaded by the shovel, when the bed of the truck raised up and slammed back down. This jarred the employee and caused pain to the back.
05/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a pot head from a cable reel when the pot head slipped and pinched the ring finger on his left hand.
04/12/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking the Mammoth header a big gust of wind blew tailings dust into employee's eyes.
04/09/2007 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a cutting torch when the grease caught on fire. Employee attempted to put out the fire with his glove, causing a burn to his right hand.
04/05/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a piece of equipment with a socket, the socket slipped off of the bolt head and caused the employee to fall 4 feet to the ground.
03/23/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was driving haul truck and was nauseated by the odor of burning wires.
03/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up hager bar off of the rack to set up bars to feed the upender and smashed the index finger on left hand between bar and starter sheet guide. This became a recordable on 3/27/07...
03/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 23d restricted Employee tried to lift an anode simultaneously with another employee and immediately felt pain in his middle back.
03/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trying to move a starter sheet, employee felt pain in lower back.
03/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was stepping out of forklift, when he twisted his left ankle. This was not determined recordable until medical review on 3/19/2007, employee will be required to have surgery.
02/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 332d lost Employee states over a couple of months he has experienced pain in shoulder and arm as a result of lifting.
02/15/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening bolts on a valve when the wrench slipped off bolt and struck employee above the right eye.
02/06/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee reports while descending haul truck ladder, felt pain in back of knee and fell.
01/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a drill, employee tilted a ladder back and leaned it to the side. As the ladder moved, employee stepped sideways to catch it and stepped into the drill hole on the deck hitting his s...