Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc — Accidents

Total: 669 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/26/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee reported feeling a pop in their hip after sitting down in place when their foot rolled off a rock they were stepping on while straddling and holding a 4-inch pipe to put it in a 4-inch fusion...
10/12/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walking into work at Mine Ops tripped and fell on the grating in front of the Engineering Building, resulting in a laceration that required stitches. Employee was released to return to work w...
09/21/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During the LOTOTO stage of Haul Truck Operator's walkaround, their finger was smashed between the ladder handrails and the ladder release latch.
09/20/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Haul Truck Operator called a Supervisor to the LSP Tiedown at the beginning of their shift on 9/26/2022 and reported an incident they said occurred on 9/20/2022 at the Plan 9 Tiedown when their ankle...
09/10/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was operating HT 202 and was loaded from Shovel 11 and reported they were feeling some back pain.
09/01/2022 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 65d restricted Rubber Tire Dozer Operator hit a bump and the seat bottomed out twice, causing pain their lower back.
08/27/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While removing drill steel from AC9, a shim was being used. The shim slipped and lacerated the employee's left index finger approximately two inches.
08/27/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted While pulling cable on south 4, Employee felt a pull/pop in shoulder.
08/26/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 2d restricted Employee felt pain in their left arm, shoulder and neck due to haul truck jarring.(NOTE: Employee's shift started at 6:30 PM on 08/25/2022; the incident occurred at 12:30 AM on 08/26/2022.)
08/26/2022 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 8d restricted Employee hit a hard toe while operating a Rubber Tire Dozer; arm rest jammed their left elbow up, causing pain in their shoulder.
08/26/2022 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was stung by insect twice in Brown House at Butte Fuel Dock.
08/23/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted At the Primary Crusher an XCC Belt Crew Employee was handing 40-pound beveled toe liners into the chute when they felt pain their lower part of their back and had to drop the chute.
08/18/2022 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None A mantle liner was being prepared to be hoisted to another position - rigging from the crane caught one of the ears on the mantle, knocking it off the cribbing onto employee's foot. Foot was not amput...
08/03/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 75d lost, 32d restricted Employee's shift started on 08/02/2022 at 5:30 PM. The incident occurred on 08/03/2022 at 12:40 AM. Shovel Operator's knee buckled as they were descending the Shovel stairs, resulting in a fall and in...
07/22/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 30d restricted Haul Truck Operator lowered full bed of material down on truck, causing pain in their back, neck and shoulders.
07/05/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Mill Ops Employee walking in the Moly Plant under the Larox slipped on the steps and fell onto the grating below, injuring their knee.
06/30/2022 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 90d lost, 63d restricted Haul Truck Operator reported being struck twice during their shift on the canopy side of the inside of the bed by the Shovel bucket.
06/27/2022 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 28d restricted Rubber Tire Dozer Operator working on the N3 near SH8 stated their back was hurting and was evaluated by the WVFD. Operator returned to work and was seen at the Clinic the following day and they were...
06/03/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee lost footing on rocky terrain and fell backward to the ground, causing injury to right forearm.
05/24/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 150d lost, 33d restricted Operator of loaded Haul Truck traveling to dumping assignment reached to turn on their flashers to go around a rock spill in the roadway and felt a sharp pain in their right shoulder. NOTE: Shift star...
05/05/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 161d lost, 54d restricted Employee was carrying a sample bag in their left hand over their shoulder when it slipped off their back, causing pain in their left shoulder and neck area.
04/23/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using an impact gun to tighten bolts on a haul truck u-joint, employee reported a foreign object/irritation to the left eye.
04/17/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Haul Truck Operator leaving the SW4100 empty hit a bad spot on the dump and jarred their back.
04/12/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Haul Truck Driver Trainee felt a pinch in their neck and back after the truck hit a dip in while they had their head turned looking out the window.
04/09/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was using a pocket knife with a 3-1/2"" blade to cut a rubber mud flap for better fitment on a pickup truck. While making the cut, the IE repositioned the mud flap and the knife cut the IE on the i...
04/07/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE was loading tires on the tire truck at the lower tire storage yard, while walking back to get in the vehicle, EE stepped on a loose rock causing EE to twist the left ankle.
03/23/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Haul Truck Operator hit a rough spot coming off the dump and felt a pinch in their back. NOTE: Operator's shift started at 6:30 PM on 03/22/2022; the incident occurred at 1:06 AM on 03/23/2022.
03/14/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 147d restricted Employee was assembling a machine in the workshop under normal conditions and procedures. While tightening bolts with a wrench (standard process, no unusual conditions) felt a ""pop"" in the right han...
03/13/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Haul Truck Operator was rough loaded at Shovel, causing pain in the lower back and hip area.
02/22/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee tossed a shovel full of mud to the side and twisted arm/elbow.
02/21/2022 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 25d restricted CLP Employee working night shift was processing elevated arsenic material through the direct feed system. After Employee awoke for their next shift (2/22/22 starting at 6:00 PM), they noticed a rash f...
02/15/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 19d restricted Warehouse Employee with pre-existing condition in left shoulder was putting boxes away when Employee felt pain in left shoulder.
01/23/2022 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning inside of the PLV; they looked up towards the top of the hole when the atmospheric vent blew some sort of material in their eye.
01/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Drill Operator reached up to put water truck hose back up on the reel and heard a pop in their shoulder.
01/11/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was moving equipment on the grind line when EE stepped on a piece of uni-strut, causing their ankle to roll.
01/10/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Operator of Loader sustained injury to left shoulder while loading haul truck due to steering being stiff.
01/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee in light vehicle driving from pit to mine shop got out of the vehicle to remove a rock out of the roadway, which caused back pain that increased after they began running equipment a short tim...
01/05/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Driver of haul truck was backing under shovel and was not square to the house. Shovel Operator loaded the haul truck anyway, creating a rocking motion which caused pain in the Driver's back.
12/27/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost While getting into a pickup, employee slipped and jarred ankle. No pain initially felt. About six hours later started to feel pain.
12/07/2021 FIRE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 1d restricted Dozer started leaking hydraulic fluid. Employee pulled the dozer to a safe location, Witness #1 noticed flames on the right side engine compartment. Witness #1 called the ""Mayday"" and instructed Ope...
12/05/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was air-arcing on the revolving frame beneath a P&H 4100A shovel. Hot slag entered through the employees protective coveralls and fell down into EE's steel-toed right boot. The employee susta...
11/17/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost While unloading ANPAN, driver was using rubber mallet to loosen material from side walls of pneumatic trailer when they bent down about 1/4 bend to strike the pod and felt a dull pain in back.
10/29/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While being loaded by the shovel a boulder fell off and hit the dove tail of the haul truck. Operator began to feel pain in lower back.
10/28/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Operator was descending down a ramp with a fully loaded Bulk truck at about 15 miles per hour following a water truck. Operator had both the retarder and jack brakes applied but started to slide and o...
10/25/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was operating haul truck that was being loaded by shovel, when loaded felt pain in neck and lower back.
09/23/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Boulder fell onto dove tail of haul truck while being loaded by a shovel, causing pain in employees lower back.
09/17/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 29d restricted Employee was driving haul truck when they hit a bump, causing pain to their lower back.
09/16/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted Shovel operator went to grab water bottle and left foot got stuck in the foot rest, twisting left knee.
09/15/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 56d restricted Employee reached into bed of truck to grab tool box when they felt a sharp pain in their stomach.
09/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 28d restricted Employee was installing nut on liner bolt when liner shifted, smashing their right index finger between the bolt and liner.