Freeport McMoRan Miami Inc — Accidents

Total: 122 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee caught middle finger of right hand between starter sheet blank bar and conveyance chain causing laceration.
08/13/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost Employee was spraying down harvested cathodes with a 1"" water hose. When he stepped on the hose, he twisted his knee.
08/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was pull starting a diesel sump pump several times during the shift causing muscle soreness
03/26/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While swinging a hammer right arm began to hurt.
01/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Speed/Haste - Employee failed to maintain three points of contact as instructed. Employee failed to recognize foot was caught in step when dismounting equipment. Employee suffered bruise to torso and...
12/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 5d restricted While the employee was conducting construction quality assurance for a project at the mine, he walked forward a few feet down the slope and stepped onto articulated concrete block mat (which had some...
12/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Removing angle iron holding wooden form in place, the angle iron broke loose pinching EE's finger between the angle iron and a shelf of the wooden form.
12/07/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 131d lost On February 24, 2014, employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel from repetitive motion of stripping cathode starter sheets at the Miami EW Tankhouse. Per employee the symptoms began 12/7/2013.
10/22/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 168d restricted Large rock dropped into bed of haul truck and jarred drivers lower back. Driver told supervisor he was fine and left for home. He then complained of soreness at the next shift
10/22/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was operating loader and as he turned steering wheel to the right the heard and felt a pop in his left elbow
10/14/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 39d restricted Employee was driving a quad at the 27 dump leach to pull 2"" lines. Employee drove through a ""rip"" and strained his back.
08/26/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 48d restricted Employee was moving a copper starter sheet weighing approximately 12 Lbs. from a moving vertical rack to a horizontal conveyance system and felt pain in the right mid back area. Strain resulted in l...
08/26/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dozer operator rolled #640 dozer while cleaning narrow road. Dozer went thru the berm at the crest on the 2950 level and came to rest upright on the crest of the 2900 level. Employee was seen and ha...
06/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dry Hot Day
05/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While shifting forms for a concrete pour, the employee whipped his eye to remove sweat from his brow. While whipping the eye brow he accidently pushed a small flake of metal into his eye without reali...
02/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was on the stripper line and working to get a starter sheet unstuck. His hand slipped causing his gloved hand to contact the sharp edge of the sheet causing a laceration of his left pinky fi...
10/15/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Worker was driving the pin for a nuclear gauge with a small sledgehammer, and during the course of the swing, the sledgehammer struck the edge and deflected, causing a shoulder strain.
10/08/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting radiator hose on 272 HT with a utility knife. The knife slipped and caused a cut on the right index finger.
09/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WORKING ON A CONCRETE PAD OUTDOORS USING ALL-SOLVE SOLVENT TO REMOVE PROTECTIVE COATING (COSMOLEEN) FROM MATING SURFACE ON THE FINAL DRIVE OF A CAT 793 TO INSTALL REAR TIRES. EMPLOYEE SAID THAT...
06/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance mechanics were removing rollers from a track dozer. Mechanic positioned himself approx 12' away while other struck the roller with 16lb sledge. When the roller was struck, a shard of metal...
05/15/2012 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Maintenance employee was cleaning a V-seal using a cleaning agent. The employees left hand caught fire as employee was working and the employee sustained 1st and 2nd degree burns on his left hand and...
04/21/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 6d restricted Employee was injured when the mine passenger van in which he was riding hit a rough spot on the road causing the injured passenger to hit his head on the van headliner.
01/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Haul Truck Driver slipped on muddy ladder platform while descending stairs, spraining his right shoulder while attempting to catch the fall.
01/04/2012 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was sitting in the operators seat of the 253 haul truck. As he was reaching to close the driver side door, a gust of wind blew the door shut and struck his left hand.
10/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 15d restricted Electrician performing maintenance on 112 shovel was preparing to leave the shovel. He opened the spring latch door to the man-lift and used his hip to hold the spring gate open as he backed into the...
10/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a metal plate at the weld shop a small piece of metal came off and got stuck in employee's left eye. Employee flushed eye but was unable to remove the fragment.
08/25/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was carrying two slings and a clevis to the boom truck. He put the slings on the truck and dropped the clevis on the ground. When he bent over to pick up the clevis, and began picking it up,...
06/15/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 4d restricted Employee was about,10-20 feet away from the 111 shovel as crew was working on replacing teeth on the dipper. One of the crew was using an 8-12 pound sledge hammer on the tooth in order to remove it. T...
02/11/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost After loading at the 112 shovel, Haul Truck 262 passed the pole bridge and went over a rough patch of road. The truck was traveling approximately 9 MPH when operator was bounced around, jarring his b...
01/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted Lineman climbing wood pole, fell 10'.
12/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was working under wheel well of haul truck when he was struck by a falling piece of mud.
10/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was washing 429 van when the hose he was using got stuck. When the employee flipped the hose to get it loose, he struck the van with his elbow causing a contusion.
09/14/2010 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was jackhammering concrete at the tankhouse when a piece he was working on broke off. The jackhammer fell on the EE's foot. The x-rays showed that the EE's toe next to his big toe was fractured. Th...
06/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was working at the lower quickfill. He was removing bad order cable. He bunched up the cable with his green strap and pulled the slack out of the strap. When he finished, he felt pain in h...
06/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving copper bars out of the way at cell 18. The last bar slipped out of his hand, smashing his right index finger between the copper bar and the bus bar.
06/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee bent over to pick up pvc pipe and sprinkler assemblies. He stood up and felt back pain.
03/30/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE cut lip with pry bar while removing belt tensioner.
01/09/2010 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS FATALITY Fatal Employees were placing 24"" HDPE pipe, when the pipe suddenly shifted and rolled on top of one of the workers. He was treated and stabilized at the scene. He was subsequently transported to a hospit...
12/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee strained his back while placing a wooden block, used for cribbing, into a service truck.
09/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spraying out the wash bay and tripped over a set of wheel chocks.
08/13/2008 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was running a loader. It was noticed that he was just sitting in the cab not moving. Supervisor called him on the radio 3 times with no response. Supervisor went to employee and discovered...
03/28/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing teeth on an excavator and while trying to remove the pin he struck his thumb with a hammer.
02/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee was removing a metal plate from an excavator bucket and it slipped while his hand was underneath the plate
01/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee attempted to move track, track links rolled forward pinning hand between roller and links.
08/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 215d lost While climbing down the machine, employee stepped on shoe string and fell to the ground.
06/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanics helper inhaled the fumes from a can of brake cleaner as the mechanic was spraying a part on the excavator.
04/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee slipped and fell while cleaning up spilled hydraulic fluid.
03/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was removing a rock from under a 16"" hdpe pipeline with a shovel. Ground had been softened by recent rains. While applying force on the shovel, it rotated, twisting the employee's leg. Th...
06/08/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO INSPECT THE BL2 DISCHARGE PIPELINE FOR LEAKS WHEN THE PUMPING SYSTEM WAS RESTARTED. WHEN CROSSING OVER THE PIPELINES, HE STEPPED OFF OF A 20"" PIPELINE ONTO A ROCK CAUSING HIM...
06/06/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS OPERATING THE TANKHOUSE STRIPPER CRANE HARVESTING CATHODE. WHEN THE EE PLUGGED CRANE, THE POWER TO THE CRANE TRIPPED OUT. EE TRIED TO RESET THE POWER, BUT COULD NOT. THE CRANE FORCEFULL Y HIT T...