Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/05/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A tank house operator was harvesting copper on the C cell line. While making a pull, the employee noticed a cathode/blank had become dislodged from the strongback. The operator placed the strongback a...
11/04/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted A haul truck driver had just finished dumping out and left the dump. While traveling on the straight haul road off the dump they hit a pothole causing pain to the lower back
11/01/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hydromet Trainee was in the process of cutting copper samples with the bandsaw in the blank shop when they felt something in their right eye. Employee states they were wearing all the proper PPE safet...
10/28/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 43d restricted A haul truck operator twisted knee while stepping off van at 43 tie down at start of shift. The event was reported to HS3 and operator stated they did not need further evaluation. The employee states...
10/24/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 2d restricted Employee tripped over a hose and fell into a sitting position.
10/24/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Debris fell off face shield causing eye irritation.
10/22/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted While walking to their vehicle the employee rolled their ankle.
10/20/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was shoveling rock on 10/20, while shoveling employee felt a small pop on their wrist. Employee did not think much due to regularly popping joints. The morning after employee felt discomfort...
10/18/2021 RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost Employee was breaking up dried chemical material and experienced a reaction to dust exposure.
10/17/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was walking down the stairs when they mis stepped and rolled their ankle.
10/16/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Haul truck operator backed into shovel dipper at 0.5mph
10/16/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Offloading at 4500, the hose was leaking so EE lifted the hose to adjust a jack stand and pulled a muscle in EE's forearm.
10/15/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping concrete from piping when a piece of material entered their eye.
10/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting piping when they felt pain in sternal region.
10/13/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Haul truck operator was improperly loaded causing issue with dumping of material. When material was finally dumped, it caused the cab to jostle.
10/12/2021 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states they were operating haul truck when their eye began to tear up. Employee folded a paper towel and touched it to their eyelid and saw a small bug on paper towel after patting the eye. T...
10/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning the windows on the outside of the cab. As they were closing the passenger door their right index and middle finger was caught between the door and the door jamb of the Haul Truck...
10/06/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 1d restricted A mill operator trainee was walking on grating and tripped while maneuvering around a pillar. Their foot caught the pillar and the employee fell to foot level catching themselves with their hands. The...
10/03/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EE was using metal brake to bend a piece of metal in the Morenci fabrication shop. Job was complete and raised the guard to remove material, the guard bled down and pinched EE's hand, EE then panicked...
10/02/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted An SX Employee was re-routing the flow to the holding tank on the G-train for skimming organic. The employee explained that while walking on top of a 10-12"" stainless pipe to cross to another pipe th...
09/30/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was descending a stairway when their boot heel caught edge of the stair causing EE to stumble, which resulted in soreness in their hip. Employee was given work restrictions on 10/04/2021 from...
09/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 80d lost, 12d restricted Employee was rigging down and lifted a heavy vacuum truck fitting that caused a neck/shoulder strain. After further assessment after initial treatment there was damage that required surgery.
09/28/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was in process of opening up the covers on the conveyor that are used to inspect problems with belt and see if we needed to repair or replace it. It was during this that EE was leaning over o...
09/27/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was rough loaded while in operation of haul truck, was given restrictions at a medical follow up on 9-29-2021
09/24/2021 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was walking around truck for inspection when they were overcome with a personal medical issue.
09/22/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee had finished shoveling material from the #4 Ball Mill spillage, went to take a break, and began to feel discomfort in their back.
09/21/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contract EE was assigned to do fire watch for a hot work job. During the part of the morning, the contract EE had watched the welder welding and had looked at the arc flash off and on approx. 15 min...
09/21/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was adjusting Haul Truck 644 seat when they scratched their right ring finger. They noticed it started to swell throughout the day and changed color.
09/16/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 71d restricted Operator of 624H began to slow and reached to turn their flashers on to indicate the hazard in the road, while they were reaching up to switch on their lights, they were struck from behind by the 515...
09/16/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Operator of 624HT began to slow, turned on their flashers, and then they were struck from behind by 515 HT.
09/15/2021 OTHER FATALITY Fatal Weld crew initiated an argon purge on a 30"" pipe that had been fit up afternoon prior. When argon purge was established, two welders began to make their root pass welds. Upon inspection ""sugaring...
09/03/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee completed a repair on the boarding ladder latch and stepped off into a ditch causing them to fall and injure their left ankle.
08/31/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Injury was reported on 9/16/2021, employee was spraying spillage from the floor when they turned and their boot caught the grating causing their knee to pop.
08/30/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Operator was assigned to clean in the Metcalf fine crushing plant. They were pulling material from under the belt line, when the employee stepped on a small rock and felt their knee pop.
08/25/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The skid, where driver was to unload, was full of standing/green water due to rain. Driver reported standing water to safety pro and the site safety team. EE was told to go ahead and unload. EE receiv...
08/23/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee climbing stairs felt their knee pop
08/22/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a filter under a backhoe while performing a PM on the RW side. When EE was maneuvering EE's body some dirt fell off of EE's coveralls and on EE's face. Some of this dirt went under E...
08/20/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted A haul truck operator was driving down the Garfield slip, when they hit a large pothole causing lower back pain.
08/20/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The wiggins fueling valve on the south side pad of the 5280 Lube dock was not maintained in a safe manner. It didn't shut or close causing the #666 to catch fire.
08/19/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted An employee was descending the conference room stairs at the Morenci mill. They had their computer in one hand and holding the railing with the other. They lost footing and fell down a few steps resul...
08/18/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 85d restricted A leach operator trainee operating an ATV made contact with a berm.
08/09/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A HT trainee got bounced around while riding in the buddy seat causing pain in their back. Employee was injured on 08/09/2021 but didn't report the incident until 08/11/2021.
08/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost During demolition, an employee knocked down an upright support causing the kicker support to strike them on top of the right boot. The kicker had nails in it that punctured through the boot, sock, and...
08/05/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None A lineman was breaking 2 strand cable while slack was still being payed out, and the slack caught in the reel and began to pull wire back causing the strands to tighten on their hand causing minor pai...
08/03/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None A haul truck operator was boarding the 806HT when they felt discomfort in their left ankle.
08/03/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The 520 HT was getting loaded on the left side of the 16 Shovel when the first dipper tripped without trip command. The bed of the 520 raised up in the air and came back down causing the operator to e...
08/02/2021 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt discomfort in their left eye after line-up.
07/30/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Haul truck slid into another haul truck due to weather conditions on roadway causing employee to strain back.
07/30/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Leaching employee was pulling drip line when they felt a sharp pain on the left side of their neck.
07/26/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While trying to get hung up product out of a overhead silo, operator was swinging a double jack. Double jack bounced off of the silo striking operator in the right shoulder.