Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/15/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was cleaning buildup around the B9 conveyor belt. When employee went to take a break, employee believes the rake may have caught on the grating or their foot causing employee to be off balanc...
06/09/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee was shoveling material from under the extension side #4 rougher when they tried to climb over a pipe, slipped and fell backwards landing on a wrist.
06/04/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was turning the 4"" pipe with a 3ft pipe wrench, when the wrench slipped causing the employee to fall backwards, and injure their right knee.
06/03/2020 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was connecting drip line to the ""Y"" on the 4"" header, when they stood up their left knee popped.
06/02/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 2d restricted Employee was pulling driplines when the line felt like it broke off of the reel machine. Employee tried to stop their momentum, but they ended up falling on their hands and injuring their right wrist.
06/01/2020 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing road access duties when a fuel trucks rear tires blew. The employee was approximately five feet away and experienced ringing in their ears.
05/31/2020 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Over the last several months employee has felt itching and irritation on neck while working in the tank house.
05/26/2020 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted An employee was dumping a wheel barrel of muck. As the employee was backing up, they slipped and landed on HDEP pipe, hurting their tail bone.
05/26/2020 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Two employee's were transporting a wheelbarrow to the top floor of the crusher building. One employee missed a step and began having muscle spasms in their back.
05/26/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted A support equipment operator stepped off the 84 dozer for fuel and rolled their ankle on uneven ground.
05/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was climbing into the crusher bowl, didn't see a pry bar, slipped, and landed on their side.
05/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 162d lost, 46d restricted Employee was using a jib on the bucket truck to guide wire into a vise. The wire needed a little more help, and employee went to push on the wire when employee felt a burning sensation in left shoulde...
05/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While helping to hook up the anode strong back, employee fractured their finger in between the hook and the loop of the strong back.
05/07/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was cleaning under the P10 conveyor using a digging hoe. The Employee experienced a pop in the right elbow.
05/06/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was walking up the ramp at the security office, noticed other employees were at smoking area. Employee took a step back when left foot was on half of the concrete and asphalt, left ankle twis...
04/30/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While walking to a light vehicle an employee took a step off a platform onto the ground and twisted their ankle.
04/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The operator was adding DE (Diatomaceous Earth) to the tank. The operator had removed two bags, and on the third bag, the operator reached up to slide the bag off the stack, and the employee caught th...
04/28/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the 45 rubber tire in Western Copper, traveling down the haul road, when they hit a bump causing the rubber tire to bounce. The employee hit the left side of their head on the c...
04/23/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 17d restricted While pulling a water hose, the employee had to walk through mud to get to the head of the hose. The employees boot stuck in the mud, and while trying to wiggle the boot out of the mud, the employee f...
04/20/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted 584HT was waiting at 39 shovel when 541HT made contact with them from the rear at approximately 2.5 mph.
04/20/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During a lunch break, employee was cutting on a piece of excess drip line with a personal pocket knife, when the knife slipped and cut employee's right index finger.
04/17/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was in the process of cleaning the rim of a haul truck tire laid out on the concrete floor at the tire shop. When the employee put EE's left foot on the tire, the employee slipped and the lef...
04/10/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 80d restricted An employee was straightening a hose to roll up after washing some pumps down. While the employee was walking, they stepped into a hole in the walk way and felt a pop in the knee.
04/09/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was air chipping on Classifier down below the grading. The affected employee was under the grading spraying with the water hose. The affected employee that was spraying reached over to where...
04/09/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Operator of LV721B Van was traveling down HHH LVA when they missed the turn for the haul road and ran into the tire wall.
04/07/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted An EW operator was trying to clear stuck copper from the stripping machine when a component of the machine moved causing the pry bar to make contact with the employee's finger against a handrail.
04/06/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Operator was dismounting a rubber tire dozer and missed the last step causing them to fall to the ground and injure their ankle.
04/06/2020 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 16d restricted Mechanic was replacing a ripper guard on the 58 Dozer. They tightened the guard down & it didn't seat correctly. They then backed it out and tried to clear some debris away with a finger & inadvertent...
04/03/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was operating a dozer on a busy dump and back began to hurt.
04/02/2020 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted Employee stated that their respirator was burning and irritating their face where it touched the skin.
03/26/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While rigging up the counterweight for the 600 ton crane. The employee got up on the weight box to string up a strap and move the next one over when they slipped. That employee slipped on the cable ro...
03/26/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employees were working on changing the MFL 16 Belt Morenci Mine. They were removing the Belt Clamp with an Employee on Both sides of Belt. One side of Belt clamp was removed. Other side the employee h...
03/10/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee tripped over level ground and twisted ankle.
03/10/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HT517 was being loaded at the 43 Shovel when the bank became undercut and a large rock or dirt clot fell from the bank and landed in the bed of the haul truck causing the operator to be jolted very ha...
03/07/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 17d restricted Haul truck driver and trainee stopped at the HSC (stockpile) to use the bathroom and switch drivers. As the trainee was walking to the bathroom, they tripped on a level surface landing on the left wri...
03/03/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 2d restricted A shovel mechanic was removing a pin from the snubber of a dipper at the shovel shop. While using tools (sledge hammer & pin punch) a piece of metal broke off striking the employees in the right leg.
02/26/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted At around 10:30 am haul truck operator of the HT-537 parked at the 6240 Cup bathroom tie down to use the bathroom. The employee explained while dismounting the haul truck on the last step their ankle...
02/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 23d restricted While tech was dumping waste oil off lube truck the container EE was dumping in overfilled. Tech ran to stop pump and heard/felt a pop in R/knee. At that same time sharp pain.
02/16/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 83d lost, 5d restricted While walking down from the third floor, the employee's right foot stuck causing the employee to slip, and the reaction was to reach back with the left hand to catch the rail. The employee felt a tear...
02/10/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 149d lost, 43d restricted Employee was swinging a 20lb sledgehammer with a wooden handle to remove a pillow block from an idler pin on the 40 shovel.
02/08/2020 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None An employee was found sleeping, and snoring, in the operator's shack. A co-worker attempted to wake them up. The co-worker left and returned with another co-worker and found the employee unresponsive....
02/05/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to place a paper towel between the cab and the passenger door to reduce a rattle. In the process of trying to shut the towel in the door, employee smashed fingers in the door resul...
01/30/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to remove the seal from a can of Seal Tight with a knife, and the knife closed on their thumb causing a cut.
01/28/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee stepped off backwards from a forklift, and the platform wasn't lowered all the way to the ground. They lost their footing and fell to the floor causing them to injure their left hip.
01/27/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 94d lost, 62d restricted Operator of HT#4 was headed down hill on the Ponderosa Ramp when the truck lost control and hit the berm coming to a stop perpendicular in the roadway. HT#504 was headed downhill on the Ponderosa Ramp...
01/25/2020 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was getting loaded at shovel 17. They received the first bucket of material, and on the second dipper, a boulder fell from the bucket of the shovel making contact with the dove tail on the ha...
01/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee was taking parts upstairs and pivoted around a dust collector pipe and felt a burning sensation in their right knee.
01/23/2020 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator of HT533 was walking in front of the cab and made contact with a small door causing a laceration on their right knee.
01/14/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While dumping out, the hoist cylinder failed on a haul truck causing the bed to come down jostling the operator.
01/11/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While harvesting the #11 cell, one of the anodes had two pieces of copper stuck to it. As the employee was attempting to dislodge the second piece of copper, the anode tipped over knocking the employe...