Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents
Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/05/2025 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee rolled ankle at drill pattern |
| 09/03/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 45d restricted | Employee tripped and injured knee -- became reportable 9/11/2025 |
| 09/03/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Employee was inspecting and flushing on a stockpile when EE's left foot sank into wet material, lost balance and fell striking EE's left knee on a rock. |
| 08/29/2025 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee was rough loaded in haul truck |
| 08/27/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 7d lost | Employee picked up cribbing and felt pop in back |
| 08/26/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee felt pop in shoulder lifting 50 lb bag of clay |
| 08/26/2025 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee struck hard knob in rubber tire injuring back |
| 08/19/2025 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee overexerted themselves trying to get out of mud |
| 08/19/2025 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | A retired employee claims hearing loss due to occupational exposures over 30 year career. Employee says this was identified in a 2024 occupational exam. |
| 08/14/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee smashed hand with drive line guard - Restrictions received same day of injury prior to next night shift. |
| 08/11/2025 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 23d restricted | Employee smashed hand between two air boats. |
| 08/09/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee was pulling power cable with hot stick and fell on back - became reportable 8/9/2025 |
| 08/07/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | At approximately 7:05 AM, a crew was transferring buckets of concrete cure and seal to a new pallet due to damage on the original. One bucket had leaked and adhered to its cardboard base. After failed... |
| 08/06/2025 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | New employee on EE's 3/4 day acclimation period, Employee started having cramps in leg and side. |
| 08/05/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee cut finger with knife |
| 08/04/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 35d restricted | Employee fell onto idlers injuring leg - became reportable on 8/11/2025 |
| 07/29/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 16d lost | Driver was walking back to the cab of EE's semi-tractor on flat, even ground after lowering landing gear on semi-trailer when EE's knee gave to the left side. EE suffered a left knee strain, possible... |
| 07/23/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 3d restricted | Employee's foot fell into sump dump causing discomfort in leg - became reportable 7/24/2025 |
| 07/21/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Employee received bruising on foot from lock ring striking it - became reportable 7/25/2025 |
| 07/20/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The driver grabbed the stinger and as they moved it, right ring finger became pinched between the stinger handle and the guard rail of the gangway basket. |
| 07/17/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee cut hand with razor knife |
| 07/15/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee were working on 901 feeder when separating the unit with a ram the unit roller causing the ram to pop as the employee was walking away something hit EE's PARP as EE turned EE's back causing t... |
| 07/15/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 22d restricted | Employee misplaced hand and smashed finger |
| 07/14/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee twisted knee at sump pump |
| 07/10/2025 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Operator was running the A-crane at Central Tankhouse. While hooking up the mist ball basket, a small piece of debris fell from the inside of their full-face Respirator into their eye causing irritati... |
| 07/03/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was bolting up a cover for the NGR behind the transformer. It started to slide down. EE tried to stop it and EE's had was struck by the corner on the Handle. |
| 07/02/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While attempting to place a heavy object in the bed of a truck, the load shifted and pinched employees finger between the bed and the item itself. The injury sustained caused by the weight of the item... |
| 06/28/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | A haulage operator was performing their walk around of the HT630 in the 15 shovel tiedown area when they stepped on lose material in the parking ditch and slipped. This caused a strain in their lower... |
| 06/26/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was struck by idler. |
| 06/18/2025 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee began feeling dehydrated |
| 06/18/2025 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee felt symptoms of dehydration |
| 06/07/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The employee was assisting co-workers with reeving a lower block. During this task, the employees were removing the slack from the wire rope by hand. The wire rope had a twist in it that came loose an... |
| 05/31/2025 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee cut finger with grinder |
| 05/28/2025 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Production Superintendent was attempting to re-rig an air winder to a forklift to be picked and put into place for a belt change out. The air winder was placed on a wood core for cribbing. The air... |
| 05/27/2025 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee was operating shovel, swung shovel dipper around and felt back pain -- became reportable 5/31/2025 |
| 05/25/2025 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee was cleaning dump in dozer and ran over rock injuring back -- Injury became reportable on 5/31/2025 |
| 05/19/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 82d lost, 42d restricted | Employee was coming down steps on haul truck and missed step - Became reportable 5/20/2025 |
| 05/14/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was braiding a piece of rope. They cut the end of the rope and cut their ring finger. |
| 05/11/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Injured employee was assisting another employee with emptying a core sample from an innertube. The co-worker was handling the innertube and lost grip causing it to fall. The injured employee reacted a... |
| 05/09/2025 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 54d restricted | Employee was being loaded in haul truck when they felt pain in back - did not become reportable until 6/30/25 |
| 05/02/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was hit in the face injuring nose |
| 05/01/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | Employee was shoveling when they felt pain in leg - became reportable on 5/9/2025 |
| 04/29/2025 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 50d restricted | Employee was ascending steps and felt a pop in knee - experienced dislocation requiring alignment |
| 04/28/2025 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee injured finger changing tire |
| 04/28/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Empty pallet on the floor of walkway in between two pallet racks that caused EE to trip and fall to ground breaking EE's wrist in two places. Low visibility in this area of warehouse. |
| 04/26/2025 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 59d restricted | Employee hit pothole in rubber tire injuring shoulder - became reportable 7/9/2025 |
| 04/24/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee smashed finger in door |
| 04/19/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee cut finger between door and door jam - did not become reportable until 4/24/2025 |
| 04/18/2025 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee stepped into small hole and felt pain - became reportable 4/22/2025 |
| 04/16/2025 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee felt pain in back after getting off forklift - determined to be occupational illness |