Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/18/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None On 5-18-2019 the EE was using a bar to remove copper from a starter late at the stripping machine. EE reportedly felt pain in the left shoulder and wrist at the end of shift, the EE stated the supervi...
05/17/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove plug on left front spindle to take an oil sample when the ratchet with an 1 1/2 socket slipped off the plug pinching the employees left little finger between the shaf...
05/16/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The haul truck trainee went to enter the cab on the passenger side of the haul truck when their kneecap shifted to the left and popped back into place on its own.
05/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted The crew working at the 14/15 Chute at Metcalf Crush Convey loading metal liners into a truck. The affected Employee picked up a liner that had a bur on the bottom side hidden from Employee's sight,...
05/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 97d lost, 51d restricted Employee states that on 5/6/19 they were moving heavy metal and pulled a muscle in their left leg and groin. Employee continued to work the next scheduled shifts and did not report the injury. The emp...
05/02/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The Operator of the 640 Haul Truck was loading on the right side of the 16 shovel when on the third dipper a boulder struck the top left bed rail causing the 640 Haul truck to shake. The motion of the...
05/01/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were task with cutting and moving grating, while employee went to move a piece of grating that was sitting on top of another piece. Employees left index finger was pinched between the two p...
05/01/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The Employee was trying to remove a guide roller by hitting it with a 4 lb. sledge hammer to loosen the guide roller. EE swung the hammer with both hands on the handle striking finger between the hamm...
04/29/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 74d lost, 23d restricted Employee was hammering a 4"" yellow mine coupling on a pipe with a 4 pound hammer and felt pain in their right wrist.
04/26/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A broom handle was sticking up out of trash truck causing trash to fall on truck over hang. Exhaust sparked trash to catch fire on the canopy. No damage to truck.
04/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working inside the flotation cells changing out the baffles. They were using a chain fall to take them out. The employee reached underneath the baffle to readjust not aware there was a sh...
04/08/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 48d restricted Employee had just finished fusing a 2"" ball valve on the end of a 2"" line. As employee was walking to the next fuse EE tripped on a metal guide wire sticking out of the ground. Employee stated EE...
04/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was tasked with getting a 3 inch by 12 foot mild steel pipe for a project. The EE pulled the pipe out of the rack and attempted to place one end on a stand, missing the stand the pipe fell striking...
04/01/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The operator of the 548 Haul Truck was going to receive their first dipper of muck at the 45 Shovel when the dipper door opened prematurely which caused the bed to rise. The employee was jostled due t...
03/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted While two employees were repositioning a classifier drive shaft after it was placed on a repair stand, the drive shaft slipped off one of the stand saddles and one of the employees right middle finger...
03/27/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was stacking drained hoses in a pickup when they felt pain in their back.
03/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 63d restricted Employee was attempting to open the drop latch on the doors to the screen. Rocks had wedged in behind the doors putting the latch in a bind. Employee felt pain in their shoulder when trying to lift th...
03/19/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 9d restricted The Employee had loaded off at the 17 shovel and felt fine. The employee hit a pothole between the 17 and 41 shovel as the employee was heading toward the 910 dump. The employee felt back pain as a re...
03/16/2019 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee went to check work and ducked down underneath hoses and felt pain in their lower back. Employee was not lifting or pulling anything at the time.
03/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 24d restricted Employee had set their 17 pound back pack down to get safety supplies, after they got their safety supplies that they needed the employee lifted their back pack and felt a sharp pain in their upper ab...
03/14/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 111d restricted Employee was cutting a large box to throw away. EE was holding the box with foot and using right hand with the box cutter. The box cutter slipped and ee cut left hand on the index finger.
03/05/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 61d restricted The Employee came in and notified us on 3-6-19 that Employee's back was sore from work the previous day from working with liners. Employee was taken to the Clinic, had no restrictions with a follow up...
03/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee states they rolled ankle after they stepped out of cab on 41 shovel in vicinity of PLC room at top of access ladder.
02/26/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking into the changing room when they missed a step up and tripped. This caused the employee to hit their head on the wall and floor.
02/25/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using and angle grinder to bevel casing the employee had the grinder kick back and lacerated left ring finger.
02/21/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A bearing seized and overheated causing flames to develop. The fire was extinguished 32 min. after company notification.
02/17/2019 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Mine maintenance employees were welding blocks in a shovel dipper inside #1 bay at the fab shop. At the end of the shift one of the two employees noticed their eyes felt heavy and believed they were...
02/08/2019 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted An employee felt pain in their right shoulder after lifting a wheelbarrow of material.
02/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing cutting edges, and when they stood up their hand slid down the edge guard onto a bolt causing a laceration.
02/02/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While loading at the shovel the bucket hit the truck and caused the operator to bounce in the seat, the operator felt pain in the lower back. There was a second operator in the buddy seat that operato...
02/02/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 2d restricted While loading at the shovel a rock rolled out of the bank hitting the front right tire of the haul truck. The employee notified the shovel operator and walked out on the deck to find a large rock agai...
01/31/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was cutting blanks, employee jammed left ring finger on roller ball of the cutting machine. Incident didn't become reportable until physical therapy was prescribed in February.
01/26/2019 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating loaded haul truck on the Pondarosa ramp en route to the Lone Star 5220 H dump when the fire suppression system chirped. Employee noted smoke and flames coming from exhaust pipes...
01/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a dumbbell over their head exercising when they passed out and the dumbbell struck them in the head causing a laceration.
01/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EW employee was removing a cathode within the bandsaw machine. As employee ran their hand along the edge of the cathode it sliced their finger through the glove they were wearing.
01/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was raking under a conveyor belt and felt pain in their lower back but refused treatment at the time. Employee later reported back injury on 02/04/2019.
01/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was walking down the stairs at the original re-grind. As the employee reached the bottom of the stairs they walked through a puddle of water and twisted their ankle on even ground.
01/22/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted 540 HT was loading at the 12 shovel. As the operator was backing the haul truck bed scrapped against the dipper of the shovel. After the truck was loaded the operator drove to the 4560 tie down where...
01/20/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Driver of the 525HT backed into the right side of the shovel to get loaded. The shovel operator honked for the driver to stop. The haul truck operator felt what they believe to be the dipper door drop...
01/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 49d restricted Line electricians were working out of a bucket truck basket when one of them attempted to move a jib. The employee felt a pop immediately followed by a lot of pain in shoulder.
01/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost After being fueled at the 5100 fuel dock the employee mounted the 621 Haul Truck, the latch on EE's hydraulic stairs did not latch. The employee used EE's right foot to lift up and engage the stairway...
01/13/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Samplers were up on phase 14 drill patterns taking samples of drill cuttings when a handheld drill hit rock chips causing the drill to torque and sprain the employee's lower arm.
01/12/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employees were participating in a polar plunge event at the recreation center. While standing near the pool one of the employees attempted to push another employee in the pool. As the employees strug...
01/12/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Operator of the 632 HT just finished dumping at the Lone Star dump. As the 632 HT was traveling to next assignment the truck hit a pot hole and caused the bed to raise and slam back down jarring the c...
01/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was changing the filter housing on the #4 short head. As the employee was attempting to remove the lid from the housing, it slipped from their hand and fell onto the employees foot behind...
01/06/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 10d restricted Employee slipped and fell back down when walking down the stairway of the HT592. The employee's back was hurt as a result.
01/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was cleaning deep fryer of fugitive food when their right fourth and fifth fingers made contact with hot grease.
01/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee states that they slipped and fell on some ice near the 5280 fuel dock. This incident was reported on 1/22/2019. Employee had no restrictions. HR informed on 3/20/2019 that employee went out f...
12/31/2018 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 105d lost, 37d restricted While performing lifting operations of a liner, the rigging came loose causing the liner to flip. The liner began to swing, striking employee on leg and pinning against stand. Approximate weight was 7...
12/27/2018 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking by workers grinding metal on the shovel dipper when they felt something get in their eye.