Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/08/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost An employee was standing on the bumper of a pickup, removing material from bed. EE shifted weight for a better angle when EE slipped and fell to the ground landing on left wrist.
09/08/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employees were tasked to change out the bad idlers on the p-11 and the p-5 belts. They were on the last idler for the p-11 belt and were going to stage the lifting bar with the come-a-long. While EE...
08/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 6d restricted EE was positioning liners when the mechanic on the outside of the chute was assisting with a spud wrench to line up the liner to insert a bolt. The ee in the chute got finger in the bolt hole of the l...
08/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee had rested a 57"" lock ring against a tire. EE was attempting to lift the bottom half up so EE could slide it onto the top of the tire. The lock ring weighs approximately 103 lbs. As ee was...
08/20/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was driving when hit some bumps in the road and felt discomfort in back. From this, drove to Phase 1 Que Point and contacted a supervisor. Employee was transferred to the clinic for evaluati...
08/16/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 8/16/2016, an employee hit EE's shin on the bottom ladder of the truck as EE was getting aboard the equipment resulting in a minor cut. On 8/29/2016 the employee was treated for a secondary infecti...
08/02/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 13d restricted While walking from the parking lot to the office, an employee tripped and fell down. The force of the fall caused a rib to break and left employee with minor scrapes on hands.
07/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a blank out of the bottom of the machine when it fell on finger causing a laceration. Employee was wearing leather gloves.
07/22/2016 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 130d lost, 69d restricted Employee was climbing stairs and as EE turned right EE felt a pop in right knee.
07/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted On 7-22-16 the employee was shoveling in the #6 ball mill 7-conveyor pit and experienced pain in EE's back. The employee reported it to supervisor and went home after the shift. The employee returned...
07/16/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted On 7/16/2016 between the hours of 8:00am and 11:00am, an employee claims to have driven over a rough patch in the road. The employee reported the incident on 7/20/2016 and taken to the clinic for eval...
07/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 21d restricted Employee was installing impeller and was spinning the belt to tighten impeller on to shaft. The belt was moving faster than the employee expected and left hand index finger was caught in-between shiv...
06/27/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting slope drip, utilizing the cutters in right hand, the employee lost footing and as was falling, reached out with right arm to catch self from the fall and in so doing cut the inside of l...
06/17/2016 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted On 6/17/2016, an employee was pulling a wagon of materials along the center line dam from behind, when EE was maneuvering around a valve and the wagon got caught and jerked employee causing EE's left...
06/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted On 6/15/2016, an employee was walking when they felt pain in their knee. They did not report the injury. On 6/16/2016, they reported the pain and requested to be evaluated by a medical professional. O...
06/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted On 6/11/2016, an employee was walking under the cell line when EE slipped and began to fall. EE grabbed onto a pole and caught self before EE hit the ground. On 6/12/2016, the employee returned to the...
06/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted On 6/11/2016, an employee was cleaning and came in contact with the slurry. The slurry caused the employee to feel a burning sensation. On 6/14/2016, the employee was given minor restrictions, however...
06/01/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost An employee was walking when EE stepped on a rock and rolled ankle.
05/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was conducting maintenance when EE was struck on the foot by the edge of a liner causing a severe bruise to the foot. The employee was taken to the clinic. The following day, 6/1/2016, the em...
05/25/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 5/25/2016, an employee was conducting a pre-shift inspection when felt something in right eye. EE rinsed eye with water but continued to feel irritation in eye. EE began to rub eye and then rinsed...
05/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out skirt board liners, EE went to push the liner out of the way and misjudged the distance smashing EE's right index finger. The skirt board weighs approx. 30 pounds.
05/16/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was shoveling when the handle broke and employee received a laceration to the right finger.
04/28/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was using their personal pocket knife to tighten screws on their Sirius radio when the knife slipped causing a laceration to their middle finger.
04/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 180d lost, 27d restricted An employee was walking down the shovel access stairs when a co-worker mistakenly activated the ""up"" mechanism causing the employee to stumble and experience pain in left knee.
04/18/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was adjusting torch to cut into awning, EE felt an irritation to EE's left eye. Employee went to truck where EE retrieved eye wash bottle and immediately rinsed left eye. Employee...
04/17/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee used personal pocket knife to cut orange. EE cut through the orange and contacted thumb causing a laceration requiring sutures.
04/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 6d restricted An employee was attempting to lift a shovel tooth adaptor into the bucket of a bobcat when EE felt pain in left shoulder.
04/17/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was torqueing the right final drive mounting bolts on the 616 haul truck with an air regulated torque wrench. The socket slipped off of the bolt and slammed Employee's hand against the final...
04/07/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was walking on a pipe when EE began to lose balance. EE placed hand out for balance and contacted a wall mounted bracket causing a laceration to the wrist.
04/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 16d restricted An employee was setting the strong-back in place when EE's finger was pinched causing a fracture to the right ring finger.
04/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was moving a locker when it tipped over and struck EE's leg causing a bruise.
04/05/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Two employees were installing a bearing. When one employee swung the hammer attempting to strike the bearing ee inadvertently struck the other employee in the hand with the hammer causing a fracture t...
04/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While working on the tracks at the South West Mine for Leach Radial Stacker #3, an employee was standing back at approximately 111 feet away from the track. While watching the track make a move ee fel...
04/01/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 4/1/2016, an employee working assisting with a shovel move. As ee applied tension to the rope to remove the slack. The rope broke causing the employee to stumble backwards and fall striking elbow...
03/31/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted On 3/31/2016, an employee tripped and fell causing ee to land on shoulder. The employee did not report the injury until 4/1/2016 and was seen by medical staff. On 4/2/2016, the employee attended a fol...
03/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was conducting routine pm walk down of the belts near the P5/P6 transfer chute when ee bent down to clear the rocks from the walkway when the Air Canon fired causing the mountain side door of...
03/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee tossed a chain over a driveline when it swing back and struck in the mouth causing ee tooth to chip.
03/17/2016 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Upon entering transport van 0068 employee felt a pain as if something had bitten EE. Once on the job site EE noticed a swollen ball at the top of EE's hand. The employee was transported to clinic an...
03/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted On 3/7/2016, an employee was removing the thermal coupling when ee noticed a slight pain in wrist. The employee reported the pain on 3/8/2016 and was taken for medical evaluation. On 3/9/2016, the emp...
02/25/2016 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was walking across service bay. While walking, EE's ankle buckled. EE heard a popping noise and EE was unable to stand with full weight on EE's foot.
02/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 3d lost, 8d restricted A mechanic was changing the ripper shank when the guard shifted and smashed finger between the guard and the shank. ***Per phone call distal tip of left index finger, a very small amount of bone was a...
02/17/2016 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill crew were advancing 16 x 10 sections of casing. The driller did not realize that the 16 casing had moved up with the pipe into the bottom of the drill table. A blast of air and cuttings blew ou...
02/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was cleaning drill parts when EE felt something in eye. EE flushed eye but continued to feel irritation. The employee worked the remainder of shift and the following morning reported to th...
02/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted An employee was driving a pin from a stiff arm when the pin released and the stiff arm dropped slightly and pinched the employee's hand causing a laceration to outer palm.
02/04/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost An employee was skinning insulation when knife slipped causing laceration to finger.
01/29/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee tripped while walking across the deck of the haul truck and struck the fire extinguisher resulting in a laceration to the chin.
01/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted On 1/24/2016, an employee was performing clean-up activities and felt pain in shoulder. The employee reported the injury on 1/26/2016.
01/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted An employee was dismounting the haul truck when EE stepped wrong onto the ground and felt pain in foot.
01/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While moving sample bucks from the sample collection area, an employee felt a pop and pain on the left shoulder.
01/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 98d restricted An employee was climbing onto the equipment at the start of shift and felt a pop in elbow.