Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM A DRILL HOLE WHEN THE ROCK ROLLED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
07/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 98d lost, 9d restricted Driver thought was finished unloading sulfuric acid. Driver disconnected hose before completing offload and was sprayed with acid.
07/03/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted On 7/3/2015, an employee went to walk down the catwalk his foot became stuck in the grating and rolled his ankle. On 7/6/2015, the employee returned to the clinic and was given restrictions.
06/26/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Uneven rocky terrain. Employee has been evaluated several times by different physicians at occ med and released to work fit for full duty with no restrictions. On the last evaluation employee was pu...
06/22/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was assigned to reseal left suspension cap on 571. Removed bolts and attached tooling cap then started to raise cap, but it was stuck. Tech instructed forklift driver to move forward. Cap suddenly bec...
06/19/2015 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost, 2d restricted An employee began to feel heat related symptoms on 6/19/2015 at approximately 10:30am. He was evaluated at the clinic and transported to the hospital for higher level of care.
06/15/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was completing task of prepping 30"" stainless steel pipe with a grinder, when employee set the grinder on the plywood without bringing the Tiger paw disk to a stop. EE's right upper part of...
06/14/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None It is likely a hot idler bearing caused the conveyor belt to catch fire. MSHA Accident Hotline was called at 1:38pm to report the event. There was not anyone in the area at the time of the fire.
06/13/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The operator of the 515 Haul Truck was backing up to the 46 Shovel to be loaded. The Haul Truck operator did not follow the shovel operator's directive when he honked his horn for the truck to stop. T...
06/10/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 42d restricted An employee was assisting a co-worker using an air hose & lance when the hose separated from the lance causing the hose to whip around striking the employee's hand, resulting in a fracture to the righ...
06/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was carrying a 60lb roller and had a set of steps (2 steps) to step up and when he stepped he felt a strain in his lower back.
05/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost An employee was attempting to remove a radiator cap when he was splashed with hot radiator fluid on the hand.
05/28/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted On 5/28/2015 an employee was riding in a man van to her truck assignment when the van hit a pothole causing the employee to feel pain in her neck. On 5/29/2015, the employee attended a follow-up appoi...
05/11/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting the box open from right to left, towards her. The utility knife went through the tape on the box and contacted her left lower arm causing a laceration.
05/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted An employee developed minor chemical burns to both ankles after stepping in concentrate.
04/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted On 4/28/2015, an employee received a bruise on her lower arm when she struck it against the boarding ladder. On 5/15/2015, the employee returned to the clinic for unresolved pain and was given restric...
04/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted On 4/27/2015, an employee removed a rock that was wedged between the push arm and tilt cylinder on a crawler at which time he was evaluated and returned to work without restrictions. On 5/14/2015, the...
04/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Technician informed me last rotation that he had back pain but was not sure when it happened. We decided to let him rest to see if it got better. He still has back pain. The technician has given diffe...
04/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Assigned to complete a post oil change on 508. Connected the evac pump and found it did not work. Went to replace evac pump, removed the air hose thinking that all of pressure was released but there...
04/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was removing a piece of metal and received a laceration to the finger.
04/02/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding in a tight area, he released trigger with the left hand and the grinder wheel caught in the area that he was grinding. The grinder then struck his right hand causing a laceration...
04/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 94d restricted Individual was walking along same level surface and slipped, in the process of attempting to regain balance employee sustained left wrist fracture.
03/27/2015 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee directing lift operator. The forks needed to be moved together. The slide bar has pinch points. When bar moved it allows the forks around the hook. The bar did not slide, he placed one hand a...
03/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 46d restricted On 3/27/2015, an employee felt pain in his shoulder while performing installing a filter. The employee was evaluated at the clinic at returned to work to his normal position. After continual pain the...
03/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee received raffinate/sulfate in left eye causing Alkaline burn to his cornea and conjunctive sac.
03/20/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 39d restricted An employee slipped and fell while standing on the engine compartment platform of the Rubber Tire Dozer.
03/19/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee reported on 3/20/2015 that he felt pain in his back from driving during the previous shift on 3/19/2015.
03/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted An employee was rigging a load when the shackle swung and struck him in the hand.
03/01/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The operator of the 571 Haul Truck backed into the dipper of the 40 Shovel causing pain in his lower back.
02/24/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 2/23/2015 an employee stated that the dipper of the 41 Shovel struck the headboard of his truck. Reported on 2/24/2015. On 2/24/2015, the employee stated he was rough loaded at the 40 Shovel.
02/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on the lower arm while installing a new screen arm causing a laceration.
02/13/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 95d restricted An employee was using an air lance and felt pain in his right shoulder.
02/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 60d lost, 16d restricted An employee twisted her ankle when she was walking from the RW Guard Shack to the gate access. On 2/18/2015 the employee returned to the clinic and was given restrictions.
02/06/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost An employee stepped in a tire rut and felt a pop in his knee.
01/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was installing liners on the HRC 3000 at the Metcalf, liner was attached to the lifting apparatus (magnet) outside the mill by another employee and was guided into the mill, where IE was to p...
01/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted An employee was attempting to change the steering cylinder when it slipped off the frame and pinching his left hand between the cylinder and the jack plate.
01/23/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting plastic off a pallet when the knife slipped causing a laceration to the left pinky finger.
01/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Employee was working on truck 541 replacing electrical harness. Employee was routing a harness and noticed that there was slack in it. Employee pulled on harness and felt a pop in his left shoulder....
01/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee shut her finger in the door.
01/15/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 9d restricted Employee was operating a hand drill when it kicked back causing a fracture to the finger.
01/13/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was traveling in a man van and hit a pot hole and felt pain in back.
01/11/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped on a 1-inch air hose and felt pain in back.
01/06/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was crouching down for approximately 30 minutes and when he stood and turned he felt pain in knee.
01/06/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee lost his balance while checking transmission lines and fell on his knee causing a fracture.
01/05/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was walking to the truck and twisted the left ankle on a rock.
12/31/2014 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was grinding on a dipper when he felt something in his left eye.
12/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured caught his thumb in a rigging chain while setting a power pole, received lacerations only with stiches. Return to duty same day.
12/17/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was tightening a bolt and sustained a laceration to his finger
12/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was in the improper position during task and proper communications not used.
12/13/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost The operator of the 584HT was descending the stairs when she slipped and fell causing an injury to her knee.