Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/10/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The operator of the 606 Haul Truck felt pain in her back after being rough loaded at the 12 Shovel.
12/07/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was operating the 631 Haul Truck when he ran over a pot hole causing pain in his lower back.
11/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Setting pipe the employee grabbed the pipe to control the swing and caught his finger between the pipe and Cable tray causing a laceration
11/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 53d restricted Employee was navigating a congested area when he caught his foot in a loop of cable, and spun around to prevent from falling backwards and twisted around while his foot remained stuck causing a fractu...
11/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was walking when he tripped on a rock and fell causing a laceration to his upper and lower lip.
11/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was assisting with the removal of an inside duel tire on a F-350 flatbed truck, he had his fingers in a relief hole of the rim, when the rim dropped off the lugs it pinched his finger between...
11/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee sustained a laceration to his left thumb, while cutting duct tape with his pruning sheers. The employee was attempting to remove an unusable portion of tape from the roll. Medical treatm...
11/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was picking up trip cable that had been banded into a loop. As he tossed the bundle over his tailgate into the bed of the truck, the metal band contacted his left hand causing a laceration...
11/10/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted The employee was exiting a piece of equipment when he slipped and fell.
11/09/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was operating the lathe when the scale snagged on the bushing causing a laceration to his finger.
11/05/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The operator of the SX-526 Broderson was retracting the outriggers when it rolled onto an employee's foot.
11/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted An employee was attaching a chain hook to a D-Ring and pinched his right pinky finger between the hook and the D-Ring.
10/01/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a bolt when the socket slipped off of the bolt and the torque wrench with an extension came up and struck the individual in the mouth chipping the two front teeth.
09/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was removing track pins at the 5400 lay down yard, while using a 12 pound hammer, with duct tape on the head, to break loose the pin, a piece of fly metal hit his right cheek.
09/16/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using his personal pocket knife to pry a bent piece of metal when the knife slipped and punctured his left wrist.
09/12/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The operator of the 518 Haul Truck was traveling up a road when he drove over a minor dip in the road and felt pain in his shoulder.
09/10/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 53d restricted Employee was stepping down from the bottom step onto the ground when he rolled his left ankle.
09/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 5d restricted Employee was removing a shim when a latch bar dropped contacting his finger resulting in an avulsion to left 3rd finger.
09/04/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a 637E scraper and lost control when his front tire went over a windrow causing the scraper to bounce. The employees hardhat fell off and he went forward hitting the window latc...
09/03/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a come along, he repositioned his hand to start pulling pipe, the tension of the twist in the chain unwound, and struck him in his mouth chipping his tooth.
08/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost An employee operating a tracked skid steer attempted to make a turn and contacted his co-worker pushing him between the track and an I-Beam of a wet screen stand.
08/24/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted An employee was returning from a break, as he entered the cab an shut the door he caught his middle finger in the door.
08/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 124d lost, 14d restricted As the employee was exiting the cab of the FB005A Flatbed and stepped backwards instead of down causing him to fall landing on his elbow causing a fracture.
08/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to remove a ball from the liner the eye broke off and struck the employee in the cheek causing a minor laceration to the right cheek.
08/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Climbing back into the truc, he shifted his weight and felt his leg pull
08/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to tighten an air line when he struck above the eyebrow with a wrench causing a small laceration.
08/11/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The operator of the 515 Haul Truck ran over a rough patch in the road and felt pain in lower back.
07/31/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing pre-strip copper when the plate swung towards him and contacted his arm causing a laceration.
07/25/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 7d restricted Employee was traveling down the haul road when he ran over spillage and felt pain in his back.
07/24/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The haul truck operator stated he felt pain in his back on 7/24/2014 after running over a pot hole. Reported injury on 7/25/2014.
07/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Limited access to task location. While making adjustments to equipment employee stuck right elbow on steel crusher tire. Employee sustained a small puncture wound (.5mm) on elbow.
07/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 53d restricted While stripping lines on a stockpile, an employee twisted their ankle.
07/21/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 24d lost An employee was removing a piece of pull point (LB) from conduit when the pipe wrench slipped causing the employee's right index finger to be smashed between the conduit and the wrench.
07/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 214d lost E/E was sprayed with sulfuric acid while working on the rail car unloading dock.
07/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 7/15/2014 an employee was attempting to hook up a trailer when he felt pain in lower back, but did not report the injury until 7/17/2014.
07/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee rolled ankle when he was exiting back of service truck, The ankle was swollen enough that the employee could not put his boot back on.
07/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted E/E was loading 55 gal barrels into the bucket of a skidsteer. During the process the E/E pinched a finger on the left hand between two barrels. E/E was treated at the local clinic and given duty rest...
07/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was helping install a grating panel across a launder wall, when the tip of his left pinky finger was pinched between the grating being placed and an existing panel already in place.
07/07/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted Employee slipped while accessing the engine compartment causing pain in shoulder. On 8/1/20104 he was seen by a specialist giving him restrictions for work.
07/06/2014 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted An employee moved in a twisting motion in his seat to obtain a better view and felt pain in his back.
07/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was replacing the cam gates when he hit his head on an overhead beam. The employee was wearing his hard hat at the time.
07/03/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 178d restricted Employee was pre-occupied on a cell phone was not paying attention. The area that the worker was in was not a commonly traveled area. This area contained open holes that were not properly barricaded...
06/30/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was exiting portable toilet, tripped, and fell to the ground. The employee was evaluated at the local health facility and found to have a fracture to her right ankle.
06/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck his right hand on the bottom of a hub liner causing a small laceration on top of his right hand. Employee was wearing leather gloves at the time.
06/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was removing his welding hood when a foreign body entered his left eye. The employee was treated for a foreign body embedded in the eye. The employee was treated and returned to work with...
06/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 12d lost While a pump was being hoisted it contacted overhead grating, in attempt to guide the load, the employee pinched his finger between the crane block and cable.
06/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving c-channel steel with coworkers. The steel shifted and struck the employee's boot, which was steel toe. The employee was treated and released to work, but returned on the morning of...
06/19/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted On 6/19/2014 the employee slipped and fell on the 2nd step of the Haul Truck causing pain in her shoulder, she was evaluated and released without restrictions. On 6/21/2014 the employee returned to th...
06/13/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee twisted her ankle while stepping out of a van. Employee returned to the clinic on 6/16/2014 with continued pain and was given work restrictions.
06/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was putting away a full size compressed gas cylinder when it fell and struck his left foot.