Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/28/2013 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 2d restricted Employee twisted his body around to retrieve a tool from his tool belt when he states he felt pain in the back. The employee received days away from work.
12/22/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Carpenter was stripping forms and bumped his head on a support member.
12/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE received a laceration to the right thumb when it was caught between a railroad tie and a pipe support. A coworker mishandled the railroad tie and dropped it onto the employees hand as he was settin...
12/18/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt something crawling on his back, he attempted to swat it away when it fell into his pants and he felt a sting to his buttocks.
12/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee states that he felt shoulder pain after performing maintenance on 12/18/2013, did not report injury until 1/15/2014.
12/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stepped on a pile of dirt that gave way causing his ankle to twist.
12/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE received a laceration to the right pinky finger while making an adjustment to the retaining ring of a LeJune gun. Three sutures were required to close the wound and the employee returned to full du...
12/17/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 2d restricted Employee bumped head on overhead pipe.
12/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 37d restricted Maintenance employee smashed finger between a valve and a pipe.
12/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a hand held grinder. When he finished his task. He lifted his face shield and looked up. It was at this time that he felt a foreign body enter his right eye. The eye was flushed...
12/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Carpenter employee received a laceration to the palm of his left hand after reaching out to grab a section of rebar to steady his balance. The rebar came into the back side of the gloved hand and requ...
12/09/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to open a gate while driving a forklift when the gate wouldn't open. Employee's hand was made contact with the forklift rack causing a laceration to the hand.
12/05/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Operator of the #7 water truck hit a pothole leaving the water stand causing a low back pain.
12/03/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched finger between a ratchet and square tubing.
12/02/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee felt pain in lower back in December 2013, did not report until March 2014. Medical evaluation on 4/3/2014 placed the employee on restricted work activities.
11/26/2013 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted Employee complained of hand swelling and redness on left hand ring finger. Initially thought was due to a presumed insect bite.
11/26/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee states that he injured his back while loading materials.
11/26/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was striping wire with a razor knife and while cutting the wire the knife slipped and cut through his leather glove. The employee received a laceration to the left thumb requiring six sutures...
11/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employees were repositioning forks on forklift when a stuck fork released and caught the employee's middle finger between the frame and the fork. The employee pulled their finger from the pinch point...
11/16/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to relocate a battery powered potable bandsaw when he mishandled the tool and operated the trigger while attempting to grab the tool with the other hand. This caused him to cut his l...
11/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 17d restricted Employee stated that while trying to reposition a piece of channel iron he dropped on his foot causing a fracture to 3 bones in his right foot.
11/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was sitting in a chair when he fell out of the chair and felt pain in his right wrist.
11/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Employee was standing on a dozer frame that had been removed from the dozer, blade was laying front down with arms vertical. When she stepped off the top of the frame onto a hoist pivot cylinder link....
11/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 115d restricted EE was reaching out to grab a piece of grating with a grating hook while holding on to a handrail with his left hand. His foot slipped allowing him to fall forward extending his arm until the left sho...
11/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 45d restricted Employee was working as a carpenter and mis stepped and sprained ankle.
11/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pipefitter helper was removing the hoisting ring of a three legged bridle; the rigging was transported to site on the forks of a loader. Ring became wedged on a fork during transport. Employee positio...
10/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 112d restricted Contractor employee working as a carpenter miss stepped and twisted his ankle. The injury resulted in a fractured ankle.
10/28/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted EE walked to a pallet to retrieve a small piece of angle iron and as he bent over to pick it up he lost his balance falling into the pallet. The employee put his hands out and the right hand went betw...
10/19/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 240d restricted EE was walking to the bus after completing his shift when he stepped on a rock and rolled the left ankle and twisting the right knee. The employee missed his next scheduled shift and was then evaluate...
10/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was walking through tool box storage area when he tripped on the corner of a tool box and fell into another tool box contacting his face. The employee received a fracture to the orbital area of the...
10/12/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted A carpenter using a 1/2"" drill with a 3/4"" paddle bit was drilling a 2x4. The drill caught a nail, causing the handle to twist. The 4th and 5th finger on his right hand was caught in the twisting m...
10/09/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was attempting to strike a bull pin with an 8 lb sledge hammer to assist in the connection of structural steel when his left index finger struck the edge of the flange on the steel be...
10/07/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost OPERATOR PARKED HIS TRUCK AND PLACED TIRE CHALKS UNDER TIRES, STEPPED BACK TO GO BACK INTO HIS TRUCK AND STEPPED ONTO THE CHALK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
10/07/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was riding in a man van when the van hit a pot hole causing the employee to experience pain in his neck.
10/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE's foot slipped from a form wall as the employee attempted to step off the wall after descending the wall with fall protection. As the employees foot slipped EE fell 2 feet to grade landing on the l...
10/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE received a foreign body to the eye during shift on 10-2-13 but did not realize. The following morning the employee returned to work and the foreign body was removed and prescription given.
09/30/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee #1 was grinding panels inside the Fine Ore Bins at the concentrator. A second employee was grinding next to employee #1 and hit a rough area on the panel causing the grinder to jump to the le...
09/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE was assisting work crew in the installation of a conveyor table by way of rigging when the load shift and struck the employee in the shoulder. This caused ligament separation in the shoulder.
09/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE received a loose foreign body (dust) to the eye. Eye was flushed and debris removed. Several days later the employee reported discomfort and an abrasion was discovered. A prescription medication wa...
09/17/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee sttempting to remove a hitch one service truck utilizing a hydraulic ram to push it off due to hitch being slightly bent and would not come out. A small piece of metal broke off, going under...
09/16/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut right index finger with a utility knife, while skiving the belt to install belt clips.
09/15/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 41d restricted Nightshift on 09/14/2013, employee was operating the 562 haul truck when the 591 haul truck, made contact with his haul truck.
09/15/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was operating the 511 haul truck when he hit a bump in the haul road.
09/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to access an elevated work area when he grabbed a horizontal scaffold runner with his right hand and the outside of his right forearm was contacting the vertical upright. When...
09/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were stripping plywood forms; an employee had removed a 2'x 1'piece of plywood. When moving the plywood a corner struck EE above his safety glasses and below his hardhat brim, causing a lace...
09/06/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 205d restricted An employee lost his balance while stepping backwards to allow another employee access to a walk way. The employee tripped and fell backwards, landing on his shoulder fracturing his left shoulder bla...
08/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinch left index finger between a sling and a crane hook.
08/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was removing an item from his bag when he heard his a pop in his ankle.
08/23/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee received a foreign body to the eye while walking by another work area. The object was removed and prescription medication given.
08/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was walking down the ramp when she slipped on loose gravel causing her twist her knee.