Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/22/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing the u-joints from a drive line with a hammer and punch, Employee had the hammer slip from his hand striking the thumb on his left hand. Employee was transported to medical facility and...
08/12/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee smashed left ring finger when the jack stand collar slid down at he stood the jack up.
08/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN BACKING RING AND FLANGE
08/10/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Mechanic fell off a ladder landing on his right knee.
07/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE received a laceration to the left index finger while assisting in the installation of a steel cross brace. The injured employees finger was caught between the line up pin and the steel as the pin w...
07/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was lifting/moving a 4 inch HDPE pipe into place to start fusing, when she felt pain in her right forearm/elbow.
07/23/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The operator of the 602 haul truck was traveling up the Northwest Ramp, when she made contact with a high spot in the haul road, causing her to injure her lower back.
07/20/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee attempted to drive a form stake into the ground while using a 10 lb sledge hammer and missed the stake with the head of the hammer and stiking his right index finger against the stake...
07/20/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost The injured employee climbed a concrete form wall to retrieve a piece of plywood which had come loose from another form when he missed a tie-off point with his personal fall arrest equipment resulting...
07/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was walking to the portable restroom when he slipped on a piece of grating placed in front of the restroom to clean off boots. As he slipped and fell to the ground he placed his hand out to c...
07/17/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was injured when the 30-O van hit a pothole.
07/16/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was riding in the 102-O man van (back seat), when the man van struck some pot holes, causing the employee to be jarred. The man van operator was traveling at approximately 5 mph.
07/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 84d restricted EE removed a scaffold leg from a scaffold during dismantle when incorrect positioning allowed to much force to be applied to the left knee causing a sprain. The employee was trying to hand off the sca...
07/11/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a 6"" angle grinder to cut a lifting eye from a steel beam when the cutting disc of the grinder broke causing the EE to lose control of the grinder. The grinder fell back onto the employe...
07/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee went to throw a hoe under a conveyor and hit his index finger on the conveyor structure, fracturing it.
07/09/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee states that while operating the 584 haul truck that she was rough loaded at the 44 shovel.
07/09/2013 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None A Haulage employee became sick while on the ground waiting on the mechanic to work on her haul truck.
07/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was traveling down the steps from the ball mill and missed the last step, causing her to fall and cut her left knee and twist her right ankle.
07/03/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laborer was sprayed with solution containing lime, slurry and water while he was opening the #22 ball mill classifier box lower cam gate.
06/30/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted Operator of the 508 haul truck states that she hit a pot hole.
06/29/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted EE attempted to take a step to begin walking and stepped on a rock forcing her knee backwards.
06/26/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the C unit fine chute hatch cover, as he loosened the bolts the cover fell, striking the back of the employee's hand.
06/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 31d restricted The operator of the #4 water truck was climbing back onto the first rung when her foot slipped and her right knee popped.
06/21/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The operator of the 646 haul truck stepped into the parking ditch and when he planted his left foot, his left knee popped.
06/17/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee experienced back pain after his trainee backed into the dipper and hit a pot hole.
06/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Mechanic was removing the dipstick for the transmission on the 52M Broderson crane, when his hand made contact with the fan blade.
06/13/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 14d restricted The rubber tire operator was hit with a piece of fly rock from a blown haul truck tire.
06/11/2013 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was working on the 49R drill when he was overcome with a heat related illness.
06/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost After our investigation, it has been determined that the employee injured her knee while walking down a flight of stairs by the #16 ball mill.
06/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crush & Convey lube crew employee was removing a guard to service the A2 secondary screen in the Metcalf Secondary crusher, when the guard became stuck and during removal the guard cut his left hand.
06/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 73d restricted Pinched thumb between spike keg and truck tool box. The employee was taken to a medical facility and received stitches for an open injury to his left thumb.
05/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted A machinist smashed his right hand between a motor grader cutting edge and the mold board, causing fractures to the middle and ring finger.
05/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 78d lost, 2d restricted Contractor employee received a serious contusion resulting in surgical intervention to correct a compartment syndrome to the left forearm. The injured employee's arm was caught between a steel cross b...
05/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Drill mechanic injured his left arm while picking up the corner of the fuel cooler.
05/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Two employees were trying to move a hoist brake into the shovel house. They maneuvered it up an 8"" step and in a horizontal position. As they tried to lay it down to roll it in, the brake slipped and...
05/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 30d restricted Contractor employee bent over at the waist to pick up 2 2X6X16 pieces of lumber when pain and discomfort was felt in the right lower back region.
05/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost After our medical investigation was completed on 09/13/2013, due to the employee previously having a fractured nonunion of his left clavicle (personal), it has been determined that the employee had a...
05/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic cut his left wrist while removing a water pump off of the 601 haul truck.
05/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost A feed plate slid down and contacted a Crush & Convey Maintenance employee's right foot.
04/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was stepping out of van when she stepped on a water bottle and fell down at which time she heard a pop on her left ankle.
04/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 151d lost, 20d restricted Crush & Convey helper tripped over some dirt in front of Metcalf and fell forward onto his left shoulder.
04/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to start an air compressor when he lost his balance and fell out of the bed of the truck hitting his head.
04/11/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was assigned to fuse 4 inch pipe. Employee reported on 04/11/2013, that she had injured her hand, bur refused medical treatment. She was brought to the clinic on 05/01/2013, released to ful...
04/10/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee felt pain in back after hitting a berm on the haul road, reported incident on 4/18/2013.
04/02/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing hose when his folding knife closed causing a laceration to the right finger.
04/02/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was operating the 57 Loader when he felt a pop in his right elbow while operating the bucket lever.
03/16/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck self in the forehead with a socket that was on the end of an impact wrench while he was removing cutting edges off of the 27 rubber tire.
03/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 132d lost, 15d restricted Employee was walking and the grating tipped resulting in the employee falling to the ground. Initial medical evaluation resulted in the employee returning to full capacity work. During a routine occup...
03/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE twisted knee stepping out of water in muddy conditions.
03/07/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee struck the inside of his foot with a 16 lb sledge hammer. The force of the impact caused the outside of his foot to come into contact with sharp metal that cut through his boot and lacera...