Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/06/2013 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 37d restricted Employee placed fingers in line of fire while attempting to keep spacer aligned in a hydraulic cylinder. As another employee pushed pin through cylinder, tips of left hand middle finger and ring fing...
03/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee injured his left index finger when it was caught between a bearing housing and discharge end trunion. Employee did not report injury until 03/08/2013.
03/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor employee received a laceration to the left thumb when it was caught between the flange of a steel duct and a flatbed trailer during the off loading process. A forklift was used to offload t...
03/02/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding and running an impact on the bottom bolt and another employee was tapping the top bolt with a 4# hammer. The employee missed the top bolt and hit the other employee in mouth with...
03/01/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The 41 shovel was moving to align track pin hole, a rock projected and struck the employee on his lower right chin/neck. The employee was approximately 20 feet away from the shovel.
02/20/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 85d lost, 18d restricted After our investigation was completed on 3/28/2013, it was determined that a Crush and Convey employee after he slipped and fell, using his left hand to catch himself, injured his left shoulder.
02/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed her hand between a copper cathode bundle and bander. It is possible that she has a possible fracture of the left ring finger.
02/04/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the R8 R9 chute using a jackhammer when he lost his balance and struck his left little finger between the jackhammer handler and a block liner resulting in injury.
01/23/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The 590 haul truck was injured being loaded at the 17 shovel on his night shift of 01/22/2013.
01/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 13d restricted Employee was releasing a hook from the strongback, when the weight shifted and the hook smashed his left index finger.
01/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was venting a railcar. Once the pressure was released the employee walked off the railcar on to the trans loader and down the stairs. He walked 50 feet and reported to the other employees he...
12/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was assisting in the movement of a rolling scaffold when contact was made with a light fixture. The light fixture fell striking the injured employee in the mouth requiring sutures...
12/17/2012 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Savage received rail cars that were bigger and that were only 3/4 of the way full with Sulphur. That allowed the head space in the rail car to become greater and fill with H2S gas.
12/17/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted After our investigation, it has been determined that the employee injured his left arm, when he slipped and fell.
11/28/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Heavy Duty Truck shop mechanic received a laceration on his left cheek, when he struck a zipper link on a dozer track with a 4 pound sledge hammer and was struck in the face with a piece of fly meta...
11/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Crew member twisted knee while pulling sling from drill collars, employee was taken to medical center for evaluation.
11/19/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Two overhead cranes came together causing the suspended load to swing and strike the employee.
11/17/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted The 617 haul truck operator felt back pain while being loaded at the 17 shovel.
11/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got something in his left eye.
11/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 1d restricted Employee lost balance and fell, using his left arm to catch himself.
11/07/2012 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 219d lost Employee slipped and fell and his right hand was caught.
11/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee tripped over concrete parking barricade at the Stargo EW change room.
11/01/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking on flat ground and twisted her ankle, which resulted in a fracture.
10/31/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor employee received a fracture and sutures to his right ring finger. The employee was attempting to lift up on some grating which had fallen off to the side of a transport cart when his finge...
10/31/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lost balance and leaped from the platform of the 84 crawler and landed on his feet.
10/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was changing a leaking valve and was sprayed with acid mid after bumping a different valve on a separate line. Mist sprayed between overlaps in employee's PPE causing chemical burns to his wa...
10/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee injured right pinkie finger while conducting drill maintenance.
10/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Contractor employee was using a shovel to clean up ore from the fine ore bins when she received a strain to her lower back. Employee received restricted duty.
10/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping slag on a shovel dipper and felt discomfort in his left eye.
09/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Inexperience. Broken thumb
09/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee's left thumb was smashed between the forks and a threading machine.
09/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Mechanic placed wheel chocks on the 553 haul truck and then walked to the front of the haul truck and felt back pain.
09/09/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee felt back pain while driving the 537 haul truck. This incident occurred on 09/08/2012 night shift.
09/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 4d restricted The PVC pipe glue melted and came apart spraying the employee with hot water causing second degree burns to the upper arm and leg.
09/06/2012 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 201d restricted Employee stepped out of the Mill Site Gate and felt pain in her left knee.
08/28/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 103d lost, 20d restricted Mechanic was swinging a 16 pound hammer, when he felt a pop in his left shoulder.
08/28/2012 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee reached back over his right shoulder and felt a twitch in his right shoulder.
08/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was assigned to flush on the 400 and 500 MFL pads and twisted her left ankle while walking to the valves.
08/25/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee hurt his left knee on the dashboard of the 584 haul truck at Garfield haul road.
08/21/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was operating an ATV, when his face struck the front rack.
08/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got moly in his eyes, while helping to unsand a line. Employee was on his 3 scheduled days off and returned back to work on his next scheduled shift.
08/03/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's hand was smashed in a haul truck door after a gust of wind blew it shut.
08/02/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor employee was using a pry bar when the item he was prying on became dislodged causing his left 5th finger to become caught between the pry bar and a lifting eye attached to a motor nearby. T...
07/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted The operator of the 597 haul truck twisted her ankle on a wet step, causing a fracture.
07/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Cut tip of right middle finger off while of loading gen set. Employee got his right middle finger caught between the tongue jack adjustment pin and a block of wood under the jack skid plate.
07/18/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At 11 AM on 7/18/12, EE was operating the controls with his right hand & leaning on flat plate that separated the lever control area from the drum that rotating drum with his fingers in the service po...
07/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted The employee was stripping airlines on the north MFL pads #9 and stepped into a low spot at which time he slipped and fell resulting in injury.
07/11/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee felt discomfort in lower back after being loaded at the 17 Shovel. Evaluated at Gila Health Resources on 7/12/2012, classified as First Aid. On 7/17/2012 employee was re-evaluated by Gila Hea...
07/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee smashed his left little finger between a tramp cylinder nut and doughnut.
07/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Contractor employee was removing a scaffold form bracket from a rack of material when the handrail bracket opened and caught the employees right index finger in a pinch point causing a laceration to t...