Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/05/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of electrical tape with his pocket knife, when it cut through the tape and cut his left index finger, requiring sutures.
06/14/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 56d restricted After an intensive medical & incident investigation proving this injury was non work related, an Independent Medical Evaluator examined EE's injury and concluded on 8/20/12 EE's right knee has a menis...
06/10/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding casing with a 9"" grinder and was rotating casing when he grazed the grinding wheel with his right thigh causing a laceration which required 12 staples.
06/07/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hit his self in the forehead with a pry-bar
05/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill deck panels were removed to facilitate re-entry set-up. During this time the driller assistant returned from an errand and accessed the drill deck and fell through the open panels resulting in a...
04/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 24d restricted Employee was descending the No. 3 apron feeder, when the wooden step that he stepped on wobbled. The employee twisted and his right knee buckled and popped and he fell to the ground.
04/21/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was getting off 345BL Excavator when he noticed smoke coming from under the engine compartment. Employee shut off engine and grabbed fire extinguisher and attempted to extinguish fire but wa...
04/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing boulder that had landed on top of barricading sign. He and another employee were lifting the rock to allow another employee to pull sign from underneath. As sign was being pull...
04/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed little finger between screen arm and screen frame.
03/21/2012 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was in training on date and we had just finished respirator fit testing. We went on site to do a ground check on an AC unit. He watched another EE do the test and then left the mine. He was...
03/07/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 9d restricted A piece of fly metal embedded in the employee's right arm.
03/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE's left 5th finger was fractured while removing cab bolt.
02/23/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A mechanic was trying to knock out a bearing sleeve with a punch when the punch hit him in the mouth, chipping a tooth and loosening another.
01/31/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost After our investigation and doctor reviews, it has been determined that the employee injured his right knee while pulling power cable. The employee was working his normal job until 6/15/2012 when he...
01/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee felt pain in his back while lifting auger from drill clippings.
01/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed his right ring finger between a rock and the chute wall. This caused a laceration.
01/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employees were passing duct work by hand between one and another. The employee on the low end receiving the duct felt a pain in his right forearm. Employee was taken to medical facility for evaluati...
01/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was climbing back into the 86 dozer, when he felt and heard a pop in his right upper leg (back). Employee tore his hamstring.
12/31/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling in the #23 ball mill pit, when she went over the gravel and her thumb made contact with the angle iron table stand.
12/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost After investigation completed on 1/25/2012, it has been determined that an employee walking on the King 5320 stockpile felt a sharp pain in his left calf.
12/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 40d restricted 9:35 a.m. the employee began washing a F150 EMS Company vehicle and while walking toward the high pressure hose and valve to turn it on slipped on a icy surface. Employee fall on the concrete surface...
12/07/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee hurt his back while operating the 648 haul truck.
12/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee's right foot was hit by a worn shell liner, while it was being removed.
10/31/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped and fell on the steps in the Concentrator rougher flotation area, causing lacerations to his forehead (above eye) and nose, receiving stitches.
10/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 31d restricted Employee was checking the C-scalping screen door, when he slipped and fell backwards, landing on his elbow. The employee returned to be evaluated on 10/28/2011. On 10/31/2011, he received restriction...
09/29/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Helper and driller were washing the crew truck at the drill site. The helper was using a higher pressure washer to rinse the truck and did not see the drillers hand. He accidentally sprayed the dril...
09/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Contusion to right shoulder
09/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states his left finger was pinched between the pin and wet splitter mount.
09/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got his right index finger caught between the door of the #4 ball mill and the wall of the mill, when they were re-installing the door on the mill. Employee received stitches for the cut.
08/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's hand was at the base of the tie while another employee was hammering the tie. The tube shifted off the tie and fell off onto employee's right open hand causing a laceration to the ring fin...
08/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed the tip of his 5th finger on his left hand.
08/29/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was crawling under a desk carrying a scraper in his right hand to remove floor debris preparing to wax the floor. EE struck the scraper with his right knee causing the scraper to move striking his...
08/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fractured the tip of his second finger on his right hand. Employee injured finger on 08/26/2011 and was Scheduled off on the weekend returning to work on 08/29/2011.
08/23/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 80d lost, 44d restricted Pump Shop employee fell and his knee struck a pump stand.
08/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Lower back muscle strain while installing trans pump.
08/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Concentrator Maintenance employee received chemical burns to both legs.
08/05/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed his finger between the wrench and rim, when he was removing the oil plug on the right spindle of the 537 haul truck.
08/03/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a 3 inch HDPE pipe at the B-Hill laydown yard with a sawzall. The blade cut through the pipe and went through his boot, cutting his left foot between the 4th and 5th toe.
07/29/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding on a haul truck bed and received flash burns to his eyes.
07/22/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got something in his left eye after he was cutting on a spare D-11 push arm.
07/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cut to left index finger and received 8 stitches.
07/21/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted During scrape steel load out operations with a Volvo 290 excavator E/O ee was stopped by E/O ee to ask a question. E/O ee stopped the operation to talk to ee. EE did not set grappler bucket on the gro...
07/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was relocating a feedline and installing a blind flange, upon removal of the flange, residual pressure in the line splashed up into both eyes.
06/29/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT SHIN WITH A HAMMER.
06/28/2011 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was doing Hot Work Training and felt sick.
06/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 9d restricted Operator slipped and twisted right ankle.
06/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cornstarch dust caused irritation to employee's eye.
06/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stacking liners on a platform and got his finger caught between steel liner plates causing a laceration that required sutures to close
06/18/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Injured person was standing on the passenger side of the vehicle. FMI employee was backing his vehicle (1 ton flat bed) up, was blinded by the sun coming over the local horizon. He struck our vehic...
06/15/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 5d restricted Operator of the 84 Dozer slipped while dismounting dozer.