Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/13/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EE was at general office storage room. Had just sat down to take a sip of coffee and then decided to empty the mop water. As she stood up, she felt a pop in the left knee. She sat back down for 20 min...
03/10/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The 596 haul truck was being loaded at the 15 shovel. When she received the first dipper of muck, she felt pain in her neck and back.
03/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee hurt right shoulder while pulling power cable on 3/1/09. It was not reported to Safety until he went to the clinic on 5/2/09. After an investigation was completed, it was determined to be a...
02/26/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was operating an ATV, when he hit a rock. The employee went forward over the handle bars and landed on his shoulder.
02/25/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was slewing the RS1 Radial Stacker on the North Mine for Leach pad, when he drove the stacker off the edge of the 3 foot lift.
02/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 29d restricted Employee was reaching into a hopper to remove boulders, when he felt a ""pop"" in his right lower leg.
02/20/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was initially injured on 6/19/2008 (E-Document #638715). Employee returned back to work on 1/28/2009. Went on his 7 days off on 02/12/2009 and then went to his personal doctor on 02/20/2009...
02/20/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was working in Section ""J"" cell, line 30, when a blank cathode got hung up on a sleeper. The blank cathode came off of the strongback, landing on the employee's left foot.
02/15/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 30d lost Employee removed the pin on the Index stacker and a rock fell in the hole. He stuck his finger in the hole and the wheel was turned and pinched the employee's finger.
02/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 33d restricted The employee went to unlock a control room door, when the rocks under his foot slipped out from under him and he hit his left knee on the cement pad.
01/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was under a belt, replacing an idler. While lifting the idler, employee felt a pain in his back.
01/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was initially injured on 6/19/2008 (E-Docment #638715). Employee has been back to work full duty. On 1/22/2009 he was taken off work again (no new injury). A new 7000-1 is being submitted...
01/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee received a laceration to his finger when attempting to lower a nose cone liner from a shelf.
01/20/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and was traveling down a ramp behind another truck. The truck in the lead stopped on the haul road, the haul truck following attempted to stop but went into a s...
01/10/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 1-9-2009. Employee was operating a service truck and rear-ended another truck.
01/06/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reached to grab the sawall out of the Utility truck. The employee hit the switch and pinched the right index finger on the shaft cover of the sawall.
01/02/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Operator of the 610 haul truck felt pain in his lower back when he dismounted his haul truck at the end of his shift. He got loaded at the 41 shovel about 4:00 p.m. and was shook around a bit. He di...
12/30/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking out of the cab of the 563 haul truck, where the cab filter door had come open and he did not see it. He struck his knee on the corner of the door.
12/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was lowering blanks into cell. One blank hung up and he tried to free the blank from the strongback. The blank fell catching the employee's finger.
12/19/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was working on a ripped dump area. Employee tripped on a rock and landed on his left foot, causing pain and swelling.
12/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching to shut the down of the South Staker Control Room, when the wind caught the door and it shut on his fingers.
12/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Laceration to right thumb.
12/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted The employee was shoveling dirt around the LVA barricades. He states that he was sore and did not realize he was hurt. He went on his 7 days off and came back Graveyard on 12/18/2008 and reported to...
12/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The crew had just finished waxing floors & were preparing to leave the area. EE had left her hard hat in the room they had just waxed. She went back to get it & slipped on the not-dry waxed floor. She...
12/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 16d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 12/5/2008. He was installing a transmission on a haul truck. A weld on a D-ring broke and a chain struck him resulting in a fracture to his right arm.
12/05/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was operating the 546 haul truck and was being loaded by the 39 shovel. Employee was spotted when the shovel dipper door opened and the muck fell on the duck tail.
12/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. He was a passenger in a van that collided with a truck.
12/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was installing a hydraulic ram into a core spliiter. The ram slipped and the employee reached to grab it. He felt pain in his back. He was already being treated for pre-existing back problem...
12/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. Employee was a passenger in a van that collided with a truck.
12/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. Employee was a passenger in a van that collided with a truck.
12/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. Employee was a passenger in a van that collided with a truck.
12/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. He was a passenger in a van that collided into a small truck.
12/01/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and was being loaded by a shovel. The dipper opened prematurely causing the bed of the haul truck to rise and jar the employee.
11/29/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee's shift began at 5:00 p.m. on 11/28/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and was backing up to a shovel to be loaded. The shovel's dipper opened prematurely on the dove tail, causing t...
11/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was replacing an idler on a conveyor system. The idler fell and struck the employee on the right hand.
11/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee's right fingers were fractured and lacerated when they were smashed between a hanging bar and a cable.
11/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The lid of a gang box fell shut striking the employees head.
11/24/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee fractured two fingers when he placed his hand between a conveyor belt and an idler.
11/19/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was cleaning out a chute when a clump of material fell from the top of the chute. The material struck the employee on the back.
11/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the tilt hose clamps on a dozer. While he was taking off the bracket, the wrench slipped and contacted his finger, causing a laceration.
11/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was working at the Recycle Plant and his left leg was pinned between two pieces of pipe.
11/17/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/16/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and was being loaded by a shovel when the shovel struck the bed of the haul truck.
11/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting a van during shift change. The door on the van struck the employee on the left knee causing a laceration.
11/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was moving a tool box; his left foot got caught under the box.
11/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Employee was walking and tripped on a floor grating that was slightly elevated. Employee's left foot got hung up on the grating.
11/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Shoulder strain, neck pain.
11/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee received burns to his neck and face when unloading acid.
11/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing up the back ladder on a drill. The ladder slipped causing the employee to bump his leg and lacerate his shin.
11/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was pulling a block from the P-9 chute and twisted to his right side. Employee experienced pain in his lower back.
11/06/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was installing an expansion joint on a discharge line. Employee was holding a bracket with his left hand, swung a hammer and struck his left index finger causing a fracture/laceration.