Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 52d restricted Employee was lifting a pump to be installed on a haul truck and felt a pop in his left shoulder.
08/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was using a pry bar cleaning muck on the shorthead crusher. The pry bar got stuck and was jerked out of the employee's left hand.
08/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 49d restricted Employee was carrying a bucket of D-rings and felt pain in his groin.
08/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was stepping over a 16-inch pipe. Employee fell and twisted his back.
08/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 8/2/2008. Employee got off the bus to go home at the end of shift and felt something in his eye. He had a piece of metal in his eye.
08/01/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was using a hydraulic ram to adjust the shorthead crusher. When changing from the loosen to the tighten position, the ram fell and caught the employee's finger between the ram and the crushe...
07/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was operating a truck and was stopped at a stop sign. Another employee operating a different truck ran into the back of the first employee's truck.
07/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 85d lost, 6d restricted Employee was a passenger in a vehicle that was rear-ended by another truck. Employee came back to the clinic on 10/23/2008 complaining of continued back pain. Employee was placed on restricted duty...
07/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was unloading sulfuric acid out of a semi tanker into a storage tank. He forgot to check to see if a gasket was in the coupling device and when he opened the valve to unload, acid sprayed out...
07/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was stepping off of a curb and twisted his right ankle.
07/23/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted Employee was operating an ATV climbing a windrow. In the process, the ATV flipped.
07/21/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 12d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7/20/2008. Employee was servicing the #59 CAT. Employee stepped on a rock and twisted his left knee.
07/21/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7/20/2008. Employee was exiting out of a van and struck his knee on the side of the van.
07/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was working on a manlift basket. Employee was trying to free up the lock mechanism. He had his hand on the basket handrail and when it freed up, it dropped, pulling the employee off the CAT...
07/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None while surveying seting over pipe leaned on a culvert pipe felt a pain in the knee thought nothing of it continued with day, 5/19/08 looked at knee brusing from left knee to ankle took hiself to er. Dr...
07/18/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Original E-Document #640391 was amended in error on 8/22/08 as it was thought to be recurring injury. However, it was found to be pre-existing condition per MSHA definition. Therefore, this documen...
07/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7/16/2008. Employee was checking the oil on a haul truck and oil splashed into his eye.
07/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee caught his finger between a cable reel and a guard on the line crew's rope trailer.
07/08/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7/7/2008. Employee was walking in the filter plant when he ran into a piece of square tubing that was hanging from an overhead pipe.
07/07/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was looking under a crusher and got dust in his eye causing an abrasion.
07/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was helping change a tire, when the tire fell, catching his right hand between the tire and the concrete floor.
07/01/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted At 11:35 AM employee was shoveling at the C-fine chutes at the Metcalf secondary crusher. As he reached the top of the stairs, he slid backwards into an 8"" opening next to a 36"" section of duct work...
07/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was flushing lines on a dump when raffinate splashed in the employee's eye.
07/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A tie-down strap on a piece of equipment came loose. Employee went to tighten it, the strap broke loose and struck the employee on the chin and mouth.
06/30/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee having breathing problems.
06/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was working in the truck shop. Employee was changing out bolts on a dozer and received a laceration to his right hand.
06/29/2008 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was attempting to move his tool cart from one bay to another in the Heavy Duty Truck Shop. Employee jerked the cart to get it rolling (approximately 700 lbs.) and felt his shoulder pop.
06/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 170d lost, 66d restricted Shift began 6/28/2008 @ 7:00 p.m. Employee slipped on grease on haul truck; caught himself on handrail. Employee complained of rib pain but released to work. Employee was taken off work 7/22/2008...
06/29/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and hit a pothole in the road causing pain to his back.
06/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee's vest got caught on the gate going down into the house of the #71 shovel. Employee turned to release his vest and felt pain in his right knee.
06/24/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was operating a water truck and hit a dip in the road causing pain to her shoulder. Employee was seen on this day and released full duty. Employee went back to the clinic on 7/13/08 compl...
06/24/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck. Employee experienced neck/back pain after being loaded by a shovel.
06/23/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was working at a gate. A bucket truck drove through the gate, the bucket struck the employee on the head knocking her hard hat off. Employee fell to the ground to get out of the way of the...
06/23/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was operating a haul truck. The employee struck a bump in the road and experienced pain in his neck and back.
06/20/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was changing ripper points on a dozer. Employee was using an air hammer and a piece of fly metal was imbedded in the employee's left arm.
06/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was mounting a shovel. His left foot slipped off the ladder causing employee to fall back. Employee held on to the rail with his right hand causing pain to his right side.
06/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee is a drill operator. Employee was on the ground measuring a hole and slipped on the dirt landing on her right hand.
06/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Was tripping rods and when moving rods from the drill head to the 2nd rack, employee twisted wrong and strained a muscle in her lower back.
06/12/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was operating a haul truck and was jarred when the shovel dropped the load into the bed of the haul truck.
06/11/2008 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. on 6/10/2008. Employee was removing his lock off of a piece of equipment when he felt a jolt of electricity.
06/11/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 6/10/2008. Employee was operating a rubber tire and it was struck by a boulder while cleaning a shovel pit.
06/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee thumb was caught in a hand operated cable crimping tool. Crush injury to left thumb.
06/09/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was spraying a launder at the #3 ball mill and began to experience pain in his back.
06/09/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was stung by a bee on the hand while getting locks out of a locker.
06/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 7d restricted Conditions were normal. Employee swung a hammer at a wedge hitting the side of the wedge it bounced off and jerked his right shoulder. He said he had instant pain in his right shoulder.
06/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was operating a crawler on a dump. Employee exited the cab and attempted to grab a flag on the ground while holding on to the manbasket. The manbasket came loose and the employee fell to th...
06/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee was picking up a copper cathode out of the cell line when he felt a burning pain in his back.
06/04/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 6/3/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and felt her back tighten up after being loaded by a shovel.
06/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee's hand burned by coolant.
05/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 5/30/2008. Employee fell off of the ladder onto a shovel during shift change. EE was released to full duty on 6/12/08. EE returned to clinic on 6/25/08 and was...