Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was removing a large rock from a conveyor walkway. The rock rolled towards the employee and bumped into his right leg.
05/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and was lowering the bed when it slammed down hard causing the employee to experience back pain.
05/27/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the Fab Shop and cut his finger on a metal strand.
05/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee lifted a hydraulic ram and felt pain in his abdomen.
05/22/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was training on an ATV. The employee drove over 10"" pipe and mis-judged the pipe, causing her to flip over the handlebars of the ATV.
05/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees hand was caught between tools and the drill rod, while setting camera in drill string. Resulting in a laceration to the left hand.
05/18/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and was being loaded by a shovel. Employee was jarred when a boulder was loaded.
05/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was walking down some stairs and missed the last step, rolling his left foot underneath him.
05/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee was guiding a 3"" pipe on the leach field. Employee stepped on a rock that was loose, lost her balance, and fell landing on her left hand.
05/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee's shift began at 5:00 p.m. on 5/11/2008. Employee was attempting to get a screen out of a launder when he felt his back pop.
05/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was cleaning hoist screens at the heavy duty truck shop. Employee was using Citrus Solve to rinse the screens. Some of the liquid fell on the employee's right foot, penetrating the shoe. T...
05/10/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was cleaning around the conveyors when a guard fell and struck the employee on his right arm.
05/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was moving pole bridges at a shovel. Employee was struck by the cable knocking her to the ground resulting in a laceration to her left elbow.
05/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was unplugging a drain underneath flotation cells. Water mixture from the drain splashed into the employee's boot causing a burn to the employee's leg and foot.
05/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee was working on a gear drive, polishing the threads on the bottom of the box. When working with the tapered nut on the shaft, the nut slipped down the shaft, smashing the employee's finger.
04/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was rolling up cable on a cable truck. The employee was rolling it up fast and the pot head hit the back metal roller making it fly through the air and strike the employee on the hand.
04/23/2008 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 13d restricted Employee was testing continuity on equipment prior to start-up. He was using a megger instrument on 2300V switch gear. The circuit being tested happened to be live. The megger arced and the flash burn...
04/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was working on a leach field. The employee swung at a bee. The employee fell to the ground and felt pain in his lower back.
04/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was removing a worn idler. The idler slipped from the employee's right hand and caused a laceration.
04/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was walking to the bathroom on a dump when he stumbled and fell landing on his right elbow and shoulder.
04/16/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working at the lime silos and a gust of wind blew lime into the employee's eye.
04/13/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding tool and it broke in hand. The tool that was used was an impact socket on a impact torque wrench and locking pin came out of socket.
04/09/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Designated signal person for crane operator gave the signal to come up not knowing the other ground person had his hand between the cable on the 150 ton crane and the mill that was being lifted. Creat...
04/07/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. on 4/6/2008. Employee was working on a car body of a shovel and got something in his eye.
04/06/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding on a car body and experienced pain in his eye.
04/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and was loaded with a boulder. Employee experienced neck pain.
04/05/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was attempting to put a J-bar in the back of a rubber tire dozer. There were rocks in the hole, employee tried to force the bar through. The dirt and rocks loosened up and the employee's fi...
04/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was harvesting on the J cell line. As employee was taking a load to the machine, employee tripped and fell. He held his left hand out to catch himself and his hand landed on a clip that was...
04/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was leaning over to pick up a bedspread and felt a sharp pain in her back.
04/04/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trading operators on a dozer. The door was open and blew dust into the employee's eye.
04/02/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding and his eyes began to feel irritated.
04/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was unloading freight when banding material got hung out on the side gates of trailer. EE got on top of trailer to pull on banding material and banding material came apart and caused him to fall f...
03/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was attempting to lift one end of a regrind mill when the one-inch wire rope sling broke and struck the employee on the face.
03/31/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee was working as a locomotive switchman and was cutting cars. Employee was struck in the back by the ladder on a rail car when the train suddenly stopped.
03/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was walking down a flight of stairs in the concentrator. Employee missed a step, but did not fall. Employee was holding on to the hand rail. Employee felt pain in his back and right leg.
03/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on March 30th. Employee was pulling a lube line to fuel equipment. Employee lost his footing causing him to strain his lower back.
03/28/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in training on how to splice conveyor belt. The employee reached back for supplies and his elbow came in contact with an open razor knife that another employee was holding.
03/26/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was operating a haul truck. Employee felt something hit his knee, looked down and haul truck ran over a berm. Employee obtained medical care in another town; Freeport Morenci was not notifi...
03/21/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and was backing up under the dipper of a shovel. Employee did not hear the shovel horn and struck the dipper.
03/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 46d restricted Employee was hooking up pipe and felt a pop in his right knee. EE continued work until 6/19/08, still pain in knee. Examined by doctor and placed on restricted duty until tests determine cause of pain...
03/17/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was demonstrating the use of a grinder to another employee. Employee hit the trigger with his right hand and cut his finger on his left hand.
03/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was in engine compartment of a 793 breaking head bolts loose, felt pain in right bicep and tricep
03/13/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee parked a haul truck and was walking away when he stepped on a rock and twisted his knee.
03/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was raising a traffic control sign on S.R.191, after the sign was secured, he was lowering his arms, he lacerated his left forearm on a 5/16 bolt used to assemble the sign.
03/10/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was operating a grinder. Employee switched hands on the grinder, his glove got caught on the grinder wheel pulling the employee's finger into the grinder.
03/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and crew were changing out a pull back cable on a t-3 rig, when the employee stuck his finger through the eye on the cable end to finish pushing the pin out. When the pin came out, the head d...
03/08/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was bending over to pick up a sling. As employee reached for the sling, he felt a pain in his back.
03/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 54d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 3/6/2008. Employee was climbing down the ladder of a haul truck. Employee slipped and fell to the ground resulting in a fracture to the employee's thumb.
03/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was picking up a lock ring and was going to put it up for storage. Employee attempted to unlock the ring when it sprang open and struck the employee's left thumb.
03/06/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cutting tie wrap and knife slipped and cut wrist.