Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of rubber belting with a utility knife. The knife slipped through the rubber causing a laceration on the employee's wrist.
11/29/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was operating the #553 haul truck and slid into the back of the #518 haul truck.
11/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was operating the #538 haul truck and slipped on the deck of the haul truck.
11/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck. Employee got out of the cab of the truck to check for rocks. Employee attempted to get back into the cab of the truck and his right foot popped.
11/23/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was operating the #22 Rubber Tire. Employee ran over a rock and a pot hole and was jarred.
11/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee twisted his ankle climbing up the stairs on the #53R drill.
11/21/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving forklift, forks were low and hit hard subject on ground forcing employee to go forward and hit chin on steering wheel handle.
11/19/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee's shift began on 11/18/07 at 7:00 p.m. Employee was operating a haul truck and halfway through his shift began to experience discomfort in his back.
11/19/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was working at the concentrator cleaner floor staging area when a moly bag shifted and pinned his left leg/foot against a step.
11/17/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and began to experience numbness and pain in his arm.
11/17/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was operating Haul Truck #529, being loaded by the #10 shovel. On the 3rd dipper, a large rock was loaded into the truck. The boulder landed on the truck canopy, causing the employee to be...
11/15/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 8d restricted Employee was tightening bolts on the side frame of a shovel. He was using a hydraulic torque machine when a stop block from the shovel broke off landing on the employee's left foot.
11/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was walking downstairs near the #1 ball mill. Employee slipped and grabbed the handrail twisting his wrist.
11/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's shift began on 11/11/07. Employee was putting the cable sling ring on the crane hook when his finger got caught between the hook and the ring causing a laceration.
11/05/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was a passenger in the rear seat of a van. Driving along, the van hit a pot hole in the road causing the employee to strike her head on the roof of the van.
11/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 8d restricted Employee was repairing air dryer on truck that was connected to tow truck. Employee climbed up on tie rod to access dryer and felt something pull in stomach area. Later in the shift, employee sneeze...
11/05/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee bent down to the ground to pick up trash and felt a pop in his lower back.
11/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was at the north stacker taking a cable off of a dozer. He bent down and felt his left knee pop.
11/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was loading a bag of media used in the grinding process and slipped on ceramic beads on the floor. Employee put his left arm down to break his fall and fractured his wrist.
10/29/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 2d restricted Employee's shift started @ 7:00 p.m. on 10/28/07. Employee was operating the #545 haul truck being loaded by the #10 shovel. Employee states that on the second dipper, he was jarred knocking the win...
10/29/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. and was operating a haul truck. Over a period of a few hours, employee began to experience back pain.
10/24/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was changing shoes on a fusion machine and got right little finger caught between shoe and machine.
10/22/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in a manlift taking measurements on a dipper when he was exposed to welding fumes/smoke.
10/21/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Wind blew foreign object under safety glasses into eye.
10/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a cover from an electrical cabinet with a ratchet. The ratchet slipped off and struck the employee on the upper lip causing a laceration.
10/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting coolant hose with razor blade, blade broke causing him to jerk and strike himself in the right calf just below the knee.
10/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was holding the wear plate on the forks about three inches off the ground. The wear plate shifted causing wear plate to tilt forward pinching employee's three finger between the w...
10/15/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's shift began on 10/14/2007 at 5:00 p.m. Employee was tightening the skirting on a conveyor when the wrench slipped and struck him in the face. Employee received a small laceration on his l...
10/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking out to a van at the beginning of her shift, stepped on a rock causing her to fall and land on her knee.
10/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was operating a haul truck when he states that he was loaded with boulders that jarred the truck causing discomfort to his back.
10/05/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was re-rigging a 24x16 cross on the #824 machine. Employee had the boom operator lift the cross, it swung and smashed the employee's finger against the stainless cross. Employee received a...
10/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was transporting an oxygen cylinder from storage area and lost his footing causing him to fall onto a piece of sheet metal, causing laceration to left ear which required sutures.
10/03/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's shift began on 10/2/07 at 7:00 p.m. Employee was changing a drill bit on the 53R drill. As he was lowering the deck bushing with the remote control winch, he got his finger caught between...
10/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stepping off back of van. He stepped on 2""-3"" offset in the concrete and fell backwards and tried to break his fall with his hands.
09/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee was dismounting a haul truck and was halfway down the ladder when she caught her elbow on the grill. Employee's left foot slid between the side dismounting rails.
09/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee's shift started @ 6:00 p.m. on 9/28/07. Employee was operating haul truck and opened the door to let air in. Employee shut the door and it slammed on his right thumb.
09/29/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 76d lost, 4d restricted Employee was jarred in a vehicle when the vehicle hit a pot hole in the road.
09/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning under a cell line when she slipped and fell on mist balls. Employee received a laceration to her knee.
09/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving a piece of stainless steel pipe and strained his groin. He was released to full duty the same day. Over the next 3 1/2 weeks he restrained it and became a hernia requiring minor surgery...
09/28/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was chipping on a truck bed in the Fab Shop. Employee was wearing glasses and a faceshield when a piece of hot slag went into his right eye.
09/28/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was operating a haul truck and after the shovel operator loaded the third dipper, employee felt pain.
09/27/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was backing up a haul truck and ran into the dipper of a shovel. Employee was jarred in the truck.
09/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was climbing down a two-rung ladder in the Morenci Concentrator and felt his left knee buckle and bend backwards.
09/22/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was air arcing overhead on #16 Shove. Sparks flew into his welding hood & behind his safety glasses & landed in right eye.
09/22/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a bolt on the pump drive when his wrench slipped hitting the back of his hand on the yoke causing about a 1 inch cut.
09/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. 9/20/2007. He got out of the cab of his haul truck. His foot got caught under a brace bar on the truck causing him to fall and twist his body.
09/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was lowering herself off the 17R drill. She caught her foot on the bottom rung, fell, and landed on her left arm.
09/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 6d restricted EE initially injured her arm on 5-16-07 & was released full duty on 8-10-07. She was working regular job; however, on 9-19-07 She complained of pain and was seen at clinic. She was released with rest...
09/19/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was outside and was stung by a wasp.
09/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee was setting up cable rigging with 1"" cable and attaching a 1 1/4"" shackel. The weight of the cable rigging caused a pain in the lower back of the employee when he stood up.