Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a box of toilet tissue and dropped the box on her foot.
09/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to get a clip unjammed from a banding machine when an object popped up and struck him in the lip causing a laceration.
09/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted He was moving in electrical cabinet with 3 people. When they got to a tight space he tried to move the cabinet alone and strained his lower back.
09/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 10d restricted Employee was hosing down under the #5 West ball mill. Employee was stepping in mud. Employee attempted to step backwards; however, his left foot was stuck in mud. Employee fell backwards straining...
09/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was transported to another location by a different driver. Employee had climbed down the ladder and placed her backpack on the ground. Employee got back on the ladder to get her lunchbox wh...
09/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was working on the #533 haul truck drive line and smashed his left hand.
09/07/2007 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 14d lost The employee was attempting to take up slack on a 12' x 1/2"" wire rope to lift the counter shaft and gear from spiral housing at #19 Mill. His right hand was guiding the rope; his left was giving sig...
09/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. on 9/2/07. Employee was loosening rocks stuck in a transfer chute. A rock struck the employee in the face causing a laceration on his forehead.
09/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was cleaning out a feeder pit. He was climbing out, struck his head on the vacuum truck connection which caused him to fall backwards onto the roller of the #6 belt.
08/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut finger on drill rod.
08/24/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding on day shift. Employee states that his eyes felt tired when he went home. Employee experienced discomfort in his eyes the next day.
08/24/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing on the bed of the FM27 truck installing a welding machine. Employee stepped back and fell off the truck striking his head and shoulder.
08/23/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was grinding surface of Moly flotation cell & mechanic tried to move grinder wheel guard before grinder came to a complete stop. Glove got caught in grinding wheel guard cutting left index finger a...
08/22/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE was operating the #537 haul truck being loaded by the #13 shovel. The shovel dipper and the haul truck made contact causing him to experience back pain. Amendment: The validity of this claim was q...
08/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 8d restricted Employee was working on the north MFL pad extending air lines on a 26 foot slope. Employee was positioned in the middle of the slope when she lost her footing and fell to the ground. Employee put he...
08/20/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was retrieving solids behind the #16 ball mill. Employee stepped over a hose and her left leg fell through a metal grating. Employee grabbed railing with her hands to stop the fall and stru...
08/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a tie wrap with a utility knife. Employee was pulling the knife towards himself when it slipped and lacerated his left thumb.
08/16/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck a piece of angle iron with a hammer to break it off of a shovel boom. The angle iron swung around and struck the employee in the mouth, chipping a tooth. He saw a dentist on August 31s...
08/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The crew were making an add and when the driller lifted the pipe off the truck, the employee grabbed the pipe and had it in position while it was being lowered. He lost his footing causing the pipe to...
08/10/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 209d lost Employee had just finished a drill run then put his hand below the swivel on the pipe to feel if the core spring was gripping, (it did not grip), he then lowered the drill string. There was slack in...
08/07/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's shift began on 8/6/2007 at 6:00 p.m. Employee was welding segments on the lip of a dipper. At the end of shift when the employee was washing up, he saw something in his right eye.
08/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee climbed off the #47 blade to speak to another employee. Employee began to climb back up on the blade and felt a muscle pull.
08/06/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was overseeing a job on a shovel. He bent down & when he tried to stand up, his back locked up on him. The validity of this claim was questioned, 7000-1 was not submitted. We received notification...
08/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tighting valve on saddle, felt a eye irritation with left eye, took off glasses and gloves rubbed eye, washed out eye and went back to work. Woke up next morning 8/7/07 with swollen upper left eye lid...
08/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the stainless steel bin located in Salvage Yard #3. Employee was attempting to remove a piece of pipe from a pile when his right forearm came into contact with another piece of steel...
08/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 8d restricted Employee was climbing out of the primary crusher when the ladder he was climbing slipped. Employee rode the ladder down approximately 4 feet before the ladder stopped.
08/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employees were lowering vertical motors onto crates. While lining up the bolt, the motor slipped and caught the injured's middle left finger between the bolt and the deck of the truck.
08/01/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee stated: using a jack hammer on 8/1/07 and woke up on 8/2/07 with his right hand swollen. Then reported to foreman. Employee did not request medical attention until 8/9/07.
07/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a dipper door. After inserting a 4x4 block of wood between the door and the dipper, the door shifted creating pressure on the wooden block. The block popped out and struck the...
07/28/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Employee states that the #16 shovel struck the dove tail of the #518 haul truck while being loaded. The validity of this claim was questioned, a 7000-1 was not submitted. We received notification fr...
07/26/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7-25-07. Employee was operating a haul truck and was jarred when the first dipper of muck was dumped in the truck.
07/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hammering a track pin with a 4-lb. hammer. A piece of pin flew off and struck the employee in his left leg.
07/23/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7-22-07. Employee left a shovel in the Garfield area, headed south to the UCC dump, when the front left tire blew out. Employee was rocked in the haul truck when the tire...
07/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 10d restricted Employee was changing a bit on a drill and had finished lubing it. Employee stepped on the decking of the drill to enter it and felt her foot pop. The validity of the claim was questioned, a 7000-1 wa...
07/13/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee's shift started on July 12, 2007 @ 7:00 p.m. Employee was cleaning up around the #2 shorthead crusher. Employee had loaded a wheelbarrow and was going to dump it into the crusher when the w...
07/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 16d restricted Employee states she was doing a walk-around on her haul truck and slipped in the mud. The validity of this claim was questioned, a 7000-1 was not submitted. We received notification from our insur...
07/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was standing to the side of the #2 adapter and was using a 16 lb. sledge hammer to adjust it. When employee swung the sledge hammer and it struck the adapter, employee felt a pop in his left...
07/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EE was rigging for a lift. His hand was caught in eye of rope when he adjusted eye.
07/07/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing front spider on 793 haul truck main driveline. He pinned finger between impact gun and torque converter when driveline bolt broke loose.
07/06/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee's shift started on 7/5/07 at 7:00 p.m. Employee was operating the #548 haul truck and was being loaded at the #70 shovel. After the first dipper, the employee experienced back/neck pain.
07/02/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the engine swing on Truck 562. As he was walking up the stairs at the front of the truck, the a/c condensor core bracket was sticking out in the pathway, as he was walking up...
07/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee lacerated right middle finger pulling on a control arm.
06/28/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hand grinder when the grinding wheel came apart and struck his right thigh causing a laceration that required sutures.
06/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted Employee was shoveling muck at the R1A-R1B transfer tower. She twisted and felt a pop in her lower back.
06/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on a steel plate and a spot on the plate was worn sharp. Employee lacerated the middle finger on his left hand.
06/24/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 241d lost Truck rolled on side on ramp.
06/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was in the back of a truck handing out face shields. Employee placed her right foot on the tire to climb down and lost her grip. Employee landed wrong twisting her left leg.
06/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to place area cap onto a rebar that was too large. Her hand slipped and left pinky finger was fractured on rebar.
06/13/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was operating the #553 haul truck and was being loaded at the #10 shovel. On the first dipper pass there was a boulder in the dipper. It was dropped into the bed of the haul truck causing t...
06/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a hoist cylinder, hammering a wedge to allow a spacer behind the cylinder. When hammering the wedge, employee missed the wedge and struck his left index finger, causing a lace...