Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 132d restricted Employee was existing a service truck. Employee stepped out on the running board and went to pivot on his right foot when his body twisted around. Employee felt a pop in his right knee. We were not...
06/06/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was drilling a 1/4"" hole with a 1/2"" drill, when the bit stuck, causing the drill to rotate 360 degrees. He has a hairline fracture to his right ring finger.
05/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hit the side of a cutting edge with a 4lb hammer which caused it to splinter resulting in injury while working on the #84/24H motorgrader.
05/18/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee was putting a one inch impact air gun up on the counter to check it out to a mechanic, when he felt a pop and then a burning sensation in his left shoulder.
05/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While moving snub pulley away from structure to place shims, one of the chains that was being used to pull the pulley away came free and struck the employee on the right side of his rib cage.
05/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unplugging the crusher when a rock dislodged and struck the employee on the right forearm causing a laceration.
05/16/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 20d restricted Employee was straightening drip line that was being pulled by an ATV. The drip line got caught on a boulder. Employee lifted the drip line over the boulder at the same time the ATV was pulling it, cau...
05/10/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was using a 4"" grinder equipped with a mataubo blade cutting up 4"" galvanized 'C' channel. The bench had an accumulation of dust on it. A gust of wind blew dust up under his face shield i...
05/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The EE was working on throttle linkage inside cab of d8l dozer. Removed floor cover to access linkage and standing down inside opening. Left foot slipped causing ankle to twist. EE put on miner restri...
05/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was lifting pipe equipment with forklift and needed the chain on leg adjusted. He did not get help. He got off of forklift and tried to reposition the chain, when the roller rolled off the forks an...
04/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 280d restricted Employee slipped on a rock while picking up a shovel, falling on left shoulder. He is on restricted duty pending additional medical tests.
04/24/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee stepped out of the cab of a truck and rolled his ankle.
04/19/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was walking on the main floor of the metcalf crusher when she felt a sharp pain in her right calf that shot up to her inner thigh.
04/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was standing on a berm watching Haul truck training. Employee went to get off berm and twisted her right ankle in the process.
04/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Apprentice and Journeyman were climbing pole and while hanging a light Apprentice was going to move a little. He stuck left gaff into right leg in calf area requiring stitches.
04/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee is a member of the ERRT team and was assisting in lifting a patient on a gurney when she felt a strain in her lower back.
04/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was helping crane men unlock strongback on floor when he noticed a anode was not properly in the saddle and decided to get on rack to fix anode and doing so he fell off rack.
04/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was assigned to wash the T541 haul truck. After letting the bed down, he was descending the boarding when his foot got caught in his raincoat and last rung of the boarding ladder, causing him...
04/16/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping his weld when a piece of slag went between his respirator and safety glasses causing abrasion.
04/13/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was on a ladder hammering in a 10 foot ground rod. As he was hitting ground rod he missed and hit his right hand with the hammer.
04/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was moving a transformer from a conex with antoher person. When he lifted the transformer he felt a pain in the groin area.
04/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The operator of the 557HT was leaving the King 6200 dump when his truck started to slide into oncoming traffic. He turned his truck away from the traffic and as he did he hit a dry spot on the road c...
04/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While walking down a flight of stairs at crusher 2, employee's left boot got hung between the steps resulting a in twisted left ankle.
04/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee noticed no lime being injected to 17 Ball mill he wiggled the rubber hose at the end of the injection point and at this point the lime actuated striking the funnel and sprayed him on the face...
04/04/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a rock from a haul truck tire when the truck engine went into high idle and kicked up dirt which blew into employee's eye.
04/03/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The 546 haul truck was loaded out by the 12 shovel and began to travel uphill loaded. While traveling on the ramp below the Garfield water stand, the 546 haul truck operator felt the truck jerk and th...
04/03/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was disassembling a F-900 screen. He was stepping down from the tube cover to the floor area and his left foot landed on a 3x3 piece of angle iron and sprained his left ankle. EE did not go the cli...
04/01/2007 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The operator of the T432 road maintenance haul truck was dumping out stemming in western copper. Noticed flames coming out of the deck of the engine comparment and shut the truck down. Set off the f...
03/31/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was with another employee checking the P-8 conveyor heading up the towards the head pulley when a gust of wind blew by, that's when the employee complained of something in his right eye. Empl...
03/25/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding on a verical metal weld in an overhead position. As he finished the first weld, he looked upward and as he did so, he felt dust fall into his right eye.
03/24/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was loading at shovel. Muck fell on bed of truck.
03/24/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost The employee was stepping up onto the boarding ladder on the 545 haul truck when a pain was felt in the lower leg. The employee was using 3 point contact. There was no rocks or tripping hazards in the...
03/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was gathering a 4x4x20 block to set jack for the C-drum trunion roller replacement. He was in fromt of the stacker repair bay loading the block from the CC-77 to the CC-133 truck to transport...
03/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was leaving the office from a safety meeting. When he opened the office door he grabed the door frame and reached back into the office to grab his radio. The door closed pinching his right...
03/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Four employees were trying to remove a copper dogbone from an electrowinning cell, when they lost their grip on the dogbone and it fell, smashing one of the employees foot. Employee was taken to the...
03/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was picking up a Drisco pipe die when he felt his right index finger pop.
03/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was attempting to pull a piece of four inch pipe on the stockpile when the pipe got caught between drip and other pieces of four inch. The employee was then thrown off the ATV which then fell...
03/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Employee was lifting a roll of skirting and felt pain in lower abdomen. EMPLOYEE WAS ON OVERTIME (15 HOURS)
03/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing conduit in the central tank house and some airborne sulfate dust got into his eyes. Employee was taken to local clinic and was given a prescription for his eyes and released to f...
03/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee noticed that a valve on cell 20 was not close all the way. He went back to re close the inlet valve on cell G 20 when he splashed electrolyte that was on the floor and electrolyte got on his...
03/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was climbing down from the bed of the CC-152 boom truck when he started descending the boom truck his right foot slipped off the rung, causing his right leg to hang up between the rungs on th...
03/05/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employees were moving a 4x8 sheet of diamond plate, when the wind caught the plate and one employee lost his footing and dropped his end, causing diamond plate to fall on top of left foot
03/02/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 25d restricted Employee was operating a skid steer loader with a scraper attachment. She was back dragging fine crushed material when the scraper blade caught on some structure and brought her to a stop. The abrup...
03/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was in the process of retrieving a rope, that had been thrown over the bank, for cable removal. He came up from the bottom of the bank and when he pulled on the rope rocks came down from the...
02/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee using a exit ladder which was up in retracted position on the side of a new P & H Shovel when the weight of the employee caused the ladder to extend down approximately 8 feet causing sprain t...
02/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was working under the pan feeder of Crusher 2 clearing rock off a concrete ledge so a skid steer loader could scrape the material out of the pocket. The skid steer scraper attachment made con...
02/22/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to take off a bolt that was stripped. Employee used a prybar to secure the bolt to prevent spinning. The bar slipped when the impact was applied and employee caught his thumb wit...
02/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 34d restricted Employee was pulling on rubber belting to straighten it when he felt a pop in his groin.
02/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was installing conductors into conduit. He was pulling in a downward motion from above his head to below his waist pushing conductors into the conduit. This motion exerts force int he elbows and sh...
02/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was climbing down the ladder of his haul truck when his foot slipped. He did not feel any pain at the time and went home to sleep. When he awoke his lower back was hurting.