Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/17/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was down on his knees cad welding. As he stood up, he could not lock his knee straight. He was working at Coronado inside the Morenci Pit. This occurred at 11-17-06 at approx 3:30 pm.
11/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 3d restricted While employee was lifting the inside elevator door at the Metcalf Secondary Crusher, he struck the top of his right hand on the elevator roof.
11/16/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on cell maintenance changing out the capblocks and triangle bars. He got a chipping hammer and began to chip the melted capblock off the dogbone so that the new capblock would si...
11/13/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 146d lost The operator of the 538 haul truck was trying to dump out on the MOP dump. When the bed of the truck was partially up it fell back down with muck still in it. The driver informed the 402 tower and ER...
11/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee sprayed with lime while installing valve. Albuteral was prescribed due to sore throat. (Under investigation due to flu symptoms being present and employee told health care providers he was fe...
11/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing out a worn drill bit stablizer on the 49R drill. Employee picked up the bell cap and as he was turning, he experienced pain in his back. Cap weighs approximately 50 lbs.
11/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee was walking down an incline on the MFL and slipped at the bottom. His momentum caused him to flip over a 24 pipe and landed injuring his left leg and right arm.
11/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost New trainee was climbing off of the 580 HT. When reaching the bottom step on the ladder it swung beneath him, causing the trainee to lose grip on the hand rail resulting in injury. ERRT was paged out...
11/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was lifting copper bookends to place in cabinet and felt pain in lower left back.
11/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee strained his lower back while shutting a drain valve on the MFL shuttle.
10/27/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of driving grade stake nails for an asphalt project, when a piece of the nail head struck him in the right hand.
10/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The cleaning crew had opened 5 of the manhole covers in the mine change room to wash the floors. An Employee walked into the north end of the change room and fell into one of the open holes, The emplo...
10/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 99d restricted EE was tighting a nut on a conveyor belt section when the socket slipped causing her to fall backward. She tried to catch her fall with her left hand. When her left hand made contact with the ground s...
10/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stopped and waiting for a backhoe to make a right turn the ME-69 pickup was hit in the back by an Empire Suburban.
10/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the ME-69 pick up was stopped in the road waiting for a back hoe to make a right turn an Empire Suburban ran into the back of the ME-69 causing it to be shoved into the back of the CC-84 pick up...
10/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was sitting in haul truck getting loaded when the loader bucket struck his truck hard causing the truck to rock from side to side and jarring his back.
10/24/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee stepped backwards away from a suspended load and tripped and fell on left elbow.
10/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost Employee was doing repetitive shoveling of dirt in area under pipes. He twisted to the left with a load and felt a strain in his lower back. Later he had pain in his left thigh.
10/21/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was utilizing hammer to try and straighten hook on cathode conveyor on No. 2 machine. When he struck his ring finger with the hammer, taken to clinic
10/17/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was walking into RW Guardhouse and tripped over a mat. Employee bumped her knee against the door.
10/16/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using Radial Drill Press, coolant splashed in employee's left eye when he leaned over to check center of hole.
10/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping over frame to get down from Haul Truck.
10/14/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Man lift operator was finshing placing steel. He was retracting the boom and when he started to lower the boom stick the man lift tipped over striking a metal beam approx 19 feet in the air coming to...
10/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A new employee was training at the Simulator at Modoc Training Center. As he was exiting the room, he tripped on a boot brush located near the door.
10/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost As employee was going down the stairs that crosses the down ender on the Southside tankhouse stripping machine. Employee missed a step and fell to the floor.
10/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was swinging a 16 lb sledge hammer to knock track shims into place when he felt pain in his right elbow.
10/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was taken to clinic due to shortness of breath while cutting cathode samples. Employee was given a prescription inhaler and released back to work.
10/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Operator of the 539 HT was turning right to go to the 62 SH. While in the turn he hit a large pothole that broke his drivers side mirror. The operator then got a 65 SH assignment and headed that way....
10/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was removing hydraulic line from hoist cylinder under pressure. Hydraulic oil and piece of metal shot out and went into his right thumb. Triage RN instructed employee to go to clinic. X-ray t...
10/04/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Operator of the 523 HT was being loaded on the right side of the 11 SH. The shovel swung over the truck and a rock rolled off the teeth and struck the bed of the truck. The operator was jarred and the...
10/02/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was going up to the track hopper at the Metcalf Secondary Crusher. About half way up the last flight of stairs she stepped on a small rock causing her to twist her left ankle.
09/28/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Operator of the 535 HT reported that her bed was bouncing up and down when empty resulting in neck and back pain.
09/27/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 14d restricted The operator of the 506 haul truck was loading at the 63 shovel. When he pulled out of the shovel pit he began to experience back pain.
09/27/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was having trouble dumping the 570 haul truck out on the King 6170 high grade dump. Another operator came and helped the employee dump the haul truck. While dumping the load the employee wa...
09/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The operator on the 53-R drill was preparing to make a move to another drill. The operator got off the drill and began moving the cable with a cable hook, while pulling the cable the operator slipped...
09/15/2006 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None FIRE NEAR THE 2 STANDARD CRUSHER UNIT AT THE MORENCI CRUSHING PLANT. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
09/15/2006 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None FIRE NEAR THE 2 STANDARD CRUSHER UNIT AT THE MORENCI CRUSHING PLANT. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
09/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was assisting washing off cathodes in the tankhouse.
09/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 56d lost, 22d restricted Employee was leaving the Training trailer behind the Morenci Mine Office. As he was leaving he stepped on the stairway landing (which had a puddle of water on it) and slipped. He fell down 2 steps a...
09/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was installing hoses to the transmission when his foot slipped on the transmission screen housing, twisting his left knee.
09/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While bending his knees to lift belt clamps with his left hand and carrying a load on his right shoulder, the employee felt pain in his lower back as he stood and twisted his back.
09/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was in the process of shutting a bonnet valve. The bar the employee was using slipped off of the valve and smashed his right ring finger against another near-by valve.
09/01/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was doing the monthly inspection on the Metcalf IOS Crusher 100 ton Overhead Crane. They were inspecting the Trolly Drum, Gear Boxes and Cables. They were in the process of moving the hoist d...
08/31/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted WHEN LOWERING THE BED OF TRUCK 6072 769 HAUL TRUCK SLAMMED DOWN AND CAUSED THE DRIVER A NECK SPRAIN.
08/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went to truck to get tools and stepped over a floor vent. Debris blew under safety glasses and into left eye.
08/28/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee smashed tip of middle finger under hydraulic press plate on strapping unit of # 4 machine strapping unit at Stargo Ew Tankhouse.
08/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unloading shoring the load on the trailer was bumped causing a loose stringer to swing around and hit the injured on the cheek.
08/22/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing hoist pedestal retainer plate. Last two bolts broke off causing the retainer plate to strike employee in the chest. Part of the prodecure was to insert two pry bars as bolts were removed. Alo...
08/22/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping wire with razor knife and knife slipped and cut right thumb requiring sutures.
08/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 21d restricted While walking down an incline by the No. 4 Conveyor at the Morenci Secondary Crusher, the employee slipped on spillage and caught himself before falling. He felt slight pain in his left knee.