Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was in the process of closing the doors on a railcar. While closing the door he smashed his right, ring finger between the door and the side of the railcar.
06/14/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The air blew down the belt and dust blew in the right eye of the employee when the air blaster discharged.
06/07/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee's knee bumped the front of the stand up cart when he stopped.
05/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee states while lifting tire onto back of water truck, strained his back.
05/11/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was walking from porta-john to haul truck and twisted his right ankle.
05/01/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was operating #530 haul truck and was being loaded at #65 shovel when a small rock fell from the dipper, striking the haul truck bed dove tail.
04/29/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted Employee was attempting to dump the #515 haul truck and the bed would not fully raise. He pulled from dumping point and released dump lever and bed came down, jarring employee.
04/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a drill bit on a drill press. The chuck key slipped and his right thumb struck the drill bit causing a laceration.
04/23/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was attempting to raise haul truck bed when the hydraulic hose ruptured allowing the bed to come down onto the truck frame.
04/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While dismounting the 1993 SL-6 scoop loader, employee stepped on uneven ground and sprained his left ankle.
04/18/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to make a hole for his radio microphone clip when the knife closed on his finger causing an avulsion.
04/16/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the gear drive for an injector pump on a crane. He was using a puller for the task and when the gear broke loose the force drove his arm into the fan shroud causing a laceration...
04/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a section of dipper handle racking when the weld broke loose causing the metal to rotate, striking employee in the head and face.
03/10/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted #523 haul truck was heading east on Copper Mountain ramp and struck #516 haul truck on the truck bed.
03/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee strained his back when a copper cathode sheet slipped out of his hands. He was given a full duty release on 03/04/04. He was still feeling pain the next day and went back to the clinic and...
03/02/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was tightening a nut on a gauge rod when his right foot slipped on some slag that is used for the railroad track bed.
02/25/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING ACHING IN HER RIGHT WRIST APPROX. ONE MONTH AGO (2/25/04). SHE SAW HER DOCTOR ON 3/25/04. DIAGNOSIS WAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. SHE WAS GIVEN A BRACE FOR RIGHT WRIST. DRUG & ALCO...
02/18/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE TRIMMING FLEX CONDUIT WITH RAZOR KNIFE.
02/18/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING OFF A 1 1/2 TON COME-A-LONG WHEN THE CHAIN FAILED. THE CHAIN HIT THE EE UNDER THE CHIN CAUSING HIS JAWS TO CLAMP SHUT CHIPPING HIS TEETH.
02/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON A BLAST PATTERN WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
01/29/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 13d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE A CELL LINE HARVESTING COPPER WITH A STRONGBACK. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT WEDGED IN BETWEEN THE CATHODES. HE TOOK A STEP BACK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
01/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND IN HIS POCKET CUTTING HIS HAND ON A RAZOR KNIFE.
01/08/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING A FILTER MEDIA BAG WITH A LEATHERMAN AND CUT HIS THUMB ON THE BLADE.
01/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PRIMING A BLAST HOLE AND WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A ONE POUND BOOSTER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
12/28/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost EE SLIPPED ON GRATING THAT WAS ICED OVER. THE ICE CAME FROM WATER FROM THE STAINLESS STEEL BLANKS BEING WASHED OVER THE AREA.
12/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING BOLTS ON THE LOCOMOTIVE BLOWER STAND SUPPORT WHEN THE 35 TON OVERHEAD CRANE ENERGIZED UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING SMALL BREAKS IN THE BLOWER STAND SUPPORT. EE WAS HIT ON THE B...
12/11/2003 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT A TORCH WHEN A BALL OF FIRE IGNITED INSIDE THE SPACE CAUSING FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS FACE AND HANDS.
12/11/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN TRAILER STEPS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON THE LAST STEP. ANKLE SUPPORT BRACE GIVEN.
12/02/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost EMPLOYEE AND PHELPS DODGE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE SCRAP IRON PILE TO RETRIEVE SOME NOSE CONE CAPS THAT WERE DISCARDED BY PHELPS DODGE. HALF OF THE PIN THAT HAD BEEN CUT INTO AND THE CAP WERE FOUN D. THEY...
12/01/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING THE JACK ARMS ON AN ABOVE GROUND HOIST. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING THE FOURTH ARM THE EE FELT A DULL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
11/23/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS UNBOLTING A MOTOR. AFTER LOOSENING THE LAST BOLT THE MOTOR SWUNG DOWN AND PINNED THE INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND FILTER CART.
11/19/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO BOOM TRUCK FROM WORK SITE AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
11/10/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON A TRAILING CABLE.
11/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS DOING BLANK MAINTENANCE. HE LIFTED A BLANK BY HAND TO PUT IT BACK ONTO THE RACK & PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANGER & RACK.
11/06/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost WHILE WALKING DOWN STEPS, EE'S LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE STEP RESULTING IN HIS KNEE POPPING OUT OF JOINT AND POPPING BACK IN.
10/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF HAUL TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN ARM.
10/28/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING COPPER FROM BLANK WITH PRY BAR WHNE THE COPPER BENT FORWARD. EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE JAGGED EDGE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING ALL REQUIRED PP...
10/16/2003 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A FIRE STARTED AT THE METCALF SX PLANT AND BURNED FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. THIS WAS REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE MSHA OFFICE AND IT WAS INVESTIGATED BY MSHA INSPECTOR.
10/16/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING VULCANIZING EQUIPMENT AND WHILE LIFTING AND TWISTING HE STRAINED HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK.
10/16/2003 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS RESPONDING TO A FIRE ON PROPERTY AND RECEIVED MINOR BURNS AND SMOKE INHALATION. EMPLOYEE IS A VOLUNTARY MEMBER OF THE MORENCI FIRE ASSOCIATION.
10/16/2003 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS FIGHTING A FIRE AND BECAME DEHYDRATED. HE WAS WORKING FOR THE MORENCI FIRE ASSOCIATION AS A FIRE FIGHTER DURING THE ACTIVITY.
09/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted WHILE REMOVING SPACER PLATE GASKET THE METAL SHIM LIKE GASKET HUNG UP WHEN PULLING IT AWAY FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS MIDDLE & INDEX FINGERS ON HIS RT. HAND. EE WAS NOT WEARI...
09/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS WORKING UNDER THE FENDER OF A HAUL TRUCK.A LARGE CLUMP OF DIRT FELL FROM THE FENDER & EE INHALED THE DUST.
09/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DOING BLANK MAINTENANCE WHEN A PIECE OF COPPER SULFATE WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE THEN RINSED IT OUT AT THE NEAREST EYEWASH STATION. HE WAS GIVEN Rx MEDICATION.
09/24/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS PULLING AIR ARC TO WORK AND ACCIDENTLY HIT AIR LINE SWTITCH ALLOWING BURST OF AIR TO HIT HAUL TRUCK BODY, SPRAYING DIRT PARTICLES INTO AIR. DIRT PARTICLE ENTERED INJURED LEFT EYE CAUSING I...
09/22/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SPIKES WITH CHIVA. WHEN HE STOOD STRAIGHT UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS.
09/07/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE FELL WHILE DISMOUNTING A DOZER.
09/06/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING D-11R CATERPILLAR DOZER, STEPPED ON STIFF ARM, SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING CHIN, LEFT KNEE, LEFT HAND.
08/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REMOVING URINAL FROM A WALL; IT CRACKED AND PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT LEG REQUIRING 3 SUTURES.
08/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE RUBBED HIS RIGHT EYE WITH HIS HAND AND GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS EYE. EYE WAS CLEANED OUT BY A PHYSICIAN AND PRESCRIPTION WAS REQUIRED.