Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents
Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/08/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee was using a bar to smash copper sheets when they felt a pain in their back. |
| 08/31/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | Employee hurt their thumb moving a piece of plywood. |
| 08/30/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 1d restricted | Employee states they were working in a humid area when they became tired, week and started experiencing a headache. |
| 08/30/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | Employee states they were pushed out the door of the van by coworker resulting in injuries. |
| 08/30/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Employee was cleaning with a water hose when they cut their finger. |
| 08/29/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | Operator was going up the stairs on the front of haul truck when they slipped hitting their knee. |
| 08/28/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee states dust particles from equipment door seal fell into their eyes while boarding equipment. |
| 08/28/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Congested Work Area/ Limited Work Space. During Repair Plate that was stuck got released and resulting in crush injury to right hand |
| 08/27/2023 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 34d lost | Employee was dismounting fuel truck when they stepped on a rock twisting their ankle. |
| 08/23/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 21d restricted | Employee states they were doing a team lift of a pump when they hurt their back. |
| 08/20/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 15d lost, 7d restricted | Haul truck operator states they hit a rough area on the road cause their back to hurt. |
| 08/17/2023 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 9d restricted | Employee alleges their wrist started hurting from repetitive used of a hammer. |
| 08/17/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cutting rope and cut left thumb at the base. Employee said they did not feel the cut until they took off the gloves to wash their hands for lunch. That is when employee called the supervi... |
| 08/16/2023 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 30d restricted | Employee states they were conducting pre-operation inspection of conveyor belts when they twisted their knee. |
| 08/15/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 15d restricted | Haul Truck operator was being loaded by the shovel when a large rock hit the side of the truck jarring the employee. |
| 08/13/2023 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 48d lost | Employee was descending stairs when they stepped on a rock awkwardly hurting their ankle. |
| 08/13/2023 | OTHER | INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES | 5d lost | Employee stated their foot started hurting while walking. |
| 08/10/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 45d restricted | While tripping pipe, pipe clam wasn't secure on the pipe, causing the pipe to strike the helper's right foot. |
| 08/10/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was spraying out lime solution when some entered their eye. |
| 08/08/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 33d restricted | Employee smashed their left thumb while attempting to lock the handle on the Mantos holder. |
| 08/07/2023 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Summer Intern was walking across parking lot when they were stung by a Wasp. |
| 08/04/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Employee accidently wedged their arm in the power lift stairs on Haul Truck. |
| 08/02/2023 | MACHINERY | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | 157d lost | Employee was adjusting a jack pad on a crane outrigger when EE's hand was crushed. |
| 08/01/2023 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee was walking to the restroom and stepped on a rock. |
| 07/31/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Summer Intern was dizzy and collapsed while waiting for water truck to fill up. |
| 07/26/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 89d lost, 34d restricted | Employee was hit by skid-steer loader when it abruptly made a turn running over employee's leg. |
| 07/25/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 24d restricted | Employee was lifting a heavy bar out of the cradle for the Mantos Liner holder when they dropped it on their hand. |
| 07/25/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Employee stated they hit a berm with the water truck they were operating. |
| 07/23/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 87d lost, 44d restricted | Employee hurt their back when the man van they were riding in hit a pothole. |
| 07/21/2023 | OTHER | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 10d restricted | Employee reported the next day that their knee popped while boarding transport bus the previous shift. |
| 07/14/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Employee dropped a haul truck bed pin onto their hand. |
| 07/12/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 19d restricted | Welder dropped a steel plate on their hand breaking a finger. |
| 07/11/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 90d lost | Employee states the mechanism on the seat back failed hurting their back while operating dozer |
| 07/08/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 26d restricted | While installing #2 main bearing cap, trying to start the bolts tried to reposition end cap slipped and fell. It hit the employee's left thumb. Employee removed the gloves to see why it was hurting. T... |
| 07/07/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 105d lost, 42d restricted | Employee states they hurt their back when their haul truck hit a pothole. |
| 07/07/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee states the dump handle of the haul truck slipped out of their hand causing the truck to shake violently. |
| 07/06/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 3d restricted | During a water break, operator became light headed and started cramping. |
| 07/05/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 53d restricted | Employee states their knee popped while lifting metal liner. |
| 07/03/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Our driver was driving on a rough road at the mine site and stated their back was hurt after hitting an extreme bump. |
| 06/27/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | Employee states they hurt their finger while adjusting the steering wheel on haul truck. |
| 06/26/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 52d restricted | Employee tripped over a pallet while walking across the shipping dock. |
| 06/26/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 66d restricted | Employee was using the team lift to set the rod rack right after unloading of rod truck. The rod rack tipped too far back when up-righted and the driller assistant's hand got caught between the rods o... |
| 06/23/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 7d restricted | Employee pinched their hand between the handrails while putting away the power ladder on haul truck. |
| 06/16/2023 | DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee started feeling ill after eating lunch due to getting hot. |
| 06/12/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 23d restricted | Equipment operator was traveling to another location in a light vehicle when they slowed down for a haul truck stopped in the road. Another haul truck following them didn't stop and ran over the light... |
| 06/12/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 28d lost, 20d restricted | Operator was getting out of dozer when they fell backwards hurting their right hand. |
| 06/08/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee dropped a 4"" HDPE pipe on their own finger causing a laceration. |
| 06/08/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was removing a hydraulic line near the brake accumulator on an 834K with the cab removed. When the line came loose, pressure inside the line caused hydraulic oil to hit the EE in the face. The EE's... |
| 06/08/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Mechanic sliced their knee while cutting a wiring harness on haul truck. |
| 06/07/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | Haul truck operator stated their back started hurting while driving on mine roads. |