Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. — Accidents

Total: 2,848 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states they cut back of ear with the cable from retractable Yo-Yo-Harness.
06/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A bag of rock samples hit a sampler's hand while when another employee tossed it into the bed of the sample truck.
05/31/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted During installation of brace pin on shovel dipper, employee hand was pinched between pin and equipment being used in the installation.
05/30/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The employee experienced back pain while performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor belt.
05/29/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee hit finger with sledge hammer while driving pin into place
05/25/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee states they hit a pothole causing them to injury their back.
05/23/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a mill liner when they cut their hand.
05/21/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee states the rotary production drill stopped suddenly while tramming to the next hole causing back injury.
05/15/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was doing an inspection of the shovel dig face when they slid down the embankment.
05/15/2023 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 115d lost, 2d restricted Employee was working in a low clearance area bent over and when employee turned to right knee seemed to collapse and employee went down on the shop floor. Employee stated that the right knee was not...
05/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was hit on the hard hat when the haul truck tire ring slipped and fell.
05/14/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 40d restricted Employee was walking on a slight incline when they twisted their ankle.
05/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted Employee arm was sore after opening valve on tailings line.
05/13/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Driller assistant tightened a tube assembly. When downward pressure was placed on the hand tool the tube head assembly pulled up and stuck the employee in the upper lip.
05/13/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states a gust of wind blew a metal shaving from welding into their eye.
05/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A Laron employee on upper end of the #2 Apron Feeder repositioned their body, laid down a sleever bar employee was using on the structure when it began to fall approximately 25 feet toward a WIRC empl...
05/12/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was walking into the impoundment pond from the trench when they missed a step and fell back to the ground. They lacerated their head with the plastic bracket in the hard hat. EE was given fir...
05/11/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee states the steering wheel of the service truck being operated jerked after hitting pothole hurting their shoulder.
05/11/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Transport van passenger hurt their neck when the operator stopped suddenly for a pot hole on the haul road.
05/10/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee states they hurt their back while lifting a plate door off a transfer chute access.
05/09/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee's foot slipped while dismounting water truck straining their shoulder.
05/08/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 1d restricted Employee rolled their ankle while stepping from stairs to a walkway.
05/08/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Haul truck operator hit pot hole causing lower back pain.
05/06/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 28d restricted Mechanic was using a spline air gun when the bolt broke cause the employee wrist to twist.
05/04/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee experienced discomfort in their right wrist while shoveling mud.
05/04/2023 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Employee was leaving fuel dock attendant shack when gust of wind caught the door resulting in employee twisting their knee.
05/02/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was rough loaded by electric shovel.
05/02/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting the CM Hose with a utility knife and hand slipped, slicing the left-hand ring finger. EE called the Triage Hotline number for support on dealing with the injury. EE cleaned the cut and...
04/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A SWI employee was working on the SWMFL pad, as the employee reached for the cutters in their pocket. The open pair of cutters penetrated through the employees leather gloves causing a small laceratio...
04/26/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost FCX technician was operating a hydraulic hand pump to raise the crowd drive motor on a 4100XPC to make room for replacing the crowd belts. FCX technician states the hand pump lost pressure and the mot...
04/26/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was rough loaded while their truck was being loaded.
04/25/2023 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sprayed in the face with oil air while repairing air dryer.
04/23/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 50d restricted Employee stabbed their hand while removing an O-Ring from a fitting.
04/22/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 30d restricted Employee was walking on grating when they tripped and upon stopping their fall broke their finger.
04/15/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Haul truck operator states the loaded dump bed slammed down while being lowered.
04/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee claims dirt entered eye when an air hose connection came apart while adjusting steering wheel on haul truck.
04/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Tire Serviceman's hand was pinched while working with coworker to install tire lock ring.
04/11/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was walking across a 2"" X 6"" board when it broke causing them to drop several inches resulting in twisted ankle.
04/10/2023 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was walking through the parking lot en-route to work when their knee popped.
04/10/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee shoulder started hurting after lifting a piece of 4"" HDPE pipe.
04/06/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee states they hit their head on the Water Truck cab after hitting bumps on the haul road.
04/04/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 218d lost, 63d restricted Walking over a small dirt mount on leach pad
04/04/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee states they were hooking up a Vacuum hose connection when they felt pain in their arm.
04/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 102d lost, 50d restricted Employee was putting sample bag in back of pickup when they strained their shoulder.
03/30/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 21d restricted Employee was conducting a walk around inspection of equipment when they lost their footing and fell.
03/30/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using utility knife to cut zip tie cut their leg.
03/28/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee finger was pinched between cathode and hanger bar.
03/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Operator was lifting a floatation dart when they felt their knee pop.
03/25/2023 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 15d restricted Haul truck operator states the shovel operator rough loaded the truck causing an injury.
03/24/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee had floatation mill process solution enter their rubber boots causing caustic burn.