Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc — Accidents

Total: 468 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/16/2026 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While attempting to make a left turn in the company LV335 flatbed truck, it was hit by a personal vehicle on the driver side door. The impact caused the employee to hit their head on the driver side w...
02/10/2026 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While attempting to make a U-turn on the UTV, the UTV turned onto its side. This resulted in injury to the right hand.
02/10/2026 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost while attempting to make a U-turn on the UTV, the UTV turned onto its side. This resulted in injury to lower back, right flank and right hip.
01/08/2026 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was leaving EE's Shovel 6 assignment when EE made contact with a pothole in the haul road. The Employee states EE has strained EE's lower back pain.
12/22/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Crane Operator was preparing the rig to be strapped to the truss. They placed a shackle on top of the metal beam to position themselves for rigging. The shackle off the beam and fell approximately fou...
12/16/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 10d restricted Employee was lifting a desk with other employees into the back of a pick-up truck. When the employee bent down to lift and stood up, EE felt pain in EE's back and down EE's right leg.
12/08/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was attempting to open the back door of a UTV, and the front seat passengers opened their door to assist. Employee was able to get their door open before front passenger exited the UTV and pl...
11/03/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was shoveling carryback material from under a conveyor belt tail area and felt pain in lumbar spine.
11/03/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While dismounting Dozer 01, the employee led with their left foot onto uneven ground. Upon contact, they experienced pain in the left distal quadriceps area.
10/28/2025 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 7d lost, 48d restricted Employee was adjusting lifting shackle and overhead crane hook during lifting operations. The employee's right index finger was pinched between lifting shackle and overhead crane hook. The employee su...
10/14/2025 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Claims that EE hit EE's right elbow on the rear corner of EE's truck and then felt a sharp pain in EE's right shoulder while hitting the side of EE's trailer with EE's rubber mallet. Next morning EE c...
10/12/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was walking down staircase when EE stepped on second to the last step, the stair broke resulting in EE's left foot going through the step and hurting EE's ankle. Employee seen and released to...
10/08/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost While exiting light vehicle on driver's side, employee stepped onto pointed edge rock, right ankle twisted resulting in subsequent fall to ground. Injury sustained was right ankle avulsion fracture di...
10/05/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking apart a 3-inch hose and the camlock struck EE in the lower lip, causing a laceration.
09/19/2025 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 12d restricted Employee sustained a nondisplaced fracture of right thumb (Distal Phalanx) when employee was ascending the stairs to access the belt 2260CON001 and the safety bar came down and smashed the employees r...
09/18/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted The employee was leaving Shovel 4 and 6 pit in 6th gear when EE hit a pothole in the road. The employee stated the truck bed raised up a little and came down, causing the seat to bottom out. The emplo...
08/27/2025 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost The employee was fueling Haul Truck 11 with Diesel Fuel when the hose popped off and splashed the employee in the eyes, face and chest. The operator was wearing PPE during the time of fueling.
08/15/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 4d restricted Employee stepped in the inlet side of the cell at the tank house. They fell forward and injured left wrist and right shoulder.
07/19/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Haul Truck operator hit an unknown bump, a few minutes after began to feel pain in EE's back.
07/19/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Rubber tire driver hit a few potholes and felt a slight pain on EE's chest and low back. When the driver stopped to check equipment, EE felt dizzy and could not stand.
07/15/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The employee was in the cab of the radial stacker when the 2450-002 luffing system base failed at end of shift causing the stacker cab to drop to the right side. The operator in the cab, experienced s...
06/27/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was transporting a part (Core) by forklift when the part fell off the pallet during transport. The employee smashed their left hand between the part and pallet while lifting the part back ont...
06/23/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost While employee was walking under EE's truck on the driver's side for an air valve check, the right foot slid out from underneath EE. This caused all weight to shift to EE's left side and resulted in a...
06/14/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Truck driver was walking toward line up room in parking area. EE rolled EE's right ankle which resulted in an avulsion fracture
06/13/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shovel Operator was exiting the cab when EE tripped and fell on the metal grating. EE has cuts to EE's eyelid, cheek, nose and lower lip. EE received two stitches to lower lip.
06/08/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was walking when they tripped and fell on metal grating walkway causing abrasion on right wrist
06/06/2025 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted Employee was fusing 4-inch T's when the employee bent over and grabbed the handle of the fusion machine. The employee's lower back locked up. The employee stated pre-existing injury.
04/29/2025 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While disconnecting the rear hose attachment of the CCV003 (Vac Truck) to clear a plugged hose, the top part of the hose whipped back and hit the employee's front tooth, cracking the bottom part of th...
04/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were lifting a piece of ductwork into place to align the flanges to mark the holes, the ductwork pipe shifted pinching employees' thumb between the flanges resulting in a Laceration/Avulsion...
04/09/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening lugs on tire when employee set impact gun down and smashed left pinky finger between rim of tire and impact.
04/08/2025 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Our employee was gathering equipment at the jobsite and accidently tripped on a cable tray. As EE reached out to break EE's fall EE came in contact with a sharp piece of pipe where EE cut EE's right h...
03/12/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing panels from screen media with Air Tugger, when employee was holding Air Tugger chain with EE's left hand. Employees left hand became lodged in the Air Tugger Block causing lacera...
02/01/2025 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted While loading Haul Truck 36, a shovel operator trainee made contact with the back of HT36 with the dipper. After dumping the operator continued onto an additional run at Shovel 3. After another full...
02/01/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While driving through SH3 pit, a haul truck trainee employee hit a rough spot in the road. Initially the employee stated they were ok but after another run, they told their mentor that they were exper...
01/29/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 76d lost, 18d restricted Employee was lifting a 300lb propane gun with two other employees when EE felt a pain in the shoulder. EE worked through the remainder of the shift thinking the pain would subside, and when it hadn't,...
01/29/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted Haul truck dumped out and was traveling to the next assignment. As EE headed down the Power ramp, EE's truck began to slide due to the roads being slick from the weather event just before the shift. D...
01/21/2025 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking near a running conveyor belt on a Copper heap leach system with PPE on (Safety Glasses) the wind gusted and dust entered employees head and face causing a dust particle to enter their ey...
01/10/2025 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was driving Lube Truck 09 to Lone Star Stemming Plant to service equipment when the rear brake caught fire. While the employee was crouched down trying to put out the brake fire with the fire...
12/11/2024 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 34d restricted Stood from crouched position, caused pain in knee. Employee is not able to walk or stand normally.
12/06/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Truck Driver Trainee was putting on EE's coat as EE stepped out of the water truck cab. EE fell backwards and struck the handrail with EE's left rib area. EE was taken to the emergency room and got x-...
11/27/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping ground cable with a pocketknife. Employee was not wearing gloves at time of the incident.
11/22/2024 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was entering a trailer porter-john when the trailer tipped towards them. Employee fell backwards onto loose rock, landing on knees and wrists. Employee sustained left knee contusion and right...
11/17/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was rolling up the fuel truck hose after servicing a dozer at the 4650 dump in Lone Star pit. Their left leg gave away.
11/13/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted A front-end loader trainee hit the haul truck bed rail with the hoist while loading. This caused the haul truck driver to be shaken up and have neck and back pain.
10/29/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was operating a haul truck (HT32) and dumped the truck at the 4650 dump in the Lone Star pit. As employee left the area, the employee stated employee hit a bump or soft spot which caused empl...
10/18/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost While reversing EE's Haul Truck to park in a chock ditch, EE's rear tires dropped into the ditch causing EE's seat back to fail and when EE's body fell back with the seat, EE's feet slipped off the fo...
10/14/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was stripping area on PH1 ROM Dump and twisted ankle while EE was performing the daily task of stripping area.
10/11/2024 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee received first bucket from shovel 2 and noted to the operator and Dispatch/Supervisor that the load was rough. They stated at the time they were OK, needed no medical attention, and incident...
10/09/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 12d restricted Employee aggravated a pre-existing lumbar injury when shoveling thick mud from under the 2260 Tripper Car that is located at the Secondary Plant.
09/27/2024 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking in parking lot to the line out meeting. Employee stated was trying to avoid a rattlesnake in the parking lot and rolled left ankle. This resulted in an ankle sprain.