Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc — Accidents

Total: 468 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/26/2024 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding overhead, when they removed their face shield, they felt eye irritation, foreign body was discovered that required removal techniques beyond first aid.
08/26/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost The employee was walking to EE's vehicle at the end of EE's shift when EE stepped on uneven ground causing EE to trip and fall. Employee was complaining of serve pain in EE's right elbow, shoulder, an...
08/14/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was stepping down from the Lube Truck and felt an uncomfortable sensation in EE's right calf. EE then had swelling and reduced range of motion in EE's calf. Upon follow up with occ med provid...
08/10/2024 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 96d restricted Employee placed on work restrictions related to an increasingly worsening skin rash on the top of the employee's feet and shins, causing pain. Employee began first noticing rash about two weeks prior...
07/03/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Mechanic stepped down from the rubber tire dozer to ground and felt pain in right knee. Seen by occ med physician and released for full work. Two weeks later 7/17 an MRI was conducted for which a foll...
06/17/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 31d restricted While performing a PM on Haul Truck 38, the employee was removing a sump screen when EE felt a ""pop"" in their left shoulder. EE stopped work and contacted the supervisor.
06/11/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Haul truck 66 was traveling behind haul truck 25 when the right-side rock guard of haul truck 66 made contact with the dovetail of haul truck 25 causing haul truck 66 to fishtail in a circle, jarring...
06/07/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was loosening valve, Strained back and received restrictions.
05/22/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the beginning of shift the operator noticed the dome light cover was off and could tell the dome light was burned out. The operator applied slight pressure to remove the old bulb when the bulb shat...
04/30/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was mixing chemicals in the SX Lab, when they got (ammonium biflouride) granules in their right eye. Employee was wearing their safety goggles at the time of incident.
04/21/2024 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator experienced coughing and burning sensation in their lungs due to the presence of dust in the cab of Haul Truck 53.
04/18/2024 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Haul Truck 43 was being loaded on the left side of Shovel 2 and had two or three dippers already loaded in the haul truck. Shovel 2 was going to load another dipper full when the operator swung left a...
03/11/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 23d restricted Climbed out of the front loader frame, noticed knee popped out of place.
03/08/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While descending the stairs of the 2390 Tripper Car, the employees heel caught the edge of the last step and caused them to slip and fall forward onto their side and injured their left ribs and should...
02/13/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 41d restricted Employee was walking and stepped wrong, when trying to avoid falling they rolled ankle.
02/03/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was walking down the stairs at the stripping machine to the west bay and overstepped, causing them to slip, fall and hurt their left leg and right arm.
01/28/2024 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 6d restricted Employee was operating haul truck, backing to be loaded at shovel when the shovel lost power and loaded bucket hit haul truck bed. Shaking up the employee.
12/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting guard to align keeper pins when it shifted and pinched EE's finger between the guard and shank.
12/19/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted 12/19/23 employee was reaching back to adjust their seatbelt when leaving the dump and their hand hit the stem, causing the ear plug to jam into the left ear. 12/26/23 employee was seen by occupation...
12/04/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working in the EW tank house pulling shorts, when EE began to feel EE's face and neck burn and itch.
11/27/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting the product hoses away after delivering red diesel, the employee felt a pinch in their lower back. Resalting in the driver going to a chiropractor following the injury.
11/18/2023 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 3d restricted While on a red alert driver was outside cab putting on acid suit, when a large metal sign (6'x4') was blown over striking EE in the back. Driver was knocked to ground.
11/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted During the operator's break at Rader Tie down, the employee stepped out to clean the mirrors on HT44 and the door closed on their left hand, smashing their index and middle finger. This incident resul...
11/09/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 175d restricted EE was scraping grease from the high-voltage rings of a shovel. EE rolled onto their belly to descend the ladder, and in the process, their legs and body fell from the opening/ladder, EE grabbed onto...
10/16/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While a rebar wall was being lifted by the crane, the wall pieces started to fall apart and a piece of rebar fell and struck our employee on the arm and another piece fell and hit EE's hard hat. EE en...
09/19/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost As the employee was exiting their work vehicle, they stepped into a rut in the road and twisted their left knee.
09/03/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was walking from the parking lot to the lunchroom and rolled EE's right ankle on a rock just before the access into the Hydro met office building.
08/31/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was trying to free a stuck rigging hook on shovel dipper door. Employee used a sledge to try and free the hook. Using both hands to swing the sledge, employee freed the hook which in turn s...
08/24/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Helper was in the process of cutting the bands off core boxes. Helper put the knife back in a pocket without closing it. Helper reached back into the pocket for the knife, in doing so, cut middle fing...
08/21/2023 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was working in the EW Tank House assisting the crane operator on 08/21/23, when employee was exposed to acid mist. On 08/22/23, the employee reported to supervisor that the employee was expe...
08/13/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee hyperextended their foot when stepping down a step of the 2430CON002 Horizontal Feed Conveyor. Misjudged depth of step and rolled ankle.
08/12/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted After doing clean up with a shovel in the COS Tunnel on 8/12/23, the employee felt pain in their back. EE did not report it to the supervisor. On 8/14/23, EE reported this to the new area supervisor...
08/02/2023 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The filter access door on the front of the haul truck cab was popped open. The employee did not notice the door was opened onto the walkway path of the Haul Truck and hit right knee on the corner of t...
07/27/2023 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was performing their daily task when they felt sick and overheated. The employee was administered fluids both through IV and oral on-site and was instructed to stay in a cool area and continu...
07/20/2023 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee reported a headache of increasing intensity, progressively feeling worse as the day went on, while still drinking water. Employee was transported to the hospital with signs of dehydration and...
07/20/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE STRIPPING 4/0 INSULATION THE KNIFE SLIPPED SIDEWAYS OFF THE END OF 4/0 ELECTRIC CABLE (WHERE THE LUG GOES) AND CUT THE LEFT PALM BELOW THE THUMB. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING CUT GLOVES. EMPLOYEE REPO...
06/12/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost While descending the ladder of Haul Truck 22, the employee slipped off the fourth step and the right ankle was hung up on the rail of the ladder and twisted as the employee fell forward.
06/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill Helper was hit on the upper lip, causing a laceration about 2 cm long and knocking the left front tooth loose as the Drill Helper was attempting to empty the last remaining section of core from...
06/01/2023 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While the employee was positioning the wheelbarrow for a co-worker to start loading material, their finger got caught between the structure of 2140CON001 and the handle of the wheelbarrow. Resulted i...
05/29/2023 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was getting back in the cab when felt their knee pop as they stepped down into the cab of Water Truck 24. The employee reported swelling and pain.
05/21/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 114d lost, 46d restricted Employee was walking around Drill 9 when they tripped and fell and hurt the right ankle and scratched the right hand. The employee was evaluated by Site Rescue. The incident resulted in a right ankle...
05/18/2023 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted As the employee lifted the drill steel with the drills jib the steel got caught on the drill head, causing the bottom of the drill steel to kick towards the drill rig. When the drill steel kicked towa...
05/11/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing the dividing wall in a conference room. They attempted to push it an additional 4 inches to the rubber bumper. At this point the employee kneeled to push against the wall. They th...
05/08/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was walking up the staircase of the Screening Tower when they did not gain proper footing on the final step, fell and hit their right knee causing discomfort.
05/02/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted EE was unloading Sulphur and got the supplied breathable airline caught on the heel of their boot when stepping backward. This caused EE to trip and fall on their backside. While trying to brace from...
04/17/2023 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a coolant hose on a haul truck. EE leaned back to reach a hose. EE used EE's left arm to pick self up. As EE was pulling self up, EE felt EE's shoulder pop out of place. EE's sh...
03/16/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was disconnecting the fuel hose from the haul truck. When the employee turned to replace the hose, employee stepped in a hole and sprained the left ankle.
03/08/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 14d restricted TECH WAS REMOVING BUCKET TEETH AND TOOTH WAS STUCK. TECH USED HAMMER AND HIT THE TOOTH. A PIECE OF FLY METAL BROKE LOOSE AND HIT TECH IN THE LEFT KNEE. TECH FINISHED WORKING THE SHIFT.
03/03/2023 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee took off hardhat to look for a landing ring in the toolbox located under the right side of the CT20 drill rig. After retrieving the part employee backed out and stood up hitting head on the c...
03/01/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was tasked to collect samples from the sample port at the south end of the PLS Tank. The employee crossed over a 24 HDPE pipe to get to the sample port. After retrieving the sample, EE crosse...