Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc — Accidents

Total: 468 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/09/2019 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was walking down the stairs when EE felt a pain in the right knee. EE immediately shifted the weight off of knee to relieve pressure to get to the bottom of stairs.
11/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 25d restricted Injury involved an experienced worker at jobsite involved in a common/repetitive rigging task for deployment of Geosynthetic Liner materials. EE attempting to insert End Cone into roll inner core, jam...
11/10/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Haul Truck Driver was driving to Shovel 6 at Lone Star pit when it struck a knoll going 6 to 7 mph. The driver felt pain in EE's lower back and numbness in EE's right leg.
11/01/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Employee was removing pre-strips from stainless steel blanks with 3-foot pry bar utilizing a bat swinging motion when right pinky finger came in contact with a pre-stripped piece of copper.
10/23/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Driver of Haul Truck 43 was backing into the shovel 5 pit to be loaded, the driver continued backing into the shovel dipper as the load was dropped into the truck bed, jarring the driver. An hour aft...
10/22/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The driver of Haul Truck 28 was being loaded at Shovel 2 leaning fully on EE's right arm on center console, feet not touching the floor boards. The shovel's second dipper loaded caused the operator to...
10/14/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted While employee was sitting in the passenger seat of a 994 loader, EE heard a pop in the neck while the loader was reversing.
10/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While employee was exiting the man van, the employee rolled an ankle on the running board that had mud build up.
09/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 30d lost, 4d restricted Employee was holding the door with a foot while entering the water truck cab. They moved their foot and the wind closed the door on the left middle finger, amputating the fingertip.
08/22/2019 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 96d restricted Employee was extracting singles from 4"" pipe using an 18-volt cordless drill and spear. While operating drill employee's hand got wrapped around extracting spear that was attached to drill causing th...
08/18/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Rubber Tire Dozer 3 was cleaning up shovel 1 when EE hit a bump in the pit which resulted in the operator getting jolted around in the cab causing injury to EE's lower back.
08/18/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 9d restricted Mechanics were using a steel hammer to remove old teeth from a 994 loader bucket. A piece of fly metal came off the hammer and entered the employee's right forearm.
08/11/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted The 1st tooth on the loader bucket made contact with the rear side of the canopy of the haul truck. The truck operator felt a jolt, and experienced lower back pain. The employee received treatment and...
08/01/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted While stepping out of a pickup truck, the employee stepped on a rock and felt a sharp pain in the middle sole and heel of the right foot.
07/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was raking material on walkway. Employee felt strain in left wrist area (behind the thumb)
07/10/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 32d restricted Employee complained of sore back after lowering the bed of the haul truck with material in it.
06/21/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The employee ran over a rock with a rubber tire dozer while cleaning up a shovel pit, causing a twinge in EE's back. The employee continued to operate the equipment and experienced pain in EE's back a...
05/29/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Upon exiting the lube truck, employee stepped in loose gravel causing EE to twist EE's right ankle.
05/28/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was walking on the leach pad when they stepped in a soft spot causing soreness in their left ankle.
05/06/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a squeegee to pull mud and electrolyte solution into a vac truck pipe and some solution splashed them in the right eye.
04/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was shoveling ore material and felt a pinch near the middle of back.
04/27/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TOPPING OFF COOLANT ON A 793C AND RAN OUT OF COOLANT. WENT TO CHANGE PUMP FROM EMPTY TOTE TO FULL TOTE. WHILE REMOVING PUMP, EMPLOYEE HIT THEIR RIGHT KNUCKLE ON MACHINE TOW HITCH CUTTING...
04/10/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee reported a gradual onset of pain in right elbow due to repetitious climbing and movement of elbow.
03/29/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee claims back and left shoulder pain after being rough loaded by Shovel 6.
03/27/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stopping a liner bolt from spinning with a pry bar when it slipped causing ee to cut finger on the spinning bolt.
03/24/2019 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was walking across the parking lot from personal vehicle at the start of shift and felt a pop in left calf muscle.
03/20/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee reported lower back pain after being loaded by a shovel in a haul truck.
03/16/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Haul truck operator experienced neck pain from a possible loading event at the beginning of the shift and reported neck pain to supervision at the end of the shift. Shovel operator states a rock roll...
03/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was opening the truck door when the wind blew it open. It pulled their right arm forward and they felt pain in the right shoulder.
02/19/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the time of the complaint, the employee identified multiple potential mechanisms for the claim. including those of a personal nature. The employee's current description of events includes an onset...
02/11/2019 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee got dust in the eye due to wind, this caused a scratch on the eye, which was treated with prescription medication for greater than one use.
12/28/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted As employee was dismounting Motorgrader #3 the employee injured left ankle.
12/14/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted An employee lost control of a 4lb hammer. Striking the injured individual in the left knee. The individual experienced tenderness in the left knee resulting in restrictions to work duties.
10/26/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was changing a tire when ee lifted the tire to install and pulled groin.
10/20/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee slipped on a rock and fell, scraping left knee.
10/19/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee slipped and strained right shoulder
10/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was moving the splice platens on the 2450 radial stacker and felt pain in right elbow.
09/30/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee pre-spotted Haul Truck #29 at Shovel 3. When the operator of Shovel 3 went to clean up material in the Shovel pit, the dipper caught the dove tail, raising the rear of the truck.
09/08/2018 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee stated pain and numbness in left leg when sitting in the smoking area at the Fuel Dock. Employee did not report any prior incident to supervisor.
08/31/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was moving 55 gallon drums when they pinched their left middle finger between 2 drums, fracturing the finger tip.
08/25/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee claims back pain after the first shift riding along in a haul truck. Employee stated it may be due to a prior personal injury. No report of this incident had been made to supervision prior to...
08/10/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was working with another employee to free the shovel man lift from the catwalk handrail when left thumb was caught in-between the handrail and man lift on Shovel 5.
08/06/2018 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was raking material when employee started to feel dizzy and fell down.
08/03/2018 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d restricted Observing work on new liner job near storm water pond.
07/21/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was passenger in Haul Truck 28 when rough loaded by Shovel 5. EE felt pain in back after loading.
07/21/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was driving Haul Truck 28 when rough loaded by shovel 5. EE felt pain in left shoulder and neck after loading.
07/03/2018 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Haul Truck driver was walking down haul truck steps when EE felt EE's left knee pop. EE then felt pain in EE's left knee.
06/26/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was carrying tools down a flight of stairs. The employee states ankle gave out and employee fell. This resulted in a fracture to left ankle.
06/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While employee was shoveling loose material, employee twisted and felt pain in lower back.
06/10/2018 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee reported feeling tired and hot after working 3-4 hours into shift. After a 20 minute break in an air conditioned service truck employee reported experiencing muscle cramps in lower jaw.