Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc — Accidents

Total: 468 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/07/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was shaken in haul truck and felt pain in the back.
05/22/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hammer and drift pin to drive inserts out of a crusher head nut. Employee missed the pin and struck the back of EE's right hand. EE required five sutures to close laceration.
05/08/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Two employees were moving sand line sheave to correct location. EE was pushing on the pin with fingers, while co-worker was pulling on the pin. The pin moved suddenly causing EE's fingers to follow th...
05/04/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee had left ring finger pinched while prepping swivel for king pin on radial stacker.
04/01/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was sitting in the spare seat of a haul truck training another employee when right eye became itchy, irritated then started to blur.
03/20/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was drilling a hole in pipe when the drill bit hung up causing employee's hand to twist.
03/09/2018 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was kneeling down fixing wheels on a welder. Employee stood up and turned to walk away and felt a pop in the lower back.
02/22/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 30d restricted Employee stepped down approximately 14 inches from a trailer when left knee buckled.
02/07/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Field Helper was getting EE's equipment ready for the shift. EE was attempting to cut a pulling strap with EE's knife. EE's knife went through the strap too quickly and made contact with EE's hand....
01/18/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was shoveling gravel and felt slight pull in right shoulder.
11/14/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was using pry bar to dislodge decking plate. Decking plate broke free and ended up pinning the pry bar, which resulted in pinning employee's hand between pry bar and side of chute.
10/30/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was walking on Leach Pad and tripped over drip lines. This caused pain to ee's left thigh and right wrist.
09/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was pushing down on a trailer hitch to attach the trailer to a pick up truck and felt a pain in right shoulder.
09/02/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 17d restricted Employee was using a j-hook tool to push a blank back and felt pain in right hand and wrist.
08/30/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was working on a 793B-3516 engine, removing coolant tee on engine. Loosening mounting nut with wrench, when the nut broke loose wrench slipped & left ring finger with wrench in hand struck o...
08/11/2017 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrolyte solution drained from old tank to booster area and needed to be pumped out. While unscrewing cap on pump, employee was in the line of fire and pressure was released causing electrolyte sol...
06/18/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost Leach operator bent down and felt right knee pop; employee was evaluated by doctor, and returned to work with no restrictions or time loss. A follow-up appointment with doctor including MRI showed tor...
05/11/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was making a water run and drove the flat water fleet truck to the bulk water tank. Upon stepping out of the truck, employee stepped down with employee's right foot and immediately rolled emp...
05/09/2017 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee bent down to pick up a 1 pound piece of cribbing. When the employee bent over the employee felt a strain in employee's lower back.
04/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost The employee had partially walked up a berm to look for a pole location marked by a stake. As EE turned and started down EE's feet slipped on the hardened material causing EE to fall backwards onto a...
03/25/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee slipped on gravel straining lower back and injuring right wrist.
02/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was extending roughneck slide while tripping out drill rods and pinched finger in between the slide and stop bolt.
02/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 29d restricted EE was lowering the hood on the semi after completing the post trip. EE let the hood down and stepped on the ground and felt something pop in their knee.
02/17/2017 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was grinding concrete and using material to patch. The employee developed symptoms of an allergic reaction. EE reported the symptoms to the Supervisor on 2/19/17. The Supervisor immediately s...
02/10/2017 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None While performing checks on stacking equipment the employees air monitor began to alarm. The employee exited the area immediately. The employee began to feel dizzy and notified employee's supervisor. T...
01/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee alleges that on 1-11-17 during work activities employee strained employee's lower back.
12/07/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hammering on the bottom of a rail car and reported had something hit eyebrow then went into eye. EE was taken to the clinic.
11/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted The employee was closing the light vehicle rear driver side door. EE caught EE's right hand between the truck door and frame as EE was closing it. This resulted in a laceration and fracture to the rig...
10/26/2016 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 55d restricted Employee was walking down the steps of a Haul Truck for shift change when the employees left knee gave out.
10/25/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee moved a bulk truck, set park brake and preceded to exit the cab. Using three points of contact climbing from the cab as foot reached the ground employee stepped on a rock and started to fall...
10/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 7d lost, 8d restricted While removing outrigger pad from Boom Truck the employee lost their balance and their right pinky finger was smashed in between a piece of metal. This resulted in the loss of the tip of the employee'...
10/07/2016 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was assisting crane operator pull samples with the single strong back. While trying to align the single pull in the designated cell, the employee states that they put both hands on the block...
09/09/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE thought they had irritated their back from a previous back injury while driving a company pick up. After seeing the doctor EE said they had hurt their back while picking up an air cylinder.
08/16/2016 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted Employee was cleaning at the 2260 tripper car and began showing signs of heat-related illness.
07/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was changing out a product discharge valve on the back of a trailer. When the EE got the valve out, turned with the valve in hand and said then felt a pain in the lower back. EE was taken to the cl...
06/14/2016 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was flagging traffic on the main access road, when the employee began to feel ill due to the heat.
05/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted The employee forced the diverter head downward with the palm of the employee's hand on the top and fingers on the bottom. When the diverter broke free, the employees right index finger pinched between...
05/12/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was replacing piping on the heat exchangers. Doing this required that employee lay under the piping in order to weld the flanges to the new piping. The employee returned to work on 5/13/2016...
05/09/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was watering a drill when a gust of wind blew dust into the employee's right eye.
05/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was pulling the wheel chocks from around the rear truck tire and felt a pop in lower back followed by pain.
04/26/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While operating a front end loader, the employee struck a rock. Approximately 2.5 hours later, the employee noticed significant pain in neck.
04/20/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The mechanic was using a pocket knife to cut rubber skirting. The knife slipped and cut ee left forearm which required five stitches.
04/09/2016 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal Employee went to prime the diaphragm pump located outside the stripping machine building, adjacent to the hydraulic room. Eight minutes pass where EE is unaccounted for prior to being found unresponsi...
04/06/2016 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost Mechanic was walking to forklift when ee felt a pop in right knee.
04/01/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 5d restricted A Haul Truck Operator was being loaded by a shovel. On the 2nd or 3rd load of the shift the operator alleges ee was rough loaded by the shovel. When the Haul Truck operator dumped out on 7th load ee f...
03/15/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While moving pipe and transformers in the warehouse storage yard with a forklift. The employee alleges to have hurt back in the process of driving the forklift. The employee alleges that after and dur...
03/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While lifting a 50-60 pound skid with assistance, employee felt a burning sensation in right buttocks.
02/14/2016 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee and co-worker were working on the Leach Pad when the employee alleged that ee began feeling nauseous. Employee alleges the nausea was due to CO2 gas, but the employee's monitor did not r...
02/14/2016 POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee and co-worker were working on the Leach Pad when the employee alleged that ee began feeling nauseous. Employee alleges the nausea was due to CO2 gas, but the employee's monitor was turne...
02/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was taking screens to the vacuum truck when ee stepped between the boards on a pallet. EE struck right ankle against the board resulting in a contusion.