Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc — Accidents

Total: 468 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/15/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee stated while being loaded by the #2 Shovel a rock fell off the dipper causing haul truck #24 to bounce. She began to get a headache, reporting the event to her supervisor later in the shift.
09/13/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a left side troughing roller near the head of the 2280 CON 001. While reinstalling the left side roller, the employee was supporting the weight with his left hand and trying to...
09/13/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was pulling screen panel with a 1 Ton come along chain hoist. As the screen panel pulled free from its bindings, the employee continued to crank the handle of the hoist. When the screen pan...
09/07/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Fracture to right pinky knuckle.
09/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 24d restricted Employee was manually rotating the drive belt on the auxiliary boiler pump, when his left ring finger was pinched between the drive belt and the pulley.
07/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While Employee was pulling a ground wire, which went from the radio to the converter, the wire popped up and struck the Employee in the left eye.
07/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got out of SEC-07 Pickup and inattentively shut the door with his right hand still in the door. Employee had to open the driver's side door to remove his finger. The finger sustained a lace...
07/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Employee stated his knee had pain while rushing to get to the man van after shift. This was not reported to this supervisor until the following morning. Employee sought treatment on his own prior to...
06/27/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was spotting an ATV pulling 4"" HDPE pipe. While disconnecting the pipe from the ATV, the operator of the ATV went in reverse and rolled the tire up the employee's right leg.
06/25/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spotting a forklift unloading drill steel off of a trailer. The load fell off of the forks and one of the drill steel struck employee in the mouth.
06/22/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adjusting liners inside feeder chute. While using a 3 lb hammer to raise the liner by hitting the picking eye, the picking eye broke loose and struck the employee in the mouth.
06/20/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in changing out the drill bit on Drill 2. Employee was signaling to the operator in the cab and took his eyes off his hands. As the drill bit and basket bottomed out on the dr...
05/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to clean window and shut driver's side door on finger.
05/08/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing on the crusher deck of the Fine Crushing Plant. It was windy outside and a gust of wind blew causing a piece of dust to go into the EE's left eye. EE was wearing safety glasses when th...
04/06/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The agglomerate discharge conveyor 2350 caught fire. The ignition source was a failed bearing on an impact idler. Confirmed fire at 4:49AM and extinguished fire at 5:33AM
03/30/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 62d restricted 4 man crew was rewinding a belt after prepping ends. 1 man was operating the winder while two helpers insured the belt wound onto the roll uniformly. Injured worker spotted a rock on the belt that he...
03/20/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using the service crane to left a copper cathode out of the wash tank when the clamp that was connected to the cathode slipped off and struck the EE in the center of the mouth.
03/17/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting driller to change drill steel bit. The employee placed a small steel plate for a spacer between drill steel and tool wrench. When the wrench closed, the employee pinched left...
02/21/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 117d lost, 69d restricted While performing normal job duties, EE experienced normal soreness in his left shoulder that did not go away for a couple of days. Two weeks later while cutting ACSR wire, EE experienced a burning sen...
12/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was assisting with loading of Drill Steel onto the bed of the Boom Truck. The forklift operator set the Drill Steel into the cradle and backed away. Employee stepped forward to begi n tie dow...
12/18/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bumped his knee on an access panel door which is located in front of the Haul Truck cab.
11/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in freeing the last section of 2"" HDPE pipe that was tangled on the pipe reel. The Employee was positioned in front of the reel. The end of the pipe sprung back and contacted...
09/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was installing a bogie roller on a spare portable carbody. Mechanic was attempting to position the roller and had the flange of the roller on top of the track rail. The Bogie roller slipped...
09/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was lifting a bundle of wood stakes to put into the back of the pickup. While doing so, the bundle of wood stakes hit the buggy whip causing the wood stakes to slip away from his hands. Empl...
08/06/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee states that he finished cutting and welding on the tripper (latch bar) & dutchman on Shovel 4 and shortly after felt discomfort in his left eye.
07/21/2011 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee went to open holding tank drain valve and touched a recently installed light post fixture at the same time and received a minor shock. Employee's first day of lost time was on 7/27/11
05/05/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 1d restricted While a mechanic was hammering a track pin on Shovel 3, a fragment of metal dislodged from the pin and embedded into the upper leg of an employee who was standing approximately 3-4' away.
05/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing siding from insulation fab shop for demobe activities, when the building shifted and fell striking employee.
03/24/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was assisting pushing in 3"" line when he lost his footing and extended left ankle. Supplemental from 3/25/2011: Employee was walking down a shot-created slope in the raffinate area and slip...
03/22/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the Haul Truck 21 since 06:30pm. At 12:30am he called his supervisor and stated that his left eye was hurting and that he thought it was from the dust. Employee received a scr...
03/10/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Two maintenance employees were raising liners on a discharge chute which was on ground level. One employee was positioned inside with a four pound hammer while the other employee was outside with the...
01/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 71d lost, 6d restricted Employee crossed a berm on foot and tripped and fell causing a fracture to his ankle.
11/13/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got dust in his eye from another employee grinding behind him. Injured employee was wearing his welding hood and safety glasses. Dust entered from the rear.
08/18/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was driving 12"" rebar stake to support electrical conduit for concrete pour, when 10 lb.sledge hammer slipped off rebar coming in contact with left thumb, causing a laceration and a tuft fra...
07/28/2010 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was observing work being done on the Leachpad when she began to experience heat-related symptoms.
07/07/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost Employee was operating a Haul Truck and was in position, getting loaded by Shovel 1. Shovel 1 lost power and the dipper fell into bed of Haul Truck. Incident did not become a reportable incident unt...
06/17/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of rubber belting for the tail chute of the conveyor. The belting was placed on the ground on top of some 2 x 4's. The employee was on his knees cutting towards him. Th...
06/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Keeper came free and track section came down on LT foot pinning it down.
03/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost While removing asphalt on the Freeport-McMoRan Road, the employee placed his left hand on a large piece of asphalt, while another employee tossed a piece of asphalt that struck his left hand.
03/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was leaving the building after line-up tailgate meeting. As she exited the building, she stepped on a small rock, twisting her left ankle, causing her to fall down and scrape her right knee....
02/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing shelving from storage unit, employee's right ring finger was smashed between shelf being removed and the front support brace
02/06/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Haul truck driver was walking down steps, when he misstepped and strained his lower back and/or leg.
02/05/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting with cutting strips of conveyor belt. He knelt down and positioned himself such that the utility knife would be cutting towards him. The utility knife hung up on the belting as...
01/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee pulled muscle while lifting railroad ties while working on getting the Radial Stacker un-stuck. The railroad ties were being used for cribbing. The railroad ties had to be lifted by hand and...
01/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mine mechanic cut his left palm on a metal burr when he was working on the rubber tire dozer.
01/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 18d restricted While changing rear access panels on Shovel 2, a panel fell and struck the diagnostic mechanic on the right arm
11/25/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in doing repairs to the drop chute on the 2140. The employee was positioned inside the chute using an Allen wrench to remove bolts on the liners. The employee positioned outsi...
11/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading rail road ties and caught his finger in a pinch point between the tie and the bed of the flat bed truck.
11/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making adjustments to the trunions on the agglomerator drum. Small particles of graphite were air borne. When employee completed job, he felt something in his right eye.
10/16/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was replacing liners in the bin. The liner was hot tacked in place when he struck it with a 4-pound hammer to further position it. When the 4-pound hammer contacted the liner at a glanc...