Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops. — Accidents

Total: 774 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/23/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None One of the moveable louvered air vents of the RTD was loose and had fallen out during operation. The operator decided to place it back into position. He was reaching in when he came into contact with...
06/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost On 6/23/09 EE alleges an injury to L/shoulder walking on a ramp, lost his footing and fell to the ground. The claim was questionable due to several issues. A lengthy, comprehensive investigation of th...
06/01/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 89d lost, 5d restricted Employee was climbing up the floatation bank ladder when his right foot slipped causing him to fall. His left knee landed on a protruding bolt.
05/28/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 111d lost Employee was workiing on clean up under 7-B conveyor by the tail end when he lost sight of the end of the hoe. The hoe climbed up the pile of rocks he was working on causing it to come in contact with...
05/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was walking and when he attempted to turn, his left foot was stuck in a hole. His body turned but his left leg/knee twisted.
05/12/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The air lance appeared to be plugged, so EE unhooked the air hose. (He was wearing safety goggles, but took them off. At this time, he only had on his safety glasses and sideshields).When he opened th...
04/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Employee had one leg in underflow tub and had a hold of a bracket with his left hand. The bracket broke and he fell against the splash shield liner striking the left side of his torso.
04/22/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 11d restricted A mechanic was attempting to adjust the governor on a welding machine. As the mechanic was loosening a nut on the governor linkage, the wrench slipped off the nut and the fan struck the mechanic's lef...
04/13/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was holding a stand serving as a base for a lightning rod. The base of the stand was being covered with dirt by a loader when a rock rolled out of the loader bucket and smashed his index fing...
04/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Two employees were attempting to position a lube pump into place when one of the employees felt pain in the lower left side of his back.
03/18/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Standing approx. 10' from hydro blaster when EE felt foreigh object cause irritation to his left eye.
03/13/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating compactor on the drill terrance when the right side window fell down and shattered. Small shards of glass sprayed onto employee including the right side of his face. EE was wear...
02/11/2009 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Supervisor noticed employee was disoriented, he then noticed that her hard hat was lying on the ground. She was transported into the hospital.
02/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing teeth from the hearth. He reached over to pick up a sledge hammer, his hand struck the sharp tooth and lacerated the top of his left hand.
02/02/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was using a 5' pry bar and 18"" pry bar to pry a strap. The 5' pry bar slipped out of his hand, fell vertical and landed on his foot resulting in a puncture wound.
01/23/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hydroblasting with a snake attachment. The attachment came through the foam causing employee to be struck on the ear and face with 5000 psi stream. He was wearing all required PPE.
01/09/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 106d restricted Before shift started, employee was walking from the parking lot to the change room. When he stepped over a guardrail with his trailing foot (left) caught the top of the rail and he fell to the ground.
01/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee stepped on a hose as he was getting off step ladder. The impact wrench fell on his right foot.
12/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was leaning forward applying pressure on a tool while crimping a hose clamp. The tool sprung up and struck him on the lip.
12/21/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee claims he received an injury to his wrist as he attempted to dislodge a jammed steering device on the RT dozer.
12/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working at the landfill, when he tripped on a piece of metal and landed onto another piece of metal on the ground.
12/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pushing the lock pin down to secure the crane, a gust of wind caused the boom to shift and force the pin back up, jamming employee's thumb against the bottom of the seat.
12/02/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee operating a RTD when dozer hit a soft spot in the road and the dozer dropped. At which time, the seat bottomed out and jarred the operator.
12/01/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee claims that his foot slipped and his knee twisted when he was opening the door to the engine compartment. Initial doctor's exam was 12/1; however, after further examination by the doctor on 1...
11/20/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee received chemical burns to his neck, arm and a cut above his right eye when an explosion occurred as he closed the valve to a tote containing hydrogen peroxide.
11/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee attempting to open valve with a pipe wrench. Wrench slipped and smashed his thumb.
11/12/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee claims he noticed his right leg itching and numb, and rash on right thigh and swollen. He claims it may have happened when he was working on a motor and noticed small, yellow spiders in the a...
11/11/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 125d restricted Two employees were attempting to attach a mixer paddle to a hand drill. One employee was holding the paddle. When the paddle snapped into place, second employee inadvertently pressed the drill trigger...
11/10/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was climbing off a track hoe. When he stepped on the ground, he stepped on a rock and twisted his right ankle.
11/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was closing the doors to the tertiary crusher surge bin when he smashed his finger.
10/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost While installing a dust seal on a main shaft, the seal supports shifted causing the dust seal to fall, striking employee's right arm and hand.
10/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 64d restricted Was changing a ripper tooth on D-10 dozer. As he was prying on pin, he lost his balance and stepped back onto a rock twisting his knee.
10/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted Employee was entering the scale house when the rubber mat at the entrance slipped from under him. His boot caught the mat and twisted his ankle.
10/06/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was using a grinder to cut pipe. The grinder got away from the worker and contacted his left hand causing a laceration between his thumb and index finger. Medical only no lost time
10/03/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was using impact wrench for extended period and sprained wrist
09/29/2008 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two mechanics were on an airboat at the tailings dam reclaim area pulling a barge that was hooked up to the front of the airboat. The front of the airboat tilted downward and started taking on water t...
09/26/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut a belt for new skirting. He cut across the belt and punctured his left hand with the knife. Employee had on proper PPE, cutting gloves.
09/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 140d restricted Employee was reaching a valve overhead to make an adjustment when he slipped and fell backwards to the ground.
09/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee stepped off a step sideways with his left leg. He over-extended his right leg, twisted his knee and fell to the ground.
09/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee slipped and fell striking his head on a rock.
08/20/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Fire of unknown origins at the cooling tower that was under demolition located by the crystal plant.
08/19/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The cooling tower by the Crystal plant that was under demolition caught on fire. Cause is believed to be sparks from hot work conducted earlier in the day.
08/01/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 17d restricted Employee attempted to open the tripper car door at the crusher when he slipped and his wrist struck the handrail resulting in a fracture.
07/20/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During total mill startup, thickener feed launders spilled slurry. Employee waded through the slurry resulting in chemical burns to his legs, knees and ankles.
07/18/2008 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two employees were entrapped in the west elevator at the mill for approximately 2 hours. Neither sustained injury. This is a follow up to the phone call reporting the incident.
07/16/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 18d restricted As employee was leaving the parking lot at the end of his shift, the motorcycle he was operating was struck by a contractor's employee backing out of his parking spot without clear visability.
07/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee attempted to adjust the shovel cable in the mine when he felt a pop in his right upper arm.
07/10/2008 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None The Moly flotation area was evacuated because two fixed H2S monitors were in alarm mode. It has since been determined that the monitors were alarming because of two separate smaller events rather tha...
07/02/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting rubber with a untility knife. The knife slipped cutting the employee right wrist.
06/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 36d restricted Employee was attempting to remove a hydraulic cap from the water truck when it became stuck. When he tried to dislodge it, he strained his right thumb and fractured his right little finger.