Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops. — Accidents

Total: 774 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 84d lost, 51d restricted On 5/19 employee was poking the roaster when he jammed his wrist. He was able to return to work performing normal work duties. After several weeks, he continued to feel discomfort. Further ortho ev...
05/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost After shoveling cement for most of the day he had gradual muscle pain but did not believe he was injured and returned to work the next day. The muscle pain resolved but still has pain lifting arm abov...
05/03/2006 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted Employee was unloading a rail car of grinding balls when he complained of his left shoulder being stung or bitten by an unknown insect. An hour later a rash developed.
05/02/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was shoveling on 3 1/2 dick of C&C and a rock fell hitting him in the back.
04/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were carrying an 8"" piece of pipe. The employee on the distal end lost his grip on the pipe causing it to fall. Whe the far end fell, it caused the near end to fall as well. When the ne...
04/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee was decending the ladder on a haul truck. When he turned on the landing to complete his decent, he twisted his right ankle resulting in a sprained right ankle.
04/05/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost A truck was returning to maint. shop from the mill heaping east on south side of maint. shop. EE was operating a forklift hauling west. The truck was on the S. side of the hydrant and did not see the...
03/13/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was walking back to the towers along the power cable when a coworker swung the basket to pull the slack in the cable to the back of the shovel. When the basket swung, the cable lifted up and...
03/08/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 34d restricted Employee was attempting to remove debris which had blown into a bush. When he reached up, his feet slid out from under him, causing him to grab a branch with his right hand. This resulted in a dislo...
02/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 46d restricted Employee was cleaning the #5 mill pedestal area. A 6"" X 12"" x 1/4"" piece of metal was removed from the grease and placed on the pedestal. The metal slid off the pedestal and struck the employee o...
01/15/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING WHEEL TO REMOVE A U-BOLT FROM A PIPE IN THE BOILER ROOM AT THE MOLY PLANT WHEN SOMETHING STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
01/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee was attempting to climb onto a motor grader when the handrail broke loose causing him to fall to the ground.
01/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted EE was cleaning the s/w drop hole on #1 roaster in the moly plant when he pulled his hand back striking the support column.
12/30/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee moved the lockout sign so he could mount the water truck. As he ascended the ladder, the sign got in the way and he missed the step. He fell to the ground resulting in a fracture to his rig...
12/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Employee was welding the topshell hold-down bolt pipekeeper. While trying to remove the bolt, it slipped and struck his hand.
12/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted While cleaning up around the screening plant using a wheelbarrow and while assisting with changing out the loader teeth, employee strained his back.
12/20/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While using air powered chipping gun, employee did not feel pain. When he went to bed that evening his left shoulder hurt. D & A 12/21/05 negative. Dr. put him on light duty for one day limiting his l...
12/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was on top of leach deck attempting to unplug a line when he stepped into an opening on the tank. He received chemical burns from hot ferric chloride to left ankle and contusions to the leg....
11/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 15d restricted Employee was walking down the stairs at the end of her shift. She was holding the hand rail when she lost her footing and twisted her left knee.
11/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEAN TOP DECKS IN CANNERY. HE REMOVED THE ACCESS COVER AND PUT CLEAN UP INTO THE BIN. WHEN HE WAS RETURNING THE COVER TO THE NORMAL POSITION, IT SHIFTED CAUSING HIS HAND TO S...
10/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was working on the secondary discharge screen when the counterweight slid off the steps and struck him on the right ankle causing swelling and bruising. The 2 week followup exam reveiled a f...
09/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was using a doublejack hammer to drop a liner inside a ball mill after the bolts had been removed. When the liner dropped, the balls caused the liner to roll towards the employee and the lin...
08/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 13d restricted The employee was performing maintenance at the thickener. The thickener drive assembly fell off the stand and struck the employee on the chest, right knee and right foot.
08/16/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Hoist brakes on shovel did not hold dipper as it was loading the truck. The dipper fell and struck the bed of the truck, raising the bed into the air and jarring the truck driver. NOTE: Employee con...
08/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Shutting off welder and slipped his hand on shut off rod-lacerating r hand, requiring sutures
07/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was working on the pan feeder installing liners, injured his lower back causing pain.
07/25/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost As employee was decending the steps on the rubber tire dozer he twisted his left knee and fell to the ground.
07/07/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in area of ""1"" mill when a cloud of sulfur dioxide gas came through opening in mill roof. A control loss to damper gate for # 6 fan allowed the release of the sulfur dioxide ga...
07/06/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening #14 mill header water valve with a valve tool. Valve became stuck and valve tool came off and struck employee in upper lip.
06/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 2d restricted Employee was helping remove wooden beams from old change room when his foot got stuck between two beams. When he pulled his foot out, he felt pain. Per medical exam, strain or possible tear to right f...
06/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to balance himself while bending down cleaning up trash and placed right hand on a piece of sharp metal cutting his palm.
06/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Age related injury to knee while walking down steps.
06/13/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS POKING THE 3RD HEARTH OF #2 ROASTER WHEN HIS GLOVES BECAME TOO HOT. HE PULLED POKER OUT OF HEARTH & THEN REMOVED HIS GLOVE, HE NOTICED ROASTER ARM CAUGHT END OF POKER, FORTETTING HE HAD R...
05/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 3d restricted At the end of the shift, employee was cleaning area and bent over to pickup a screwdriver when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
05/18/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a hardened bushing by making a cut in it. When the bushing relieved it shattered and a piece struck him in the hand, cutting his left index finger.
05/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 67d restricted Employee was walking down the stairs and felt pain in his right knee. Employee continued to feel pain; further examination revealed injury to the knee requiring surgery and workdays lost. First work...
05/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE PUT A LID ON A DRYER & IT BLEW DUST INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS REFERRED TO AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST FOR FOLLOW UP CARE. D&A PERFORMED ON 5/6/05 & WAS NEGATIVE. EE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH SX/EW FOR ONLY 2...
05/05/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using a utility knife stripping 72-inch overland belt cables. Due to the force required when using the knife for stripping, as it cut through the rubber, the knife penetrated the PPE, knee pr...
04/12/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee hit his right elbow on the frame of the skid steer loader when he received a minor elbow shock, while attempting to determine why the machine would not start. 4-12-05 released to light duty....
04/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were moving the 'O' ring to line it up with the crane hook. When one employee pushed pin into the ring, it pinched the 2nd employee's left pinky finger. After further examination by an o...
04/06/2005 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reached down to retrieve the ground wires from the MCC raceway. There was contact between the ground wires and the energized 480 VAC buss. An arc occurred and he received burns to both hands.
03/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 46d restricted EE was attempting to close the cab door of the water truck when a gust of wind blew the door open. The force pulled on his right hand/arm which resulted in a fracture to his hand. (9/1/05: EE had sur...
03/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE WAS CLEANING IN SPRAY CHAMBER OF #1 SCRUBBER. LARGE CHUNK OF LIME (20-25 LBS.) FELL ON LEFT HAND. EE WAS WEARING BLUE PLASTIC GLOVES. CRUSH, LACERATION & FRACTURE TO L. RING FINGER & CONTUSION T...
02/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to get into his Bobcat leading with his left foot when his foot slipped and he fell to the left against the bucket of the Bobcat, injuring his upper left thigh. He was let go 2/23/05...
02/14/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee descending ladder inside ball mill when ladder rolled and he fell backward landing on his buttocks resulting in a fractured tailbone.
02/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee claims he was pulling hoses on the mill deck when he felt something in his eye.
01/28/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving the equalizer bar out of a crawler with a hammer, the punch that was wedged into the spreader hole popped out and struck employee resulting in an injury to two of his front teeth.
01/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing bearings in rear suspension bore of a water truck, suspension fell and struck employee hand resulting in a laceration.
01/11/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was cutting reject chips inside ball mill when debris flew into his eye. Examination revealed an embedded fragment.
01/08/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on the feeder for the copper sulfate dryer, employee experienced dust in the eyes, resulting in irritation to the left eyeball. Employee wearing proper PPE.