Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops. — Accidents

Total: 774 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/28/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting cardboard with a Stanley knife to cover the cooler inlet into the change room. EE used a straight edge on the concrete floor to cut against. The knife jumped over the straight edge and...
12/04/2019 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None On 12/04/2019 EE of pickup truck was traveling up a haul ramp & for unknown reasons ran pickup truck into toe of highwall. Due to large material at toe it caused extensive damage to pickup truck. On 1...
11/13/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was on drill deck assisting with a broken steel. EE was using a 1/2 bolt that was 7 inches long to knock out piece of steel. The cut steel broke and struck finger that was in a pinch point. The EE...
10/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cleaning cab of haul truck after night shift. EE wiped the seat and felt a pop and pain in their finger. EE was taken to clinic and diagnosed with ruptured tendon in finger.
10/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted On Oct 15th EE was sweeping & shoveling on top of main vault roof. EE went home that night with no pain. At start of shift the next day EE reported to supervisor that EE was feeling a lot of back pain...
10/14/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE was shoving a pile from the middle of the 7B & 8B belts. EE had changed positions of shoveling & got on knees. EE picked up a shovel load & pulled it back to dump when the shovel handle got caught...
10/07/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None While cutting out concave liners at the primary crusher the EE became overheated and ill. EE stopped work, and took a break. Was taken to the clinic and was cooled down. Did vomit after drinking wate...
08/28/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was working with the crew and they were hanging valves on the north line at the Tailings impoundment North line. EE began to cramp and became nauseated. EE began to sweat profusely and was taken to...
08/27/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was opening a harness wire box with a knife when the knife slipped and EE cut middle finger on left hand. EE received butterfly stitches in the finger.
08/21/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 135d restricted EE was removing a bolt from a concete pad. EE was holding a chisel and swung a 4 lb hammer attempting to break the stud bolt. The employee missed and made contact with left thumb, fracturing the thumb...
08/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 33d lost Forklift chain came off leaving the mast ""stuck"" in the raised position. Attempted to ""unstick"" chain/mast at which point chain abruptly began to move and mast dropped. Employee tried to move le...
08/08/2019 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None EE called for a freight elevator to 4th floor to take tools down. They pushed button then proceeded to go down to 1st floor. Elevator became stuck at the bottom of 3rd floor. EE called control room to...
08/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employees were installing a wash water line on the opposite side of existing wash water line. The job was finished and they started to charge the water line. During that time the line swung upwards an...
08/02/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was operating a water truck in the pit. EE began to feel nauseous & dizzy. EE notified a supervisor & stated that the day prior EE was operating a Haul Truck with the A/C working only intermittentl...
07/25/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE reported to supervisor on 07/25/2019, that on 07/24/2019 after the ee had gone home from work EE began to experience pain in EE's right shoulder. This was due to carrying the weight of the explosiv...
07/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 15d restricted EE was working and staging fire house. The ee began to feel discomfort and pain where they previously had hernia surgery that was done in June 2017. EE was given restrictions and sent to personal phys...
07/16/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was coming off of night shift. EE was traveling in a van and stepped out of the man van to allow the oncoming employee to get out. When EE stepped out EE twisted & felt discomfort in back. When EE...
07/08/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE was shoveling by the #3 Tertiary. EE sat to take a break then stood and began to walk. EE heard a pop in EE's ankle and began to experience pain. Was given restrictions.
06/28/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing Cisco switches in the second floor of the Mill MCC. EE was trimming zip ties with a 1"" utility knife when EE lost control of the knife and it made contact with left forearm. Causing...
06/22/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 30d restricted EE was assisting with a drill bit change out. Workers were putting the deck bushing on a bit when the bushing shifted and pinched the EE's index finger. This caused a laceration and fracture to the fi...
06/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was assigned to oil a drill. EE felt irritation in eye. EE continued to work and several hours later EE notified EE's supervisor that EE's eye need to be looked at. EE had debris embedded in eye. H...
06/13/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was being loaded at 48 shovel. While driving to V dump to dump load EE felt something go into EE's eye. EE was taken to clinic to be medically treated. Multiple treatments for scratched cornea with...
06/12/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 32d restricted EE was in the T rack storage area looking for bolts. EE was walking and stepped on some uneven floor and began to feel some sharp pain in the foot. EE was sent for xrays and it revealed that they sust...
05/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 34d restricted Employee sustained minor left knee strain when knee twisted while stepping off of D8 Dozer. 06-10-19 - Due to minor experience of pain in left knee, employee was taken in for further evaluation and t...
04/10/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 165d lost, 43d restricted EE was walking up the 8B belt line conducting a scraper inspection. The ee slipped where the catwalk transitions from a walkway to a stairway. EE twisted knee. On 4/11/19 ee stated knee was swollen an...
04/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was opening the elevator door on the 3rd floor. EE raised the door and their hand became pinched in between the door & elevator frame. EE's hand became very swollen. No fractures.
03/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing a plastic sheath guard back onto a chainsaw blade. EE was sliding left hand over the blade when their hand slipped & caught one of the chainsaw teeth. The contact caused the EE to su...
02/26/2019 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost An employee was hosing the PAX tank from a platform above the tank. A flash occurred and the employee sustained some burns to the forehead, face, neck and arms.
02/20/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On February 20th, EE was climbing down a ladder on a loader. EE missed the last rung and fell down on their side. EE has been complaining of increasing pain since the initial incident. On April 17th E...
02/18/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost EE was putting lock on gate of haul truck. EE turned to walk down the stairs and lost balance. EE began to feel like ee was going to tumble down the stairs so ee launched out clearing the steps. EE la...
01/30/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 24d lost, 53d restricted On 1/30/18 EE reported that arm had been hurting THEM. Has been for a week. Was taken to clinic to be evaluated. On 04/01/2019 was seen by specialist for continued pain. On 07/02/2019 EE had carpal tu...
01/28/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was working on clean up in the Primary Tunnel. The material was compacted so a chipping gun was needed to break up the material. During operation of the chipping gun, the employee felt a pop in wri...
01/07/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted EE was walking down an access ramp in the pit to see the best way to pull pipe down the ramp. EE stepped on uneven ground and lost footing. EE began to fall and knees and struck a sharp rock. The cont...
12/12/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was walking thru an area in the Moly plant when EE stepped on a firehose and rolled ankle. EE caught self and did not fall. No pain initially but next day EE felt pain. Was taken to clinic and dia...
11/05/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted EE was climbing off of a water truck ladder. As EE took last step down to the ground EE felt uneven ground and immediately grabbed for the ladder. EE felt a pop in lower back and stabbing pain. EE was...
11/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 31d restricted EE was tasks to dig out 9-1A screw. When digging out EE was using a shovel. On the backstroke EE hit the I-beam with EE's hand and the shovel. EE heard and felt a crackle in EE's hand. The EE sustaine...
10/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A co-worker was replacing an exacto knife blade. The knife casing became stuck in co-worker's glove. The EE grabbed the knife case to remove it from the co-worker's glove. At the same time the co-work...
10/03/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 154d lost, 172d restricted EE was dismounting off of a blade and slipped on the bottom step, putting pressure on left arm/shoulder. EE heard and felt a pop in shoulder. EE began to feel pain in shoulder.
09/24/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on removing old bolts from a flange with a bull pin and hammer. One of the hammer strikes made light contact with the bull pin. EE felt something on hand. EE began to bleed lightly on l...
08/29/2018 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EE was found unresponsive behind the wheel of a parked loader. Loader was in a secured position. EE was taken off loader and resuscitation measures were performed. EE was taken to the clinic to an amb...
08/27/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was doing some grinding of paint. EE wiped eye brow with the back of hand and felt something go into eye. EE's eye became irritated, EE was taken to the clinic to have eye flushed. The next day EE...
08/23/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 7d restricted EE was unloading a cardboard box that contained valve components, out of the back of a mule. The box came apart and the valve components fell out and onto the employee's foot. The EE was taken to the...
08/20/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee became stuck in the Primary Crusher elevator. Electricians were called to reset it. At the same time there was a power bump and red alert. At 6:26 p.m. the employee was released from the e...
08/13/2018 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE began complaining of feeling lightheaded and dizzy. EE also had cramping sensations in their hands. EE had been grasping the hose tightly while doing tasks. The EE went to lunch and began to not fe...
08/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had a liner plate rigged up using a chainfall and a cable choke. Employee stood liner up & tried to push it over into place. The chainfall restricted movement of the plate so employee removed...
06/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 139d restricted Crew was attempting to remove a liner on the feed end. They hooked up the lower liner. The outside crew informed the other crew that they could not remove the nuts on the lower liner due to them being...
05/30/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 8d restricted EE was working on tying lighting to a photocell. EE lifted up the panel door & propped it open. As EE was drilling a hole in the box below, as EE finished EE stood up & turned to left. EE came into co...
04/27/2018 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was priming holes on a blast pattern. EE began to feel a little sick and had become dizzy. EE went to sit in a truck with the AC on and had some water. EE was taken to the clinic to be evaluated an...
04/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's finger was pinched and finger nail injured while installing grating in the basement of the tank house.
04/12/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was trying to remove a pinched bandsaw blade. The blade twisted and cut two fingers, one of which required stitches