Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops. — Accidents

Total: 774 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/17/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 14d restricted On 6/17, while logging a blast pattern an EE rolled ankle on a rock. EE reported this injury and was taken to the clinic. Was diagnosed with a sprain. On 6/20, EE once again reported to clinic and was...
06/14/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 270d lost, 42d restricted EE was working on the 3rd floor of the Fine Crushing building. EE took a step backwards & tripped on the concrete curb that is used to support the mantle main shift. The EE fell to the floor but state...
05/10/2016 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in Mine Engineering office when ee felt a bite by an insect on left shoulder. EE visually inspected the area noticed redness and swelling. The next day the ""itchiness"" continued...
05/04/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on valve on the south dam. EE attempting to close the valve with a pipe wrench when ee heard a pop in shoulder and immediately felt pain.
05/04/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was going up and down ladder on the north side of the #1 Copper press filter when employee felt a pop in the right calf. Employee was ascending the ladder at the time.
04/29/2016 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee came in to the truck shop from the pit and had a complaint of nausea, shaking and sweating. Employee was transported to the clinic and evaluated. Employee was suffering from dehydration. Empl...
04/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Employee was performing normal clean up in the 1B tunnel when began to experience pain in lower back. Employee sustained a lower back strain. Employee was given restrictions and taken off work.
04/03/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 7d restricted EE states was performing inspection & filling out JHAs week of 4-3-16. EE was standing on uneven work area. Arch of foot was on a hose fitting. EE continued working & noticed soreness over next few we...
02/26/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Security personnel came upon an investigation of a private citizen that had come on to FMI property and committed suicide. Unknown deceased female had shot herself on property by railroad track. Not i...
02/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 64d restricted EE was tasked to assist in the replacement of 2 hole liner for a drop box at the A side primary crusher. While in the process of lifting and handing the liner to another mechanic ee felt a sharp pain...
12/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was attempting to empty the remaining material from ULSB #1 using a bin stub and ram. The bin ram slipped off the stub causing his left hand to be caught between the stub and ram. EE sustained a de...
11/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was eating his lunch when he chipped / broke his tooth.
10/15/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was descending boarding ladder to complete pre-shift walk around of haul truck. He stepped on small rock and rolled his ankle and strained his back.
09/15/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EE was getting into haul truck when she smelt a strong perfume odor. The odor caused her to sneeze and cough causing chest pains.
08/19/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 69d restricted EE was pulling the fuel hose to fuel some vehicles on the Tailings Dam. Her right foot slipped and the hose jerked her forwards. She fell forward on her arm. Her hand was bent between her body and fle...
08/12/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stated that his vision had become very blurry and he was sweating profusely. He began to feel ill. EE was taken to clinic where he was given IV fluids for dehydration. On 08/13/2015 EE returned to...
08/10/2015 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE did not drink enough fluids throughout the day and began to feel ill. First responder was called & and evaluated EE. EE taken to clinic to be evaluated. He was given IV fluids and after a while rel...
08/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of changing the air dryer filter on a haul truck, during a routine PM. He had just removed the snap ring that holds the filter in place. In doing so the filter had popped out of...
08/06/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had just locked out on the A-side overland belt system. He was walking away from the lock box when he slipped and fell and heard a pop in his right ankle. EE sustained a muscle sprain to his right...
08/04/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was attempting to clear the drop chutes above 2-A and 3-A dryers. The employee began to hit the chutes with a double jack. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back and left leg. EE sustained a lower...
07/24/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on changing return idlers on A2 conveyor. They used two come-a-longs & a spreader bar to lift the belt so the idler could be removed & replaced. The hook on the main body of one of the...
07/09/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost EE was poking the 2nd Hearth of the #1 Roaster with an air lance. He noticed the hose had an air leak. He reached out to turn the air off to the lance & in doing so the lance got caught in the roaster...
06/25/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was exiting the control room when he kicked the inside door jamb, lost his balance and fell into the lockers. He fell to the ground on his shoulder. His shoulder was evaluated and he went back to w...
06/23/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 228d lost EE boarded back of service truck to retrieve tooling. Upon stepping down from step bumper the EE had right foot on the ground and was bringing his left foot down and rolled his left ankle in a small d...
06/17/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was talking to another employee when she stepped back into a clean up chute opening. The EE's left leg fell all the way through the chute; a bar to guard the chute opening was missing. The ee lande...
06/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was tasked to secure a lifted haul truck bed by utilizing bed straps. EE is to lift a pin and lock it in place. EE lifted the pin and inserted the ring. Once the ring was in place the EE dropped th...
06/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was forming a ditch when copper/moly concentrate was released from work area above and started raining down on employee. When he went to retrieve power tools before leaving the ditch he bent...
06/03/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two employees were in the Secondary Crusher Man Elevator when it stopped.
05/22/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EE was working on 8th floor of Roaster building on lighting project. Moly operations were poking the roaster. EE smelled rotten egg odor & saw white smoke puff. EE complained of inhalation of possible...
05/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 30d restricted Employees were using a ram to hit a head nut to remove it from a main shaft. Injured employee was on the right side of ram when they hit the head nut with the ram, it turned the head nut allowing the...
05/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During the reassembly of #1 Sec. Crusher hopper employees were on 4th floor guiding hopper into place. EE was checking east end of hopper; bolt holes were not lined up. As it was being raised EE place...
05/07/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost EE was beginning his shift and was walking down the stairs on the west side of A Regrind cyclone deck when he stepped off on the bottom step and rolled his ankle. He felt a pop in his ankle. EE was ta...
04/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 28d restricted While in the process of positioning a 10' long piece of 10"" pipe for mill #6 discharge line to be rigged to a second point. The pipe became bound between the ground and the new 30"" header. EE placed...
03/31/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were working in A2/A3 dropbox area when bees were reported in area. EE was instructed to wait in the vehicle while bee removal was contacted. He was stung during this time. EE developed a re...
03/06/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 145d lost, 18d restricted Employee was assisting a co-worker by pulling the pothead away from the tower and to place it on the stand. The cable slid towards the employees and the one employee fell backwards to the ground injur...
01/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were removing the drive sheave from the agitator on the pack cell. They removed the bolts that hold the tapper bushing to the sheave. One employee installed the jack bolts that press the bus...
12/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 43d restricted EE was steadying a steel step washer while attaching a lifting apparatus when it slipped off and smashed his middle left finger. EE suffered a laceration and fracture to the tip of his finger.
12/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing an underflow splash shield liner (approx. 3'x4') from the inside of the underflow tub, the liner shifted sideways pinching the employee's right hand against another liner in the tub. L...
12/11/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was mixing a slurry bucket with a hand held drill and mixer attachment. The bucket was on the ground and it required the employee to bend over slightly for the mixer end to reach the bottom o...
12/01/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was stepping down off of the stool for the Imhoff collection container, the employee stepped on hose in the walkway, twisting his ankle, this occurred on 12/01/2014. EE refused treatment at that ti...
11/25/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The west elevator in the Mill came to a stop between the 1st and 2nd floors. The safety device engaged and it stopped moving. There were 2 employees in the elevator at the time. The electricians attem...
11/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted EE was walking to his vehicle after work when he cut between the rows, crossing over a low guardrail. He tripped as he crossed & regained his footing but then caught his foot on the strap of his lunch...
11/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 11d restricted Employees were relocating racking at 07 warehouse. During the move they that the rack had slid forward on the forklift forks. They stopped to assess the racking before proceeding. An employee was walk...
11/11/2014 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost EE was working at his desk in the training file room. He was sitting, organizing some paperwork. He leaned over to pick up something that had fallen on the floor and attempted to sit back up when he f...
10/09/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 39d restricted While employee was using a pipe wrench to loosen bolts he felt a slight pull in his lower back. Employee was taken to clinic for lower back pain. Employee was diagnosed with a Lumbosacral Strain. E...
09/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was using Solvent to remove oil & paint off concave during top shell prep. Solvent had dripped onto EE's pants & work boots. An hour later the EE's skin began to become irritated. He rinsed off. EE...
08/03/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was poking the Moly roaster when he felt pain on his right side. He went home & the next day felt more pain. EE has been seen by on-site clinic physician. Was monitored for several weeks and kept c...
06/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working in the A-1 drop box changing liners when a piece of debris got into his left eye. EE irrigated and flushed his eye. Next morning the eye was still irritated and red; he was taken to th...
06/09/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding with face shield and foam back glasses. Felt something hit his eye. He blinked and felt there was nothing in his eye and continued to work. He reported debris in his eye on 6-...
05/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was un-wiring the #3 Tailings Thickener rake drive motor when he was asked to move due to flying a piece of steel overhead. Employee was moving quickly and his knuckle came into contact with the ra...