All MSHA-reportable accidents at Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company operations in 2022. Fatalities appear first.
Employee was walking across the leach stockpile when they rolled their ankle. Employee went to the clinic, diagnosed with a sprained ankle and given restrictions that cannot be accommodated at this time. ONGOING
Employee was mounting the FM22 on the passenger side when employee experienced a personal medical condition and fell to the ground, hitting head.
Employee was placing starter sheet in missing cell slot, when the hangar bar and attached starter sheet struck employee's right foot. Employee was examined by a first responder and returned to work, finishing the shift. The next evening, employee felt enough pain employee went to the ER, rather than work, and was taken off pending PCP review.
Employee was pulling plastic on the stockpile, when EE lost EE's footing and fell. EE initially got up and went back to work. Later, after leaving work, EE went a PCP, and taken off work due to potential fracture below knee and MCL strain. Currently ongoing.
Employee was shoveling up lime in the slaker basement, then moving it about 10-12 feet away. After dumping the wheelbarrow, employee made their way back, set the wheelbarrow down, and felt a sharp pain in lower back. Currently ongoing.
Employee was exiting the main security gate when EE fell down the stairs and landed on the pavement below. EE had put arm out to brace, and felt pain in the wrist and arm. EE waited to notify the supervisor and was taken to the ER, and has been taken off work until seen by a specialist.
Employee was troubleshooting the Peri after reports of actuator problems. There was feed on the grating, and employee's foot slid then caught, which jarred employee's knee. Employee worked the rest of shift, then attempted to seek medical attention on 9/7, finally seeing a PA on 9/8, and was given restrictions. Currently Ongoing
Employee was conducting a PM on a boom truck and fell to the ground, causing a pulmonary contusion, fractured clavicle, and rib. Employee was taken to the ER, hospitalized overnight, released and is currently off work. ONGOING. MSHA was immediately notified out of an abundance of caution.
Employee was scanning cathode bundles before loading on a truck, when EE stepped onto the bundle to unfold the band. As EE was getting down, slipped, and grabbed the band, lacerating EE's left middle finger, which required sutures to close.
One of our employees was climbing a fixed ladder on the Sag 2 Feed Cart, when the bottom supports of the ladder collapsed; pinning EE's left hand in-between the ladder and the upper support. 1 broken finger with 9 stitches between 3 of the fingers on EE's left hand.
Employee operating the overhead crane during harvest. While traveling to wash tank a cathode fell off the strongback onto the cells. Employee attempted to move cathode off of cell, and felt a pop in right forearm/bicep area.
As employee was descending stairs, toe of right boot caught on last step, and EE's left foot went to the floor, causing EE's left ankle to twist. EE was taken to the ER, diagnosed with a fracture. Currently ongoing.
While working on a haul truck, employee stepped wrong in a parking ditch while picking up tools and felt pain in lower back.
EE was proceeding on the ground floor of the column cell when EE had tripped and fell, causing right wrist to be fractured.
Employee was doing traffic control for Coring Job when EE saw the Core Machine was stuck, and the operator was having trouble dislodging the Core Machine. EE begun to help dislodge the machine. When it came loose it sprung up hitting EE's Right Shoulder knocking EE to the ground.
Driller was removing bolts from the bonnet on the drill head. The driller was using a ratchet with an 3/8-inch drive Allen socket trying to remove the bolt. The bolt was tight and when pushing on the ratchet, the bolt suddenly broke free and is when the drillers shoulder was jolted. Medical treatment sought 11/11/2022.
Employee was descending a 50-ton truck and slipped off the bottom rung of the boarding ladder, fell backwards and hit head on the ground, causing a laceration which required one staple to close.
EE was unloading scaffolding from bed of truck stepped on a tire to reach them and foot slipped to the ground.
Stripping drip line off the slope. Drip line came loose employee lost balance, causing a sprain to the right ankle.
3/4"" plate was held into position with another person, adjusted plate on floor to weld in place, after adjusting plate felt pain in left lower abdomen. Which followed with consistent pain. Awkward position for a long period of time.
Employee was leaning over a pipe to open a drain valve, and when they pulled up on the valve handle, they felt pain in lower back. Employee was taken to the ER and given light duty, which the company is accommodating.
Employee was exiting mobile porta-john, misjudged step as EE stepped down and fell, cutting knee just below the knee cap. EE was taken to the ER where EE received two stitches, and released back to work.
The employee was setting up a blast pot unit with two crew members. As they were untangling the air hose(bull hose), the hose slipped from employee's gloved hand and smashed a finger on the other glove and which was pushing off on the unit. The result was two splits on their finger requiring stitches. The result was ""No Restrictions"" by the hospital.
Crew were removing walk way flooring of the rig. Trainee driller was under the deck on a 6' A frame ladder loosening bolts when the ladder kicked out from underneath them. EE put a gloved left hand out to stop themselves, and the hand made contact with the steel casing rails and cut the left palm open. EE received 8 stitches to the left palm and was released back to full duty.