Freeport McMoRan Miami IncMining Incidents in 2000

EE WAS REPAIRING EQUIPMENT WITH A TORQUE TOOL/WRENCH WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO HIS RIGHT TOP LITTLE FINGER.

PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA WHILE ASSEMBLING A FAN IDLER ON A 793 CAT TRUCK.

CHANGING A TIRE ON CAT LOADER, WORKER WAS DISMOUNTING TIRE WITH A RAM 1800 BEAD BREAKER POSITIONED ON BACK SIDE OF RIMBASE. TOOL WAS PROPERLY SECURED, BUT POPPED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HAVE REASON TOBELIEVE THAT RIM SECTION FAILED CAUSING THE BEADBREAKER TO SLIP. HE WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL FOR STITCHES, BRUISES AND BROKEN NOSE.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN STACKING RAILROAD TIES WHILE STANDING DIRECTLY BETWEEN TWO STACKS. THE STACK THAT THE EE WAS FACING GAVE WAY AND A TIE FELL ON EE'S RIGHT LEG PINNING HIM TO THE STACK DIREC TLY BEHIND HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING SCREEN INSIDE A TANK AT THE SX PLANT WHEN DRY ACID PARTICLES FELL FROM THE CEILING WALLS INTO HIS EYES CAUSING A BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HER LOWER BACK WHILE WORKING ON #110 SHOVEL. SHE WAS PULLING ON CABLE WHEN SHE FELT A PAIN CAUSING HER MUSCLE TO STRAIN. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERPAY O N 03-28-00.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE UNLOADING TOOLSFROM THE BACK OF A TRUCK. PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON FEB 1 2000.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE MINE DEPARTMENT AT THE FUEL ISLAND WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING HER LEFT ANKLE TO TWIST. SHE SLIPPED WHEN SHE STEPPED OFF THE LAST RUNG OF THE FLEX LADDER LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE HAUL TRUCK SHE WAS OPERATING.

EE WAS UNLOADING A COMPUTER MONITOR FROM THE BACK OF A PICK-UP WHEN THE EE EXTENDED HIS ARM TO REACH FOR THE MONITOR STRAINING HIS SHOULDER. THE EE WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 3-6-01.

EE WAS OPERATING WHEEL DOZER #656 WHEN HE TURNEDTHE AC ON TALCUM POWER WAS BLOWN ALL AROUND THE CAB & ON EE. THE EE HAD AN ALERGIC REACTION THE POWDER & WAS TAKEN TO COBRE VALLEY COMM HOSP THE TALCUM POWDER HAD BEEN SPRINKLED AROUND THE CAB OF THE DOZER TO KILL A BAD ODOR

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WHILE PULLING ON A BAR. THE BAR BROKE FREE SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE STACK OF BARS AND THE HE WAS PULLIGN ON. THE LACERAT ION REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT, AS IT BROKE IT STRUCK A CONDUIT PIPE STRIKING HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE REPORTED AFTER USING A MSHA RESPIRATOR HE EXPERIENCED SOME SKIN IRRITATION OVER THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE AND THE AREA ON HIS CHEEKS THE EE SUSTAINED AN ALLERGIC REACTION FROM THE RESPIRATOR.