Freeport McMoRan Miami IncMining Incidents in 2001

EE'S HAND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN A BIT SUB AND PUP STEEL WHILE LOADING A BIT SUB. HIS KNUCKLE WAS CUT. ON 2-19-01 HE WENT TO THE DR. DUE TO AN INFECTION INHIS KNUCKLE.

EE WAS DISASSEMBLING TWO SECTIONS OF SCAFFOLDINGWHEN HE WENT TO DISCONNECT ONE OF THE TOP BRACESHE & THE SCAFFOLDING FELL TO THE GROUND WITH THESCAFFOLDING LANDING ON HIM CAUSING A CONTUSION T O HIS LEFT LEG. HE WAS INITIALLY TREATED CONSERVATIVELY. HE WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST. HE HADSURGERY ON 8/1/01.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HYDRAULIC STEERING PUMP FROM HAUL TRUCK #249. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TELESCOPE STAND TO LOWER THE PUMP FROM POSITION. THE PUMP WAS RESTING IN A SADDLE IN TOP OF THE S TAND. AS THEY LOWERED THE PUMP DOWN, THE PUMP FELL OUT OF THE SADDLE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS HAND REQUIRING TWO SUTURES.

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING MOTOR STARTER EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD RACKED OUT STARTER BEFORE PLACING HIS LOCK ON LOCK OUT. THE RACK DEVICE WAS STILL IN THE ""ON"" POSITION BUT THE DOOR WAS ABLE TO BE OPENED, THINKING THAT THE STARTER WAS LOCKED OUT THE EMPLOYEE TOUCHED THE INDICATOR ON THE MAIN FUSE, RECIEVING A 2ND DEGREE BURN ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER, RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT HAND.

EE WAS HELPING TROUBLE SHOOT ON #3 BOILER WHEN HE WENT TO REACH FOR THE AUTOMATIC WATER LEVEL BLOWDOWN VALVE HIS FOREARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT STEAM LINE THE EE SUSTAINED A 2ND DEGREE BUR N.

EE SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE PULLING CATHODE BAR FROM STORAGE STANDARD SHEET. THE EE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN CATHOD BAR AND I-BEAM CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE REQUIRING THIRTEEN SUTURES.