Mining Incidents

Freeport McMoRan Miami IncMining Incidents in 2024

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Freeport McMoRan Miami Inc operations in 2024. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2024
0
Total incidents
6
Year
2024

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
  2. 02OTHER2 incidents
  3. 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents

All incidents in 2024

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was loosening a nut with a wrench when the wrench slipped. The employee lost their footing and fell, the employee used their hand/arm to catch self and injured left wrist

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee turned to get grab a PVC pipe and when they twisted, they felt a pop and discomfort in their lower back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing the ladder on a water truck and felt a pop in their left wrist.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had an initial incident on 12/12 which resulted in a lost time incident and the employee had surgery. On 8/14/24 the employee was working normal routine duties when the surgery knee had a numb feeling. The surgeon has advised there is inflation in the area of the surgery and advised the employee not work to rest the knee.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was getting a 6"" pipe from the pipe rack when the pipe began to roll off, the employee attempted to catch the pipe and employee's left pointer finger was smashed between the rack and the pipe. The employee was taken to the local hospital for further treatment.

Struck by flying object

Employee had fly metal imbedded in left upper inner thigh.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Freeport McMoRan Miami Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.