Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.Mining Incidents in 2004

Employee was dismounting the tripper car and the left foot slipped on the ladder causing an injury to the left knee.

While installing the front brake cooler it slipped off the mounts and smashed his left hand.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was struck by a shovel dipper while being loaded.

While haul truck was being loaded, the shovel dipper struck truck bed.

Employee was splicing a belt with a utility knife. After changing the blade on the utility knife, he cut his left hand.

At company where the accident occurred, there was fencing on the ground which tripped employee causing him to fall backwards to the ground. To avoid hurting his hip he put back his arm to break his fall. In doing so he fractured his left wrist, possibly needing more x rays.

Employee was removing track component cap on a D11 Cat crawler when the support failed, pinching his finger between the tool he was using and the dozer track.

Employee states while lifting tire onto back of water truck, strained his back.

Employee was walking from porta-john to haul truck and twisted his right ankle.

Employee was operating #530 haul truck and was being loaded at #65 shovel when a small rock fell from the dipper, striking the haul truck bed dove tail.

Employee was attempting to raise haul truck bed when the hydraulic hose ruptured allowing the bed to come down onto the truck frame.

Employee strained his back when a copper cathode sheet slipped out of his hands. He was given a full duty release on 03/04/04. He was still feeling pain the next day and went back to the clinic and was told to take the weekend off. Employee was scheduled to work on Saturday. The Safety Dept. was not aware of the second visit or that he had missed a day of work.

Employee was tightening a nut on a gauge rod when his right foot slipped on some slag that is used for the railroad track bed.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRIMING A BLAST HOLE AND WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A ONE POUND BOOSTER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

Employee was installing an idler when the idler slipped and pinched two fingers of the left hand on the frame.

Employee was making adjustments to the bed knife and rotor blades on the granulator when his hand was pinched between the two.

Employee was washing the F-45 blade truck, slipped and fell, fracturing her right leg.

Employee was issuing explosives from the main powder magazine. He lifted 3 boxes weighing approximately 36 lbs. each. As he lifted the fourth box he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Employee was harvesting copper when she felt a burning sensation at the back of her right heel. Employee washed off the area and changed her socks, shoes and coveralls.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE A CELL LINE HARVESTING COPPER WITH A STRONGBACK. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT WEDGED IN BETWEEN THE CATHODES. HE TOOK A STEP BACK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

Operator was putting core samples into the splitter. While attempting to replace the sample pan back into the #3 roller crusher he caught his finger tip between the crusher and sampling pan.

Employee's haul truck was struck by a shovel dipper while being loaded.

Employee rigged a gear box to move it in the work bay. As tension was taken up his finger was struck by the chain sling, lacerating his finger tip.

Employee was in the process of climbing down into the C cell line lead tank in order to wash it out. As he stepped on the last rung of the ladder it broke, causing the employee to fall on his back.

A Bobcat loader operator was in the process of stripping drip lines off of a 4"" line that was connected to an 8"" line. When the 4"" line was pulled the 8"" line struck employee's leg.

Employee stuck hand in air conditioner vent, striking fingers on blower motor.

While operating a haul truck, employee hit a bump in the road jarring the haul truck.

Employee was handing a haul truck bed pin above his shoulder level to another employee on a platform and he strained his back.

Employee was performing cell maintenance when the cell furniture slipped and pinched his right, middle finger.

Employee was in the process of closing the doors on a railcar. While closing the door he smashed his right, ring finger between the door and the side of the railcar.

Employee's knee bumped the front of the stand up cart when he stopped.

Employee was attempting to dump the #515 haul truck and the bed would not fully raise. He pulled from dumping point and released dump lever and bed came down, jarring employee.

While dismounting the 1993 SL-6 scoop loader, employee stepped on uneven ground and sprained his left ankle.

#523 haul truck was heading east on Copper Mountain ramp and struck #516 haul truck on the truck bed.

EE CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE TRIMMING FLEX CONDUIT WITH RAZOR KNIFE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON A BLAST PATTERN WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Employee was trying to move a boat when he felt a strain in his back. Employee went to the clinic and received no treatment. He followed up at the clinic on 01/11/05 and they gave him physical therapy because they saw no improvement. The injury, at that time, became a reportable.

Employee was prying copper cathode from a stainless steel blank and the copper struck the employee's wrist.

EE WAS STRIPPING COPPER WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO SPLIT

Employee was harvesting in Central tankhouse with a strongback. As employee went to lock the strongback in place with his left hand he put his right hand down for support and a cathode fell 2 inches, hitting his index finger.

Employee removed indicator plate to look at the actuator and he noticed the shaft appeared to be protruding out. He touched the shaft and it fell down, cutting his upper lip.

Employee was in the process of installing a shelving unit. When the employee picked up a sheet of metal used as backing for the shelf it slipped out of his hand, lacerating his right thumb.

Employee was retrieving a 4 gallon container of sulfuric acid when the container slipped and fell. The container broke open and sulfuric acid splashed on his left knee. Initial diagnosis was for a first degree burn, however additional treatments have been required making injury reportable as of 09/29/04.

While changing the cutting edge on a rubbertire dozer, the operator received a laceration to his left hand.

The fire alarm and suppression system went off on the #64 shovel due to a fire in the RPC bank #2. Employee shut off power at the switchhouse and then entered the shovel to investigate electrical problems. There was a very small amount of smoke in the shovel and the smell of burned electrical components.

Employee was in the process of lowering a fuel tank to the ground. The tank slipped, approximately 1 ft. from the ground, and when it hit the ground the remaining gasoline in the tank splashed out of the filler tub onto employee's face.

Employee was moving the forks over when his hand slipped and he cut the heel of his hand on a sharp part of the mast.

While employee was pulling edge strips off of a stainless steel blank he felt a burning sensation in his right eye. His eye was rinsed out with saline solution and he was given antibiotics as a preventative measure.

The air blew down the belt and dust blew in the right eye of the employee when the air blaster discharged.

Employee was tightening a drill bit on a drill press. The chuck key slipped and his right thumb struck the drill bit causing a laceration.

Employee was attempting to make a hole for his radio microphone clip when the knife closed on his finger causing an avulsion.

Employee was removing the gear drive for an injector pump on a crane. He was using a puller for the task and when the gear broke loose the force drove his arm into the fan shroud causing a laceration to his arm.

Employee was installing a section of dipper handle racking when the weld broke loose causing the metal to rotate, striking employee in the head and face.

EE WAS TAKING OFF A 1 1/2 TON COME-A-LONG WHEN THE CHAIN FAILED. THE CHAIN HIT THE EE UNDER THE CHIN CAUSING HIS JAWS TO CLAMP SHUT CHIPPING HIS TEETH.

EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND IN HIS POCKET CUTTING HIS HAND ON A RAZOR KNIFE.

EE WAS CUTTING A FILTER MEDIA BAG WITH A LEATHERMAN AND CUT HIS THUMB ON THE BLADE.

Allergic reaction to latex gloves.

Employee was doing his regular tasks working at the Crush/Convey Division and became dehydrated due to heat.

EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING ACHING IN HER RIGHT WRIST APPROX. ONE MONTH AGO (2/25/04). SHE SAW HER DOCTOR ON 3/25/04. DIAGNOSIS WAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. SHE WAS GIVEN A BRACE FOR RIGHT WRIST. DRUG & ALCOHOL SCREEN 4/1/04.