Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.Mining Incidents in 2005

Employee was pulling out air hose (on reel), hose caught on something and stuck. Employee felt pain in his abdomen at this time.

While operating a haul truck, employee states he received a rough load and 3 hours later experienced neck/shoulder discomfort.

Employee was stripping copper blanks at the 2 stripping machine when he felt a pain in his lower back. Employee then fell back onto the floor grating.

Employee fell from behind cab area while performing repairs on the haul truck. (BED WAS UP; FELL OFF SIDE OF TRUCK (APPROX. 12' TO GROUND), HITTING HEAD ON TIRE OR FUEL TANK AS HE FELL. FRACTURED TEETH, LACERATED LIP, POSS. DISPLACED PALATE. NO OTHER INJURIES.)

Employee got on top of the engine compartment of the #30 crawler to look over the dump. He tripped on the air cleaner, causing him to grab onto the exhaust pipe, burning the palms of both hands.

Operator was being loaded at a shovel when a rock fell off of the shovel dipper and struck his truck.

Employee was removing bolts with a 1/2 inch drive long handled ratchet and, while pullling on the ratchet in an awkward position, strained his lower back.

Employee pulled lower back muscle while removing bearing cap.

Employee was trimming a piece of shovel dipper handle racking that was placed on the back of a boom truck. As he turned to walk away from the boom truck he tripped over a piece of discarded racking that was on the ground.

Employee was working on a haul truck tire in an elevated platform. A coworker moved the platform, causing it to drop 3-4 feet. Employee was holding an impact wrench (30-40 lbs.) when the platform dropped.

While positioning shovel dipper over haul truck bed, a rock fell into the truck bed.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING FORMS FROM #2 THICKNER PUMP SUMP. EE REMOVED THE PINS THAT WERE SECURING THE FORM HE WAS TIED OFF TO, THE FORM & EE FELL TO THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING CAUSES; FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE HAZARDOUS SITUATION, NOT FOLLOWING SAFE METHODS, TAKING IMPROPER POSITION. EE HAD IMPACTED FRACTURE TO RIGHT RADIAL.

Employee got out of his service truck and started to put on his coveralls. When he raised his leg his lower back spasmed and he fell to the ground.

Employee was under a haul truck bed that was mounted on stands. He was cutting a piece of metal. The piece of metal broke free from the haul truck bed and struck employee's left foot.

Redials on the north pad were being repositioned when a 20 lb. piece of mud fell off the bang board, deflected off the head pulley and struck the employee on the back of her hard hat.

Installing drip lines. Employee was bending over and felt strain on her back.

Stepped off the frame rail to the roto chamber and twisted the knee when he stepped down.

As employee was getting out of her vehicle for work, her knee popped. Her knee hurt, but she came in to work. While working, her knee popped again and twisted both knee and ankle.

Employee cut and fractured left thumb when a socket broke and contacted finger while working on an engine, sent to clinic. He was working on a haul truck engine removing the rear aftercooler bolts using an impact gun and a wobbly socket. The socket came apart-striking his left thumb causing a laceration and a fracture of the thumb bone. He received stitches and a splint.

Employee climbed into bottom of crusher to inspect it before doing a PM. He noticed some rocks in the upper part of the crusher and started to climb out. When he did some rocks fell, hitting employee's hand.

Employee was the driver of the SX155 Vactor truck. Employee stated the brakes failed as they were coming down a small hill. He turned the vehcile to the right, causing the vehicle to roll over.

Employee was lifting a 12"" stainless steel flange off of his truck when he felt a pain in his right groin area. per company call 3-25-05, the hernia was repaired. coder 12

Electrician strained his lower back while helping to lift a 480 volt disconnect on November 29, 2005. The employee did not seek medical attention until December 19, 2005.

The dipper on the 14 shovel hit the ducktail on the 572 haul truck.

The dipper of the #11 shovel struck the bed of the #524 haul truck.

Employee was ascending the stairs leading to the 13B MCC room and twisted his left ankle when his foot rolled on him.

Employee was walking down a flight of stairs, under muddy conditions, slipped and fell, bouncing down five steps, striking her tailbone and fracturing it.

While walking to use portable bathroom facilities in the field, employee sprained his knee.

Three employees were in the process of installing new 4x6 blocks onto the loading V frame. While handing the 4x6 metal block to another employee, the employee felt pain in his lower back.

The shovel dipper made contact with the bed of the haul truck the employee was operating, causing a jarring motion.

Employee was prying with a bar and stepped back and felt a pull in his back.

Employee was changing out the bar and chain on a chain saw. He bumped the chain saw, attempted to retrieve it, resulting in lacerations to his right forearm and fingers.

Employee was attempting to move a 100 lb. slide wrench. He was trying to wrap a strap around the wrench so the jib crane could lift it into the bed of the service truck. The employee felt a pain in his groin area a short time later. The incident was not accepted as an industrial injury until 06/27/05.

Employee was preparing to fuse two pipes together and was in the process of aligning the two pieces. He attempted to move one end of the pipe by hand and felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee was climbing onto the #80 motorgrader. When he pulled on the door handle to open it, it swung open causing him to lose his balance and his grip on the door handle. He held onto the motorgrader with his left arm, supporting his entire weight.

Employee was operating a haul truck and experienced shoulder pain while turning the steering wheel.

Employee was placing four rubber blocks inside the 1A secondary screen chute to the #8 belt. The employee cleared a place for footing and, while lifting the rubber block, his right foot slipped and he twisted his lower back.

Employee was tightening bolts on the bottom of the #537 haul truck tire. The torque gun slipped off the bolt and pinched the employee's finger between the gun and the tire.

Employee was a passenger in the SX155 Vactor truck. Employee stated the brakes failed as they were coming down a small hill. The driver turned the vehicle to the right, causing the vehicle to roll over.

While the haul truck being operated by the employee was being loaded by a shovel, a boulder dropped into the bed of the haul truck caused a jarring motion.

Employee was operating a haul truck and experienced neck pain.

Employee was crushing samples and removed the pan from the bottom of the crusher to the roller crusher. After dumping the sample the employee felt pain in his lower back.

Employee was working in the tank farm when she tripped on an exposed edge of a slightly elevated piece of concrete, landing on her hand. Employee reported the incident on 02/25/05 but no treatment was given until 03/14/05.

Employee was walking up the stairs at the mine change room and slipped on the first step. He put his right hand down to break his fall. Employee began experiencing pain in his hand/wrist and went to the Clinic on 03/16/05, at which time he was put on restricted duty.

Employee was dismounting a crawler and slipped on the last step, scraping both shins on the push arm.

Employee was picking up pothead to place it on a cable reel that is on the cable truck. As he lifted the pothead over the rollers he felt a pain in his left shoulder.

Employee was stepping up on an adjustment cap with his right foot. As he went to step off, his foot was on a 4"" rubber seal causing him to fall forward, bruising his ribs on the locking post cylinder.

Employee had layed her clothes bag down and turned to walk back to her work station. While in the process, employee tripped on a chair that was sticking out in the walkway.

Employee was moving stainless steel blank into a rack and smashed tip of finger between steel rack and lifting device.

Employee inadvertantly made contact with his left eye with his glove which had a small amount of hydrochloric acid on it.

Employees ratchet malfunctioned resulting in a laceration on his right hand.

Employee was replacing snubber pin on 13 shovel dipper. After welding on the keeper he chipped away the slag from the weld and a small piece went into his right ear.

Placing piperoller in back of truck with forklift.

Employee was helping fit a 6"" stainless steel pipe when it slipped off the brace and hit him in the nose, causing a fracture.

Employee was cutting wood with a circular saw when a gust of wind blew saw dust into his left eye.

Employee was installing communication jacks. Employee was holding the terminal with her left hand and, with her right hand, attempting to use a punch to cut the wire. The punch slipped and punctured the middle finger of her left hand.

EE USING ANGLE HEAD GRINDER ON INSIDE BEVEL ON 20"" S/S PIPE. GRINDER KICKED BACK & CAUGHT HIS SHIRT, CUTTING HIS TORSO REQUIRING SUTURES.

A heat gun used to shrink tube when building cables was set aside and a person touched it with his forearm. Heat gun was off but its tip was hot.

While knocking nodules off of a cathode electrolyte splashed into his eye.

Employee was pulling on a prybar when it slipped and struck him in the mouth, lacerating his upper lip and requiring sutures.

The employee was repairing festoon on the D crane and dust from the overhead beams was on the employee's forehead. Sweat containing dust ran down the employee's forehead into the employee's right eye. He was issued a prescription.

Employee was in the process of reinstallling a manhole cover, while doing so he slipped on a loose rock, causing the employee to bruise his right shoulder.

Employee was helping to pull out the picket fences in the E2B at the Metcalf SX plant. The section that he was holding slipped out of his hands, causing organic to splash onto his face, under his safety glasses and side shields and get into his eyes.

A coolant line ruptured while employee was driving a haul truck. The employee inhaled some vapors when the coolant came in contact with the engine.

While being loaded by a shovel, a boulder dropped into the bed of the haul truck, causing a jarring motion.

A dust particle got in employee's eye while she was operating haul truck.

Employee was changing out ripper points on the #57 Cat. He struck a ripper point with a 16 lb. hammer and a piece of fly metal came off the tooth, striking the employee in the left thigh.

Employee was welding on a dipper door. He lowered his welding hood and welded for approximately 15 minutes when he began to feel an irritation in his right eye.

Employee was assisting with putting teeth on the #16 shovel dipper. In the process of doing so, he got his finger caught inbetween two teeth, smashing and fracturing the tip of his right hand pinky finger.

Employee was working on a transmission harness. He was attempting to remove tape that was wrapped around the harness with a Leatherman knife when the knife slipped and punctured his left index finger.

Employee was removing boxes of assay pulps from a shelf in the Geology main core storage building. She was standing on a portable staircase receiving boxes from another employee working above. After receiving the box, she started to climb back down and lost her footing, resulting in a fall.

Employee was working on a plugged chute. As the employee pushed the pry bar into the hard material, the bar went to the side and pinched the employee's right hand, causing a cut.

Employee had secured an accident scene and was exposed to extreme weather heat for approximately 1.7 hours. Employee expressed symptoms of heat related illness.

Employee inhaled vapors of HCL/HF mixture.