Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.Mining Incidents in 2008

Employee was holding up a power cable. A rock fell on the power cable causing the employee to drop his hand and strike a rock on the ground.

Employee was installing a hydraulic ram into a core spliiter. The ram slipped and the employee reached to grab it. He felt pain in his back. He was already being treated for pre-existing back problems.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. Employee was a passenger in a van that collided with a truck.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. He was a passenger in a van that collided with a truck.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. He was a passenger in a van that collided into a small truck.

Employee's right fingers were fractured and lacerated when they were smashed between a hanging bar and a cable.

Employee was walking and tripped on a floor grating that was slightly elevated. Employee's left foot got hung up on the grating.

Employee received burns to his neck and face when unloading acid.

Employee was climbing up the steps on the push arm of a dozer. Employee slipped striking the left side of his face on the steps.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 10/23/2008. Employee was operating the #641 haul truck and stated that his left knee struck the window crank on the haul truck after being loaded by the #11 shovel.

Employee was changing out a bronze liner using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped causing the employee to lose his balance and put his hand against the liner. Employee received a laceration to his right hand.

Employee was hand digging material with a shovel and felt pain in his shoulder.

Employee was operating a dozer. Employee slipped and fell off the dozer resulting in a leg fracture.

Employee was using a pull cart to move a pedestal grinder. Employee lost control of the cart and tried to catch the grinder before it fell resulting in the employee smashing his finger between the cart and the cement floor.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was in a shovel pit waiting to be loaded by a shovel. The first dipper load did not open. Shovel operator kept trying to open the dipper. When the dipper did open, the load was dropped on the dove tail of the truck causing the truck bed to rise. Employee experienced pain in the neck and back when the load dumped.

Employee was moving cable near a shovel and was struck by a rope causing him to fall back on the ground.

Shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 10/7/2008. Employee was being loaded at a shovel when he experienced back pain.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was being loaded by a shovel when he experienced neck pain.

Employee did not report incident until 10/15/2008. Employee was working in the field all day and got grease on his boots. Employee used a citrus degreaser to clean his boots. The degreaser also soaked the employee's socks. Employee attempted to dry his boots with a lighter. Employee's boots caught fire and burned his leg.

Employee was using a pry bar at the #4B chute and struck his right hand causing a fracture to his right thumb.

Employee states he fell out of the manlift in a shovel, approximately 4 to 5 ft. to the ground.

Employee was walking the R1B tunnel, when she tripped over a cement slab.

Employee was a passenger in a utility vehicle. The operator of the vehicle made a left turn and then over-corrected causing the vehicle to flip on its side.

Employee was using a pry bar cleaning muck on the shorthead crusher. The pry bar got stuck and was jerked out of the employee's left hand.

Employee was stepping over a 16-inch pipe. Employee fell and twisted his back.

Employee was unloading sulfuric acid out of a semi tanker into a storage tank. He forgot to check to see if a gasket was in the coupling device and when he opened the valve to unload, acid sprayed out onto his PPE with a little liquid running down his right sleeve into his glove causing a burn on his right forearm.

Employee was working on a manlift basket. Employee was trying to free up the lock mechanism. He had his hand on the basket handrail and when it freed up, it dropped, pulling the employee off the CAT.

Original E-Document #640391 was amended in error on 8/22/08 as it was thought to be recurring injury. However, it was found to be pre-existing condition per MSHA definition. Therefore, this document is submitted as a separate incident.

EE was helping change a tire, when the tire fell, catching his right hand between the tire and the concrete floor.

Employee's vest got caught on the gate going down into the house of the #71 shovel. Employee turned to release his vest and felt pain in his right knee.

Employee was operating a haul truck. The employee struck a bump in the road and experienced pain in his neck and back.

Employee was working at a gate. A bucket truck drove through the gate, the bucket struck the employee on the head knocking her hard hat off. Employee fell to the ground to get out of the way of the truck.

Employee was changing ripper points on a dozer. Employee was using an air hammer and a piece of fly metal was imbedded in the employee's left arm.

Employee was mounting a shovel. His left foot slipped off the ladder causing employee to fall back. Employee held on to the rail with his right hand causing pain to his right side.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was jarred when the shovel dropped the load into the bed of the haul truck.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 6/10/2008. Employee was operating a rubber tire and it was struck by a boulder while cleaning a shovel pit.

Employee was stung by a bee on the hand while getting locks out of a locker.

Employee was spraying a launder at the #3 ball mill and began to experience pain in his back.

Employee was operating a crawler on a dump. Employee exited the cab and attempted to grab a flag on the ground while holding on to the manbasket. The manbasket came loose and the employee fell to the ground.

Employee was picking up a copper cathode out of the cell line when he felt a burning pain in his back.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 5/30/2008. Employee fell off of the ladder onto a shovel during shift change. EE was released to full duty on 6/12/08. EE returned to clinic on 6/25/08 and was not allowed to return to work until further tests are performed.

Employee lifted a hydraulic ram and felt pain in his abdomen.

Employee was training on an ATV. The employee drove over 10"" pipe and mis-judged the pipe, causing her to flip over the handlebars of the ATV.

Employee was walking down some stairs and missed the last step, rolling his left foot underneath him.

Employee was unplugging a drain underneath flotation cells. Water mixture from the drain splashed into the employee's boot causing a burn to the employee's leg and foot.

Employee was rolling up cable on a cable truck. The employee was rolling it up fast and the pot head hit the back metal roller making it fly through the air and strike the employee on the hand.

Employee was walking to the bathroom on a dump when he stumbled and fell landing on his right elbow and shoulder.

Designated signal person for crane operator gave the signal to come up not knowing the other ground person had his hand between the cable on the 150 ton crane and the mill that was being lifted. Creating a pinch point causing the employee to smash right finger resulting in 8 stitches.

Employee was attempting to put a J-bar in the back of a rubber tire dozer. There were rocks in the hole, employee tried to force the bar through. The dirt and rocks loosened up and the employee's fingers were smashed by the bar.

Employee was walking down a flight of stairs in the concentrator. Employee missed a step, but did not fall. Employee was holding on to the hand rail. Employee felt pain in his back and right leg.

Employee was attempting to lift one end of a regrind mill when the one-inch wire rope sling broke and struck the employee on the face.

Employee was operating a haul truck. Employee felt something hit his knee, looked down and haul truck ran over a berm. Employee obtained medical care in another town; Freeport Morenci was not notified timely.

Employee parked a haul truck and was walking away when he stepped on a rock and twisted his knee.

Employee was operating a grinder. Employee switched hands on the grinder, his glove got caught on the grinder wheel pulling the employee's finger into the grinder.

Employee was operating a shovel and was preparing to get up from the seat. When the employee pushed the seat back, he felt pain in his right knee.

Employee was operating the #564 haul truck and was loaded at the #42 shovel. Employee states that a boulder fell out of the shovel bucket and fell on the canopy of the haul truck causing her to be jarred resulting in neck pain.

Employee was climbing down the ladder of a haul truck and his foot slipped off the bottom rung. Employee tried to catch himself and his left leg hit the ground causing his knee to lock up.

Employee was using a vacuum truck and the hose broke. Employee attempted to repair the hose with the suction still on and got his arm sucked into the hose.

Employee was dismounting a haul truck. Employee struck his left pinky finger on the handrail of the haul truck.

Employee spent 5 minutes or so sweeping floors and later, an hour or so, lifted som boxes. She never reported any pain or symptoms on the day of the ""injury."" She called the next day and said she thought she hurt her back sweeping.

Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. on 12/31/2007. She was in the Concentrator and fell on grating while walking from the control room. Employee's foot got caught in the grating.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 12/5/2008. He was installing a transmission on a haul truck. A weld on a D-ring broke and a chain struck him resulting in a fracture to his right arm.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. Employee was a passenger in a van that collided with a truck.

Employee was loading an idler frame into a service truck. Idler frame fell out of the truck and struck the employee on the left ankle.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was loaded by a shovel. After loading at the shovel, employee experienced back pain.

Employee was operating a dozer and was pushing plugs off of a dump. Employee ran over a boulder with the tracks and jarred his neck.

Employee was securing a load with a ratchet strap and felt a pop in his right shoulder.

Employee fractured his finger when he was removing a belly pan off of a dozer.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 8/10/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and was involved in a collision with another haul truck.

Employee was lifting a pump to be installed on a haul truck and felt a pop in his left shoulder.

Employee was carrying a bucket of D-rings and felt pain in his groin.

Employee was a passenger in a vehicle that was rear-ended by another truck. Employee came back to the clinic on 10/23/2008 complaining of continued back pain. Employee was placed on restricted duty making this a reportable injury effective 10/23/2008.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7/20/2008. Employee was servicing the #59 CAT. Employee stepped on a rock and twisted his left knee.

Shift began 6/28/2008 @ 7:00 p.m. Employee slipped on grease on haul truck; caught himself on handrail. Employee complained of rib pain but released to work. Employee was taken off work 7/22/2008 due to wrist/shoulder pain. An investigation to determine if new pain was related to 6/29/08 injury. Our insurance carrier determined new pain is associated with original injury.

Conditions were normal. Employee swung a hammer at a wedge hitting the side of the wedge it bounced off and jerked his right shoulder. He said he had instant pain in his right shoulder.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was being loaded by a shovel. Employee was jarred when a boulder was loaded.

Employee was testing continuity on equipment prior to start-up. He was using a megger instrument on 2300V switch gear. The circuit being tested happened to be live. The megger arced and the flash burned the employee's left hand. He was transported to the site medical facility and treated for 2nd degree burns to his hand.

Employee was hooking up pipe and felt a pop in his right knee. EE continued work until 6/19/08, still pain in knee. Examined by doctor and placed on restricted duty until tests determine cause of pain. No new event occurred according to EE. Ongoing pain since March. Pain getting worse, EE cannot work regular job.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 3/6/2008. Employee was climbing down the ladder of a haul truck. Employee slipped and fell to the ground resulting in a fracture to the employee's thumb.

Employee was working on the boarding ladder of a rubber tire. Employee struck the bottom step of the ladder with a 16# sledge hammer. The hammer bounced off the step causing pain in the employee's shoulder.

Employee was working at a tankhouse and was struck in the face when a clamp holding a copper sheet broke loose.

Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. on 2/21/2008. Employee was pulling on a wrench to break a bolt loose on an oil cooler. Employee felt pain in his right elbow.

Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. on 2/5/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and attempted to set the park brake, when she felt a pop in her wrist.

Employee was exiting the SX-158 forklift. She stepped off onto an I-beam on the floor causing her to twist her right ankle.

Employee was lowering blanks into cell. One blank hung up and he tried to free the blank from the strongback. The blank fell catching the employee's finger.

Employee was working on a ripped dump area. Employee tripped on a rock and landed on his left foot, causing pain and swelling.

Laceration to right thumb.

The employee was shoveling dirt around the LVA barricades. He states that he was sore and did not realize he was hurt. He went on his 7 days off and came back Graveyard on 12/18/2008 and reported to his supervisor that his wrist was hurting. He was then taken to the clinic to be checked. 2 employees did not witness anything or hear anything.

Employee was operating the 546 haul truck and was being loaded by the 39 shovel. Employee was spotted when the shovel dipper door opened and the muck fell on the duck tail.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was being loaded by a shovel. The dipper opened prematurely causing the bed of the haul truck to rise and jar the employee.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/30/2008. Employee was a passenger in a van that collided with a truck.

Employee's shift began at 5:00 p.m. on 11/28/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and was backing up to a shovel to be loaded. The shovel's dipper opened prematurely on the dove tail, causing the employee to get jarred.

Employee was replacing an idler on a conveyor system. The idler fell and struck the employee on the right hand.

Employee fractured two fingers when he placed his hand between a conveyor belt and an idler.

Employee was cleaning out a chute when a clump of material fell from the top of the chute. The material struck the employee on the back.

Employee was working at the Recycle Plant and his left leg was pinned between two pieces of pipe.

Employee was moving a tool box; his left foot got caught under the box.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 11/16/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and was being loaded by a shovel when the shovel struck the bed of the haul truck.

Shoulder strain, neck pain.

Employee was installing an expansion joint on a discharge line. Employee was holding a bracket with his left hand, swung a hammer and struck his left index finger causing a fracture/laceration.

Employee was pulling a block from the P-9 chute and twisted to his right side. Employee experienced pain in his lower back.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 10/30/2008. Employee was loaded at a shovel and began to experience back pain.

Employee was stepping over a 24-inch line on a dump when she began to experience pain in her ankle.

Employee worked 8 12-hour days at MFL wearing latex gloves. Employee developed an infection in his right middle finger.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 10/21/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and had just been loaded by a shovel when he experienced back pain.

Employee was cutting a gear box into quarters. After cutting it in half and most of the last cut was made. Employee cut the remaining piece of the gear box, expecting the pieces to fall away from each other, they fell inward smashing employee's left hand.

Employee was emptying core tube and felt pain in his back.

Crushed left fifth finger.

Employee was lifting a core sample box and felt a pain in his lower back.

EE was unloading a wooden platform off of a utility trailer, when his right knee pooped, he lost his balance and fell approx 18"" off the trailer onto the ground.

Employee was walking to the 52R drill and twisted her ankle.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 8/21/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and was loaded rough at the #11 shovel.

Employee was operating an articulating water truck and began to experience back pain after hitting a dip in the road.

Employee tripped over a pipe and struck her knee on the ground.

Employee was operating a utility vehicle. Employee was traveling around a corner and the vehicle flipped on the passenger side.

Employee was using a hydraulic ram to adjust the shorthead crusher. When changing from the loosen to the tighten position, the ram fell and caught the employee's finger between the ram and the crusher.

Employee was operating a truck and was stopped at a stop sign. Another employee operating a different truck ran into the back of the first employee's truck.

Employee was operating an ATV climbing a windrow. In the process, the ATV flipped.

Employee was stepping off of a curb and twisted his right ankle.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7/20/2008. Employee was exiting out of a van and struck his knee on the side of the van.

At 11:35 AM employee was shoveling at the C-fine chutes at the Metcalf secondary crusher. As he reached the top of the stairs, he slid backwards into an 8"" opening next to a 36"" section of duct work. As a result, his lower extremities were caught between duct work and metal flooring lodging him in place until he could be physically removed.

Employee was working in the truck shop. Employee was changing out bolts on a dozer and received a laceration to his right hand.

Employee having breathing problems.

Employee was operating a haul truck and hit a pothole in the road causing pain to his back.

Employee was attempting to move his tool cart from one bay to another in the Heavy Duty Truck Shop. Employee jerked the cart to get it rolling (approximately 700 lbs.) and felt his shoulder pop.

Employee was operating a haul truck. Employee experienced neck/back pain after being loaded by a shovel.

Employee was operating a water truck and hit a dip in the road causing pain to her shoulder. Employee was seen on this day and released full duty. Employee went back to the clinic on 7/13/08 complaining of continuing pain and was placed on restricted duty.

Employee is a drill operator. Employee was on the ground measuring a hole and slipped on the dirt landing on her right hand.

Was tripping rods and when moving rods from the drill head to the 2nd rack, employee twisted wrong and strained a muscle in her lower back.

Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. on 6/10/2008. Employee was removing his lock off of a piece of equipment when he felt a jolt of electricity.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 6/3/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and felt her back tighten up after being loaded by a shovel.

Employee's hand burned by coolant.

Employee was removing a large rock from a conveyor walkway. The rock rolled towards the employee and bumped into his right leg.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was lowering the bed when it slammed down hard causing the employee to experience back pain.

Employee was guiding a 3"" pipe on the leach field. Employee stepped on a rock that was loose, lost her balance, and fell landing on her left hand.

Employee's shift began at 5:00 p.m. on 5/11/2008. Employee was attempting to get a screen out of a launder when he felt his back pop.

Employee was cleaning hoist screens at the heavy duty truck shop. Employee was using Citrus Solve to rinse the screens. Some of the liquid fell on the employee's right foot, penetrating the shoe. This resulted in a chemical burn to the employee's foot.

Employee was cleaning around the conveyors when a guard fell and struck the employee on his right arm.

Employee was moving pole bridges at a shovel. Employee was struck by the cable knocking her to the ground resulting in a laceration to her left elbow.

Employee was working on a gear drive, polishing the threads on the bottom of the box. When working with the tapered nut on the shaft, the nut slipped down the shaft, smashing the employee's finger.

Employee was working on a leach field. The employee swung at a bee. The employee fell to the ground and felt pain in his lower back.

Employee was removing a worn idler. The idler slipped from the employee's right hand and caused a laceration.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was loaded with a boulder. Employee experienced neck pain.

Employee was leaning over to pick up a bedspread and felt a sharp pain in her back.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on March 30th. Employee was pulling a lube line to fuel equipment. Employee lost his footing causing him to strain his lower back.

Employee was working as a locomotive switchman and was cutting cars. Employee was struck in the back by the ladder on a rail car when the train suddenly stopped.

Employee was operating a haul truck and was backing up under the dipper of a shovel. Employee did not hear the shovel horn and struck the dipper.

Employee was in engine compartment of a 793 breaking head bolts loose, felt pain in right bicep and tricep

Employee was bending over to pick up a sling. As employee reached for the sling, he felt a pain in his back.

Employee was picking up a lock ring and was going to put it up for storage. Employee attempted to unlock the ring when it sprang open and struck the employee's left thumb.

Employee was walking out of an office when she tripped over raised lettering on a door covering electrical wires.

Employee was moving a rock and pinched his left little finger between the rock and a pipe.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut the band on a utility reel. When the band was cut, the reel moved causing the knife to slip and come in contact with the employee's arm.

Employee states he went to pull set of frozen wheel chocks off pipe truck when felt pain in left elbow. This incident was first aid only until 2/4/2008 when employee made a Dr. appointment.

Employee was climbing into a van and struck his head on the top of the van door.

Employee was using a chain hoist to lift a conveyor belt. After hooking the chain hoist around the belt, employee grabbed it with his right hand. When he pulled the chain, a hook fell on his hand.

The employee was walking out of the cab of the 563 haul truck, where the cab filter door had come open and he did not see it. He struck his knee on the corner of the door.

Employee was reaching to shut the down of the South Staker Control Room, when the wind caught the door and it shut on his fingers.

The crew had just finished waxing floors & were preparing to leave the area. EE had left her hard hat in the room they had just waxed. She went back to get it & slipped on the not-dry waxed floor. She was able to grab a locker to keep from falling as her left leg went out from under her. She started physical therapy 2/3/2009.

Employee was removing the tilt hose clamps on a dozer. While he was taking off the bracket, the wrench slipped and contacted his finger, causing a laceration.

Employee was exiting a van during shift change. The door on the van struck the employee on the left knee causing a laceration.

Employee was climbing up the back ladder on a drill. The ladder slipped causing the employee to bump his leg and lacerate his shin.

Employee was climbing on to a haul truck, she slipped and fell striking her jaw on the haul truck stairs.

Tire Shop employee was dismounting a tire. The tire iron slipped and struck the employee on the left cheek resulting in a laceration.

Employee was working in the lime plant spraying a shaker with a high pressure water hose. Lime splashed back on the employee's face and resulted in a chemical burn to her eye.

Cut hand with box cutter while cutting tab off of 5 gallon bucket of resin. Cut left hand required 6 stitches. He was wearing Condor gloves.

Employee was operating a crawler. As he was getting on to the crawler, he twisted his ankle and felt pain.

Driller was laying the rod and mainline down when it fell to the side of the mast. He tried to pull the rod and mainline back & center it. He had too much slack in his mainline cable and pinched his finger between the rod, hoist plug and chuck.

Employee was working in the Fab Shop. Employee turned on the air to begin air arcing and a foreign object blew into his eye.

Changing liners and idlers and plates in a chute, he felt a pull in the groin area - sprain/strain.

Employee was using a socket wrench to remove a nut. The nut flew out and struck the employee in the mouth and chipped his tooth.

Employee received a laceration when an air connection on an impact broke off and struck him.

Drilling started holes, glove caught on chuck twisting left hand and fingers. Strain to Left 1,2,3 fingers

Employee was working on a haul truck. Employee sustained a cut on the forehead when an impact wrench fell and struck him on the hard hat.

Employee was exiting a haul truck and got into a van and felt something in his eye.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 8/2/2008. Employee got off the bus to go home at the end of shift and felt something in his eye. He had a piece of metal in his eye.

while surveying seting over pipe leaned on a culvert pipe felt a pain in the knee thought nothing of it continued with day, 5/19/08 looked at knee brusing from left knee to ankle took hiself to er. Dr stated this had to have happened the previous day just a broken blood vessel. Release to work on the following monday 7/21/08. nothing reported to Main Office till 7/24/08

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7/16/2008. Employee was checking the oil on a haul truck and oil splashed into his eye.

Employee caught his finger between a cable reel and a guard on the line crew's rope trailer.

Employee's shift began at 7:00 p.m. on 7/7/2008. Employee was walking in the filter plant when he ran into a piece of square tubing that was hanging from an overhead pipe.

Employee was looking under a crusher and got dust in his eye causing an abrasion.

Employee was flushing lines on a dump when raffinate splashed in the employee's eye.

A tie-down strap on a piece of equipment came loose. Employee went to tighten it, the strap broke loose and struck the employee on the chin and mouth.

Employee thumb was caught in a hand operated cable crimping tool. Crush injury to left thumb.

Employee was working in the Fab Shop and cut his finger on a metal strand.

Employees hand was caught between tools and the drill rod, while setting camera in drill string. Resulting in a laceration to the left hand.

Employee was working at the lime silos and a gust of wind blew lime into the employee's eye.

Employee was holding tool and it broke in hand. The tool that was used was an impact socket on a impact torque wrench and locking pin came out of socket.

Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. on 4/6/2008. Employee was working on a car body of a shovel and got something in his eye.

Employee was welding on a car body and experienced pain in his eye.

Employee was harvesting on the J cell line. As employee was taking a load to the machine, employee tripped and fell. He held his left hand out to catch himself and his hand landed on a clip that was on the grating. This caused a laceration.

Employee was trading operators on a dozer. The door was open and blew dust into the employee's eye.

EE was unloading freight when banding material got hung out on the side gates of trailer. EE got on top of trailer to pull on banding material and banding material came apart and caused him to fall from trailer. EE landed on head & neck. EE said he felt fine, however the supervisor instructed him to talk to the nurse & she instructed him to go to Mt Graham Hospital

Employee was welding and his eyes began to feel irritated.

Employee was in training on how to splice conveyor belt. The employee reached back for supplies and his elbow came in contact with an open razor knife that another employee was holding.

Employee was demonstrating the use of a grinder to another employee. Employee hit the trigger with his right hand and cut his finger on his left hand.

EE was raising a traffic control sign on S.R.191, after the sign was secured, he was lowering his arms, he lacerated his left forearm on a 5/16 bolt used to assemble the sign.

Employee and crew were changing out a pull back cable on a t-3 rig, when the employee stuck his finger through the eye on the cable end to finish pushing the pin out. When the pin came out, the head dropped a little and the slack from the weight of the cable was released, pinching his finger in the eye of the cable end.

Employee cutting tie wrap and knife slipped and cut wrist.

Employee's shift began at 6:00 p.m. on 3/5/2008. Employee was punching out picks using an air hammer. A piece of metal flew off the hammer head and lodged in the employee's leg. Employee had surgery on April 4, 2008 making this a reportable injury effective that date.

Employee stepped out of his dozer and injured his ankle.

Employee's shift started at 7:00 p.m. on 2/26/2008. Employee was operating a haul truck and was drinking a soda. Employee states she hit a bump in the road and broke her tooth.

While installing new diff drain plug, cross threaded and leaked hot oil resulting in 2nd degree burns to left hand.

Unknown condition contributing; R/Eye corneal abrasion.

Employee was watching another employee use an air hammer. A piece of metal struck the employee's chin.

Ee was hit in face with pipe causing non-displaced fractures to the jaw and cheek.

Employee was exiting a van at the beginning of his shift. Employee grabbed the van frame and another employee bumped into his hand causing a laceration.

Employee was attempting to roll a 4"" line with a 36"" pipe wrench. In the process, employee lost his footing and fell on a 4"" valve. Employee struck his mouth on the valve, fracturing three teeth.

Employee was the operator of the #17R drill. Employee fell and struck his left hand on a bolt on the battery box.

Employee was exiting his truck and stepped on a respirator cartridge that was on the ground. Employee twisted his right ankle.

Employee washed his hands with soap. Soon afterwards, employee developed a rash and his hands starting to swell.

Employee was watching a conveyor belt at the SX that was carrying soft watery mud. The mud was splashing and he got a clod in his mouth. Later that day, his eyes began to swell and he broke out in hives.

The lid of a gang box fell shut striking the employees head.

Employee was in the Morenci Concentrator checking frequencies on the VFD's (Variable Frequency Drives). Employee closed the cabinet door and dust flew into his left eye.

Engine compartment was covered in grease, was cleaning and slipped foot got caught in engine and oil cooler causing sprain.