Phelps Dodge Bagdad IncMining Incidents in 2004

While lifting a chock block, employee felt pain in back

Employee strained her back when she slipped on a wet mat

While removing a piece of pipe from magnet on belt, pipe fell hitting the left leg of employee.

Employee received burns when a flash occurred while installing shaft sleeve on gear reducer.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING ROUTINE CLEANUP AROUND CONE CRUSHER AREA, A ROCK FELL FROM UPPER LEVEL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK.

WHILE WORKING ON D10N, EE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM BOARDING PLATFORM. HE DID NOT FEEL MEDICAL ATTN. WAS NECESSARY. ON MAY 2ND, EE WAS IN ALOT OF PAIN & WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. LDW 5/2/04.

EE REPORTS WHILE PULLING CABLE FOR ELECTRIC SHOVEL WITH HOT STICK, HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ON HIS KNEES.

EE WAS REMOVING CRUSHER BOWL WHEN HE GOT PINNED IN TUGGER CABLE

WHILE STEPPING OUT OF LUBE TRUCK, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED KNEE. RETURNED TO WORK, HOWEVER AFTER SEEING SPECIALIST, WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY. LDW 03/23/04.

While moving a shovel tooth with another employee, employee felt pain in his lower back.

While removing a sheave from spare cyclone feed pump bearing assembly, the employee appeared to use right index finger to check for movement between the sheave and the shaft. The sheave moved unexpectedly, resulting in laceration.

Employee received burns when a flash occurred while installing shaft sleeve on gear reducer.

ON MARCH 29, 2004 EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH FUEL HOSE TO DOZER AND FELT PAIN IN STOMACH. ON JULY 26, 2004, EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY FOR UMBILICAL HERNIA. WAS NOT ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK - BEGAN TO LOSE WORK TIME ON JULY 28, 2004.

Employee reports while attempting to pry the dead-bed liner over in order to be able to extract a belly liner, the prybar gave way causing his right fifth digit to be smashed between bar and a nut that was welded to the liner.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF LOWERING MONORAIL S BEAM FROM CULING WITH COME-A-LONG. S BEAM RELEASED FROM ANCHOR BOLT, BEAM TURNED IN RIGGING SWUNG INTO EE. MOTION OF S BEAM PINNED EE HAND AGAINST EE CHEST, CAUSING SIMPLE FRACTURE.

While moving a pin, load shifted, catching employee's left thumb in a pinch point

Employee was removing a bolt when the socket slipped off the bolt and struck his left thumb causing a laceration.

After working on a grader draw bar, employee was moving inserts to the trash when a sharp edge cut his right index finger

The ee states that when he was getting into a drill cab he fell back onto a rock, or rocks. Was not reported until 11-8-04.

While working on with a chain hoist lever, employee's left arm struck side of launder resulting in a laceration.

EMPLOYEE REPORTS WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE TUNNEL, HE BEGAN TO SLIP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF, THEN FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.