Phelps Dodge Bagdad IncMining Incidents in 2020

Employee slipped while descending stairs and twisted right ankle.

Employee assisted in the welding repair on 8/4 at 16:30 - the next day employee reported to the supervisor of the possibility of a flash burn to EE's eye.

Employee went over the discharge line and twisted right knee.

While welding on a truck fender, employee lifted welding hood with safety glasses on to inspect the area they were welding. The welding electrode inadvertently arced and that is when they felt debris enter an eye

While changing the cell levels by replacing the level weirs in the cells, employee bent over to replace a cell level weir stick and felt pain in mid/lower back

While helping to stage dozer tracks by straightening them out, employee attempted to straighten the track out by striking it with a track pin. After striking it three times, a small piece of metal sheared off the track pin and embedded in the employee's right knee

On the above date and time trainee and trainer on 209 was backing under the bucket at shovel 11. Neither the trainee or trainer heard a shovel horn, and the bucket tripped dropping the muck in the bed. The trainee was still backing up, and put the truck in neutral and quickly set the park brake.

Haul truck operator backed up to berm to dump load. The bed would not come up due being loaded heavy on the canopy of the truck bed.

Small feed end shell liner rolled into opening on rollers and started to fall. Employee put arm/hand under to attempt to push it back up. Liner fell completely off striking employees arm between liner and roller beam below, breaking EE's arm.

Employee lost balance and EE's body twisted slightly causing a sharp pain in EE's right side middle back area.

Employee reported that while being loaded by shovel, the shovel had a swing divider failure causing the bucket to hit the bed of the haul truck.

Employee was checking at the A-train tails sampler, when EE went to leave EE mis-judged the last step. Employee slipped and fell twisting EE's left leg, causing EE to fall.

Employee & partner were in the process of separating the motor & gearbox of #2 flocculent delivery pump with a come along to pull them apart. Employee was waiting for partner to return, looking toward the truck when the motor & gearbox suddenly separated under the pressure of the come along, the chain of the come along caught employee's hand & smashed it against a nearby pipe.

Employee stated EE felt pain in the neck area starting at 11 AM on 6/8/2020. Employee believes the pain was caused by sitting at the truck desk for long periods of time. Employee called Supervisor on 6/10/2020 and stated was going to the clinic for treatment.

While operating D10-23 on the IOS Mill Stockpile, it tracked backwards over a small windrow causing the employee to feel a sharp pain in the right hip.

While descending Haul Truck boarding ladder, employee jammed left knee against one of the uprights on the handrail causing knee pain. Employee worked 2/14, 2/15 and was off on 2/16 and then worked again on night shift 2/17, employee went to clinic on 2/18 and it was reported as a workplace injury.

While changing shovel teeth on shovel 10, employee was cleaning the new teeth for install when EE lost footing and fell on some rocks, twisting knee.

While cleaning up some calcified lime build up, employee attempted to jump on the shovel to better break through the build up, hitting head on a pipe causing EE's neck to jar.

Shovel operator tripped the dipper near the dove tail resulting in rough loading. Haul truck operator felt some pain in their back.

Employee felt "pop" in their knee while walking up to the grind floor.

Employee cut left thumb while cutting off twist-tie from tools.

Employee experienced right lumbar strain after dipper made contact with HT.

Reporting employee stated the involved employee mentioned they were having back pain at the beginning of the shift starting at 6:00 pm.

While being loaded at the loader and the knuckles on the bucket hit the top side of the haul truck. Employee did not feel like they needed medical attention at that time. On 8/23 employee complained that their back was worse and employee was taken to the clinic the morning of 8/24/20.

At approximately 6:35pm the operator of HT152 was getting loaded at SH23, during the backing up process the operator of HT152 came in contact with the dipper of SH23 causing the dipper to trip releasing the material into the back of the truck. Incident is under further investigation.

Operator let the clutch out on blade 18 and it lunged forward whip lashing EE hurting EE's back.

Operator backed over a boulder in D-10-25 and jarred self when it hit the ground hurting EE's shoulder.

EE was changing out the petron barrel under grind line 3. The barrel EE was changing out was half full of petron. To replace the barrel EE put the lid on existing barrel and tried to roll it out of the way. During this process the barrel slipped and caught EE's ring finger on the left hand and pinched it against the back wall.

While working at the truck desk at the security gate employee felt pain in EE's neck.

Employee was doing a pre-shift on grader. While checking the engine oil, they grabbed the mounting bracket, put a foot on the step, then grabbed the other mounting bracket, slightly twisted motion pulled a right lower back muscle.

While walking, employee rolled an ankle on uneven ground causing pain. The employee reported the injury to a supervisor an hour later and refused medical treatment and continue to work for the rest of the shift and the next scheduled shift. Employee reported after working those shifts that the ankle was still very swollen and sore. Employee went in to the clinic on 4/27/20

Employee had moved a portable brown house from one pattern to another on the East 1 and while disconnecting it, employee lifted the trailer with left hand off the hitch of the truck and felt a twinge in left elbow and bicep area.

While ascending the steps to the Laraox, employee's left foot slipped causing them to fall forward striking left knee on the grating of the stairs.

While replacing broken mirror on haul truck, employee applied needed force to remove mirror and felt like EE pulled a muscle in EE's back

While mixing wear guard, some of the activator portion of the 2-part mixture got onto employee's hardhat and dripped into employee's eye behind the safety glasses

While walking up the Engineering Services North door stairs, employee hooked a toe and fell forward hitting shin on the edge of the upper step

Employee reported that while working on a pump they put on rubber boots and felt a burning sensation on legs and feet

Employee told the supervisor was experiencing pain in the right hand. According to the employee, has been experiencing the pain for a long time. Employee requested medical treatment upon returning to work on Sunday, 8/2/2020, and was taken to the clinic.