A mantle liner was being prepared to be hoisted to another position - rigging from the crane caught one of the ears on the mantle, knocking it off the cribbing onto employee's foot. Foot was not amputated at the time of incident.
Phelps Dodge Bagdad IncMining Incidents in 2022
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Phelps Dodge Bagdad Inc operations in 2022. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2022
- 0
- Total incidents
- 39
- Year
- 2022
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS10 incidents
- 02MACHINERY9 incidents
- 03POWERED HAULAGE7 incidents
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON5 incidents
- 05HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
All incidents in 2022
Employee was operating HT 202 and was loaded from Shovel 11 and reported they were feeling some back pain.
Employee was stung by insect twice in Brown House at Butte Fuel Dock.
EE was loading tires on the tire truck at the lower tire storage yard, while walking back to get in the vehicle, EE stepped on a loose rock causing EE to twist the left ankle.
Driver of haul truck was backing under shovel and was not square to the house. Shovel Operator loaded the haul truck anyway, creating a rocking motion which caused pain in the Driver's back.
Rubber Tire Dozer Operator hit a bump and the seat bottomed out twice, causing pain their lower back.
Employee hit a hard toe while operating a Rubber Tire Dozer; arm rest jammed their left elbow up, causing pain in their shoulder.
Employee felt pain in their left arm, shoulder and neck due to haul truck jarring.(NOTE: Employee's shift started at 6:30 PM on 08/25/2022; the incident occurred at 12:30 AM on 08/26/2022.)
Employee's shift started on 08/02/2022 at 5:30 PM. The incident occurred on 08/03/2022 at 12:40 AM. Shovel Operator's knee buckled as they were descending the Shovel stairs, resulting in a fall and injuries to their knee and ankle.
Haul Truck Operator lowered full bed of material down on truck, causing pain in their back, neck and shoulders.
Haul Truck Operator reported being struck twice during their shift on the canopy side of the inside of the bed by the Shovel bucket.
Rubber Tire Dozer Operator working on the N3 near SH8 stated their back was hurting and was evaluated by the WVFD. Operator returned to work and was seen at the Clinic the following day and they were released to work with restrictions.
Operator of loaded Haul Truck traveling to dumping assignment reached to turn on their flashers to go around a rock spill in the roadway and felt a sharp pain in their right shoulder. NOTE: Shift started at 6:30 PM on 05/23/22; incident occurred on 05/24/22 at 12:30 AM.
Employee was carrying a sample bag in their left hand over their shoulder when it slipped off their back, causing pain in their left shoulder and neck area.
Haul Truck Operator leaving the SW4100 empty hit a bad spot on the dump and jarred their back.
Employee was assembling a machine in the workshop under normal conditions and procedures. While tightening bolts with a wrench (standard process, no unusual conditions) felt a "pop" in the right hand shoulder. Minimal pain was felt immediately however the pain grew worse over the next hour. Employee was then driven to medical services for treatment
Warehouse Employee with pre-existing condition in left shoulder was putting boxes away when Employee felt pain in left shoulder.
Employee injured their back while lifting a bevel toe skirt liner weighing approximately 45 pounds at 2 Chute XCC.
Employee reported feeling a pop in their hip after sitting down in place when their foot rolled off a rock they were stepping on while straddling and holding a 4-inch pipe to put it in a 4-inch fusion clamp.
Haul Truck Operator called a Supervisor to the LSP Tiedown at the beginning of their shift on 9/26/2022 and reported an incident they said occurred on 9/20/2022 at the Plan 9 Tiedown when their ankle rolled, causing them to fall and injure their knee.
While removing drill steel from AC9, a shim was being used. The shim slipped and lacerated the employee's left index finger approximately two inches.
While pulling cable on south 4, Employee felt a pull/pop in shoulder.
At the Primary Crusher an XCC Belt Crew Employee was handing 40-pound beveled toe liners into the chute when they felt pain their lower part of their back and had to drop the chute.
Mill Ops Employee walking in the Moly Plant under the Larox slipped on the steps and fell onto the grating below, injuring their knee.
Employee lost footing on rocky terrain and fell backward to the ground, causing injury to right forearm.
Haul Truck Driver Trainee felt a pinch in their neck and back after the truck hit a dip in while they had their head turned looking out the window.
Haul Truck Operator hit a rough spot coming off the dump and felt a pinch in their back. NOTE: Operator's shift started at 6:30 PM on 03/22/2022; the incident occurred at 1:06 AM on 03/23/2022.
Haul Truck Operator was rough loaded at Shovel, causing pain in the lower back and hip area.
Employee tossed a shovel full of mud to the side and twisted arm/elbow.
Drill Operator reached up to put water truck hose back up on the reel and heard a pop in their shoulder.
Employee was moving equipment on the grind line when EE stepped on a piece of uni-strut, causing their ankle to roll.
Operator of Loader sustained injury to left shoulder while loading haul truck due to steering being stiff.
Employee in light vehicle driving from pit to mine shop got out of the vehicle to remove a rock out of the roadway, which caused back pain that increased after they began running equipment a short time later.
Employee walking into work at Mine Ops tripped and fell on the grating in front of the Engineering Building, resulting in a laceration that required stitches. Employee was released to return to work without restrictions.
During the LOTOTO stage of Haul Truck Operator's walkaround, their finger was smashed between the ladder handrails and the ladder release latch.
While using an impact gun to tighten bolts on a haul truck u-joint, employee reported a foreign object/irritation to the left eye.
IE was using a pocket knife with a 3-1/2" blade to cut a rubber mud flap for better fitment on a pickup truck. While making the cut, the IE repositioned the mud flap and the knife cut the IE on the inside of the left thumb resulting in 4 stitches to close the laceration.
Employee was cleaning inside of the PLV; they looked up towards the top of the hole when the atmospheric vent blew some sort of material in their eye.
CLP Employee working night shift was processing elevated arsenic material through the direct feed system. After Employee awoke for their next shift (2/22/22 starting at 6:00 PM), they noticed a rash forming on their body.