MSHA DATABASEMSHA records · 15 contributing sources · snapshot Oct 18, 2026

MINE DETAILS

Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

ActiveSurfaceCopper Ore NEC
MSHA MINE ID0200024
LOCATIONGreenlee, AZ
PUBLIC RECORD45,194 linked rows

LOCATION

Mine location

1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.

Mine coordinates

2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18Applies to production, safety and portfolio metrics. Silica samples have separate filters.

Violations

597

74 significant & substantial (S&S)

  1. 2025 Q1161
  2. 2025 Q2128
  3. 2025 Q37
  4. 2025 Q43
  5. 2026 Q1149
  6. 2026 Q28
  7. 2026 Q3141
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Accident records

233

1 records classified as fatality

  1. 2025 Q140
  2. 2025 Q229
  3. 2025 Q336
  4. 2025 Q426
  5. 2026 Q137
  6. 2026 Q223
  7. 2026 Q342
  8. 2026 Q4 *0

Proposed penalties · USD

708,986.00

560 of 597 violations with amounts

  1. 2025 Q1130,843
  2. 2025 Q2248,856
  3. 2025 Q317,239
  4. 2025 Q4453
  5. 2026 Q1220,658
  6. 2026 Q25,512
  7. 2026 Q385,425
  8. 2026 Q4 *—

On-site inspection hours

3,030.00

45 inspections · 45 with hours

  1. 2025 Q1637.50
  2. 2025 Q2616.50
  3. 2025 Q343.25
  4. 2025 Q423.00
  5. 2026 Q1752.50
  6. 2026 Q221.25
  7. 2026 Q3936.00
  8. 2026 Q4 *—
Quarterly safety data
QuarterViolationsS&SProposed USDAccident recordsFatality recordsInspectionsOn-site hours
2025-Q116117130,843.004006637.5
2025-Q212819248,856.002905616.5
2025-Q37217,239.00360543.3
2025-Q430453.00260623.0
2026-Q114919220,658.003708752.5
2026-Q2835,512.00230521.3
2026-Q31411485,425.0042110936.0
2026-Q4 *00—000—

Most cited CFR sections

All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.

Safety activity

  1. accident220261620014

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was carrying a bag of trash and tripped over a drain pipe on the ground, causing EE to fall, resulting in a hairline fracture of the 5th metacarpal of left hand

  2. accident220261590018

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    During normal loading operations, the Shovel was swinging back into the bed of Haul Truck with the second dipper when the dipper dropped into the bed. The dipper landed half on, half off of the dovetail causing the bed to rise. The front of the truck rose into the dropping back to the ground. Employee went on restrictions on 06/03/2026.

  3. accident220261590017

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    A Met Mill Tech was moving some sample buckets when they experience pain in their lower back. They claim to have bent over and picked up a sample tray/bucket and twisted and felt a knife sensation in their lower back. The employee went on restrictions on 05/28/2026.

  4. accident220261320023

    MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    A Mill Diagnostic mechanic was guiding a coupling guard into position using crane assistance. The mechanic attempted to lift the bottom edge of the guard to maneuver it over the adjustment bolt. The guard was set back down, the mechanic's left hand was still positioned underneath, resulting in the left index finger being caught and pinched between the adjustment bolt and the guard.

  5. accident220261340028

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was walking towards the centerline during shift change using the designated path to the ladder. As they were walking towards the ladder the employee noticed that the pathway sloughed causing the employees left leg to sink up to the knee. This position caused the employees ankle to experience discomfort. The employee went restricted duty 5/5/2026.

  6. accident220262190023

    OTHER · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was exiting a man van and as they put weight onto their right leg, they felt a pop in their right knee. The event went reportable 07/28/2026.

  7. accident220261260008

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    A Shovel/Drill employee was removing snubber pins to perform a re-shim of the snubber. While using a digging bar to drive out the pins, the pin suddenly released, causing the snubber to drop. This resulted in the employee's left pinky finger being pinched between the dipper bore and the digging bar. Employee was given restrictions on 4/25/2026.

  8. accident220261240017

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Wrench struck safety glasses, employee suffered laceration to face that required stitches.

  9. accident220261330011

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Haul truck operator hit a couple of potholes and tensed and applied brakes while traveling haul road. Soon after the operator saw a truck sliding towards them, so they tensed up and applied brakes again. In tensing up, the operator felt pain in left shoulder. The operator ran two more loads and, on the way, to tie down, the pain increased.

  10. accident220261210022

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee reported that dust entered under their safety glasses flushed their eyes using an eyewash bottles. The employee declined medical evaluation at the clinic at the time. With continuing issues, the employee was later evaluated and given prescription eyedrops.

  11. accident220261170016

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee was squatting down tying mantos to 4" pipe on a leaching stockpile, when they fell foreword hitting right knee and elbow on rock. Employee felt pain in both areas and reported it to supervisor.

  12. accident220261110023

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    An employee was operating a drill press in the maintenance shop when metal shavings became lodged in the equipment. The employee stopped the drill press and attempt to manually remove the obstruction, and a sharp metal shaving penetrated the glove and caused a laceration to the employee's left index finger. The employee received stitches for their injury.

  13. accident220261070011

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee was rolling up mantos on a leach stockpile, when their right forearm became irritated by the raffinate solution. The employee wash off arm with 4 bottles of water and reported incident to supervisor. The employee was taken to clinic to be evaluated.

  14. accident220261060003

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    At the end of their shift an employee began descending the front boarding ladder. As employee was reaching the bottom step to get on the platform, they lost footing/overstepped the top rung for the breakaway ladder. This caused the employee to fall approximately 4.5 ft and land on their left elbow.

  15. accident220261050012

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    The employee was walking from the lower lunchroom. Upon reaching the top of the stairway, the employee missed a step, resulting in a twisting injury to the right knee and reported hearing a popping sound.

  16. accident220260900014

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee was using an 8-foot steel bar at the P 9/10 chute to remove a slab (rock) at the bottom of the chute. As the employee was attempting to hit the slab, their left hand hit the bottom of the chute door and smashed their left pinky finger.

  17. accident220260770023

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Morenci Mill Maintenance employee was in the belt shop attempting to cut some skirting for a belt job. As they began to cut using the Olfa knife, the knife slipped cutting into the A6 rated glove and HexArmor sleeve into the employees left thumb, side cutting the skin next to the nail.

  18. accident220260890041

    MACHINERY · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Operator was attempting to fill in a hole from where the shovel came out of. While pushing material, the operator claims that they came to a sudden stop causing them to be jarred forward. Operator went restricted duty on 3/11/2026.

  19. accident220260770022

    POWERED HAULAGE · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Operator was mounting a Haul Truck and raising the boarding ladder. The operator's hand was on the boarding ladder switch when the handrail to the ladder pinched their finger between the switch and the handrail.

  20. accident220260760025

    FIRE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Haul Truck 629 was loaded at a shovel and traveling uphill to a dump when smoke and flames were observed in the engine bay. The haul truck came to a stop the operator descended the haul truck.

  21. accident220260770010

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was walking down the stairs attempting to remove something from EE's bag and missed the last step, causing EE to fall and injure EE's right elbow and left knee

  22. accident220260770021

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Mill Crusher Ops employee was making their rounds this morning checking all the unit screens at the Secondary Crusher, employee went to close the "doghouse" door and smashed their middle finger.

  23. accident220260820020

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    The haul truck operator had completed dumping and was traveling back down the haul road. While driving, the operator struck a pothole at approximately 13 miles per hour. As a result of the impact, the operator reported experiencing lower back pain. Operator went restricted duty on 3/9/2026.

  24. accident220260890043

    MACHINERY · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    A Haul Truck was being loaded by a Shovel. During the third dipper, a boulder was at the top of the dipper leaning on the teeth. When the bottom of the dipper opened, the boulder did not fall through with the rest of the load. Instead, it rolled over the teeth, hit the driver side of the haul trucks canopy and fell to the ground. Operator went restricted duty on 3/12/2026.

  25. accident220260750021

    HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    An operator was using a rock hook to unplug a chute. They were pulling up on a stuck rock when it broke loose which caused the tool to come up and make contact with the employee's central incisor #8 (front upper) tooth.

Safety sources and definitions

MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.

Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.

Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.

S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.

Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.

Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.

CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.

OWNERSHIP

Operator and controller history

Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.

CURRENT HIERARCHYFreeport-McMoRan Inc → Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. → Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
HISTORY RECORDS25 relationships
INTERVAL CHECKPASScontroller/operator overlap
—

Freeport-McMoRan InccontrolsFreeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.operatesFreeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0200024
—

Phelps Dodge CorpcontrolsFreeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.operatesFreeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.

msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0200024
Other historical summaries · source-specific periods

RECORD SUMMARY

Production, safety and enforcement

These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.

01 / SAFETYwatch

Accidents and injuries

2,936 historical accident/injury rows; 5 coded fatalities and 35,411 lost days across the published record.

ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD919 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly
02 / COMPLIANCEwatch

Violations and penalties

6,326 violation rows across the full record; 1,193 carry an S&S flag and $5,212,097 appears in current assessed amounts.

ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY1,327 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a
03 / HEALTHwatch

Occupational health samples

702 personal. 63 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE702 samples
personal-health-samples
04 / PRODUCTIONcontext

Quarterly production and employment

2.1M employee hours and 4,049 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.

2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly
05 / LEGALwatch

Contests, conferences and decisions

1,316 contested-violation rows, 1,315 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 299 conference records linked by issuance number.

POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE2,930 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions
06 / CONTRACTORScontext

Contractors

Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.

ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT164 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations
07 / INSPECTIONScontext

Inspections

469 inspection events and 52K published inspection hours across the historical record.

OVERSIGHT COVERAGE113 since 2021
inspectionsviolations

HEALTH SAMPLING

Silica and quartz

Matching records130 coal · 13 personal · 0 area
Sample status0 not voided0 voided · 13 status not reported
Personal samples with C/E > 1613 published ratios · not a citation count
2026 · Jan 27, 2026–Sep 28, 2026
Date / sampleDataset / analyteOccupation / areaMeasurementSample statusPublished action
000000202604090500Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker2.09× published limitConcentration: 0002.13 · limit: 0001.02Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedLAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8CA
000000202604090600Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker2.95× published limitConcentration: 0002.18 · limit: 0000.74Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedLAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8CA
000000202603063200Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzDry Screen Plant Operator0.18× published limitConcentration: 0000.19 · limit: 0001.03Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F03F8C9
000000202603063300Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker3.65× published limitConcentration: 0001.35 · limit: 0000.37Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedLAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8C9
000000202603063000Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker1.32× published limitConcentration: 0000.82 · limit: 0000.62Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedLAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8C9
000000202603062900Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzBelt Crew1.74× published limitConcentration: 0000.94 · limit: 0000.54Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedLAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8C9
000000202603063100Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzDry Screen Plant Operator0.23× published limitConcentration: 0000.14 · limit: 0000.62Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F03F8C9
000000202600858600Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker0.5× published limitConcentration: 0000.50 · limit: 0001.01Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F032BEA
000000202600858700Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker0.55× published limitConcentration: 0000.39 · limit: 0000.71Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F032BEA
000000202600312000Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker0.44× published limitConcentration: 0000.24 · limit: 0000.54Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F032BD9
000000202600312100Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker1.88× published limitConcentration: 0001.26 · limit: 0000.67Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedLAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F032BD9
000000202600312200Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzMechanic0.54× published limitConcentration: 0000.29 · limit: 0000.54Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F032BD9
000000202600312300Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% QtzMechanic0.65× published limitConcentration: 0000.39 · limit: 0000.60Source unit unspecifiedNot reportedNO ACTIONInspection F032BD9
Sources and interpretation
  • Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
  • Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
  • Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
  • Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
  • Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.

Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗

EIA + TITLE 30

EIA production and cited regulations

EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.

EIA MINE CONTEXTNo matched record
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.

This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.

RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS

Recent violations and samples

Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.

VIOLATIONS12 latest shown
523015456.14105S&S
523015356.14105S&S
504000056.12028Citation
503999956.12028Citation
503999856.12028Citation
503999756.12028Citation
503999656.12028Citation
503930456.12028Citation
OTHER HEALTH SAMPLES2 latest shown

Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑

Respirable dust, <.1mgCrusher Oper/Worker
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgMechanic
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified

SOURCE COVERAGE

Reporting dates and coverage

15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.

DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors2,936Jan 6, 2000—Sep 22, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Dec 3, 1971—Dec 3, 1971mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal6,239Apr 26, 2000—Aug 26, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal1,315Jul 26, 2000—Aug 11, 2026mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal299Aug 4, 2000—Mar 2, 2026mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal1,316Jan 9, 2001—Jul 26, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety20,736Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety4,453Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance2Jan 1, 1950—Jan 1, 1950mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance318Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance81Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance469Feb 1, 2000—Sep 27, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety702May 15, 2002—Sep 28, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal6,326Apr 26, 2000—Sep 16, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable

NOTES

Limitations

  • Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
  • Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.