MINE DETAILS
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
MSHA MINE ID0200024
LOCATION
Mine location
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Mine coordinates
- Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.33.06333, -109.33500Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
12,609,005reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 2,103,743 | 0.00 | 4,142 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 2,192,582 | 0.00 | 4,274 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 2,119,710 | 0.00 | 4,130 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 2,074,549 | 0.00 | 4,458 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 2,015,538 | 0.00 | 4,108 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 2,102,883 | 0.00 | 4,049 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
59774 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
2331 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
708,986.00560 of 597 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
3,030.0045 inspections · 45 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 161 | 17 | 130,843.00 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 637.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 128 | 19 | 248,856.00 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 616.5 |
| 2025-Q3 | 7 | 2 | 17,239.00 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 43.3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 3 | 0 | 453.00 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 23.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 149 | 19 | 220,658.00 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 752.5 |
| 2026-Q2 | 8 | 3 | 5,512.00 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 21.3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 141 | 14 | 85,425.00 | 42 | 1 | 10 | 936.0 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
OTHER · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
An employee reported pain in knee after bending down to collect samples in tailings.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
A Crush and Convey employee rolled their right ankle while stepping off the crusher ring during maintenance.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Operator of a haul truck fell while cleaning windows on the truck deck, striking their right wrist against the windshield. Received work restrictions on 12/29/2025.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY
Accident narrative
Employee was lifting 50-pound bucket, when they felt a pull in their abdomen. There was no pain, so employee continued working. Employee noticed a bump after they went home. Employee reported it the following morning start of shift. incident occurred at the Lone Star array site.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Mechanic sustained a hand laceration while replacing air filters on haul truck within the bay.
MACHINERY · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
While grinding the employee felt a foreign object enter their right eye. A small metal fragment was removed on-site, and the eye was flushed. The employee was transported to the local occupational clinic, where no remaining foreign body was found, but an injury to the cornea consistent with the flushed object was observed.
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was cutting drip, when EE placed the cutters in EE's pants pocket without engaging the safety latch. Open cutters caused a laceration on EE's left thigh. The employee also was given sheath for cutters and was not using it at the time.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
While walking to the HT629 at Shannon Q-Point, the dayshift operator tripped on a rock and fell forward. At the time of incident, the operator was wearing their backpack, carrying a water bottle and an additional bag full of cleaning supplies. The operator stated they normally use a flashlight while walking but were not at the time of this incident
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee smashed finger - became reportable 11/25/2025
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee slipped when dismounting equipment
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee injured finger when shroud material fell onto it
MACHINERY · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
CC Employee was welding a wear liner block to the crusher saddle liner, in the process of building material with weld, molten Material size of a dime dropped and landed on top of pants where the top of where boot opening is. The molten material burned through pant leg and entered the boot landing on the top of the left foot. Causing a burn.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee fell dismounting power step on haul truck - became reportable 11/12/2025
POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Concussion from rolling water truck - became reportable 11/10/2025
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was hit in head with shovel - became reportable 11/12/20205
MACHINERY · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Employee felt pain in back after hitting a hard knob
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee fell backwards and hit head on rock
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee tripped on det cord injuring wrist and shoulder - became reportable 10/31/2025
POWERED HAULAGE · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Employee driving haul truck hit another haul truck
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
While disembarking a man van, a dayshift haul truck operator stepped into a low, rocky spot and rolled their ankle. The operator stated they felt immediate pain and sat down and asked for help.
OTHER · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Contract employee was wearing rubber boots to work in a wet/muddy area for clean-up. They had some of the wet material go over the top of boots causing it to irritate the middle of the calves on both legs where the boots touched the skin. This rubbed the skin causing a burn in a circumference pattern around both legs.
POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was rough loaded in haul truck
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
A mechanic was working on a mast raise cylinder. Attempting to loosen a flange bolt with a wrench and it would not loosen. The mechanic then grabbed a 2lb hammer and struck the wrench several times. On the last strike they missed the wrench and struck their left hand in between the finger and the thumb
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was hit by 25lb bucket - became reportable 10/20/2025
POWERED HAULAGE · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was rough loaded in haul truck - became reportable 10/16/2025
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.
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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 0200024Other 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-quarterly02 / 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-107a03 / 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-samples04 / 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-yearly05 / 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-decisions06 / 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-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
469 inspection events and 52K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE113 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 18, 2026. 166 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202604090500 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Crusher Oper/Worker | 2.09× published limitConcentration: 0002.13 · limit: 0001.02Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8CA |
| 000000202604090600 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Crusher Oper/Worker | 2.95× published limitConcentration: 0002.18 · limit: 0000.74Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8CA |
| 000000202603063200 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Dry Screen Plant Operator | 0.18× published limitConcentration: 0000.19 · limit: 0001.03Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F03F8C9 |
| 000000202603063300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Crusher Oper/Worker | 3.65× published limitConcentration: 0001.35 · limit: 0000.37Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8C9 |
| 000000202603063000 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Crusher Oper/Worker | 1.32× published limitConcentration: 0000.82 · limit: 0000.62Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8C9 |
| 000000202603062900 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Belt Crew | 1.74× published limitConcentration: 0000.94 · limit: 0000.54Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F03F8C9 |
| 000000202603063100 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Dry Screen Plant Operator | 0.23× published limitConcentration: 0000.14 · limit: 0000.62Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F03F8C9 |
| 000000202600858600 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Crusher Oper/Worker | 0.5× published limitConcentration: 0000.50 · limit: 0001.01Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F032BEA |
| 000000202600858700 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Crusher Oper/Worker | 0.55× published limitConcentration: 0000.39 · limit: 0000.71Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F032BEA |
| 000000202600312000 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Crusher Oper/Worker | 0.44× published limitConcentration: 0000.24 · limit: 0000.54Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F032BD9 |
| 000000202600312100 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Crusher Oper/Worker | 1.88× published limitConcentration: 0001.26 · limit: 0000.67Source unit unspecified | Not reported | LAB RESULTS INDICATE EXPOSURE LIMIT EXCEEDEDInspection F032BD9 |
| 000000202600312200 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Mechanic | 0.54× published limitConcentration: 0000.29 · limit: 0000.54Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F032BD9 |
| 000000202600312300 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Mechanic | 0.65× published limitConcentration: 0000.39 · limit: 0000.60Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO 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.
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.
523015456.14105S&S
523015356.14105S&S
504000056.12028Citation
503999956.12028Citation
503999856.12028Citation
503999756.12028Citation
503999656.12028Citation
503930456.12028Citation
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.