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. violation9735478

    56.4102 · $1,431.00 proposed

  2. violation9735477

    56.4102 · $193.00 proposed

  3. violation9735476

    56.4102 · $193.00 proposed

  4. violation5059078

    56.14207 · $2,133.00 proposed

  5. violation5059077

    56.14205 · $366.00 proposed

  6. violation5031191

    56.14100(b) · $366.00 proposed

  7. violation9735475

    56.14100(c) · $1,818.00 proposed

  8. violation5059328

    56.14100(c) · $549.00 proposed

  9. violation5058959

    56.12032 · $642.00 proposed

  10. violation5058958

    56.20003(a) · $1,037.00 proposed

  11. violation5058957

    56.14100(a) · S&S · $549.00 proposed

  12. violation5058956

    56.14101(a)(1) · S&S · $165.00 proposed

  13. violation5058955

    56.20003(a) · $1,037.00 proposed

  14. violation5031190

    56.14100(c) · $818.00 proposed

  15. violation9735474

    56.14100(c) · $1,126.00 proposed

  16. violation5059327

    56.14100(c) · $1,126.00 proposed

  17. violation5059076

    56.14107(a) · $366.00 proposed

  18. violation5031189

    56.4201(a)(5) · $432.00 proposed

  19. violation9734894

    56.4200(b)(2) · $165.00 proposed

  20. violation9735001

    56.4104(b) · $432.00 proposed

  21. violation9734893

    56.12008 · $193.00 proposed

  22. violation9734892

    56.12030 · $165.00 proposed

  23. violation5058954

    56.20003(a) · $1,037.00 proposed

  24. violation5058953

    56.14112 · S&S · $2,712.00 proposed

  25. violation5058952

    56.12032 · $642.00 proposed

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.