Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc safety activity

Employee sustained a laceration to the left index finger while operating a hole saw to cut hole in poly drum lid

The employee was working as part of the drip crew, assisting in the middle of the field with straightening the drip lines. While an ATV was pulling the drip line across the field, the line caught the employee, causing EE to trip and fall to the ground

Employee was cleaning concrete tools with a grinder that had a 4" wire wheel attachment. While cleaning the tool a piece of wire flew off of the wheel and bounced off of EE's body, went under the face shield into EE's eye. The employee was wearing full face shield and safety glasses

While the employee was entering the rear seat of an enclosed Can-AM and holding the front door frame for support, the front passenger closed the door, causing the employees right pinky finger to become caught in the door.

The employee was bent over while breaking ice. When they stood upright, they experienced pain in their back and reported that they had injured their back.

During the 8/21/26 morning lineout, a Leaching employee reported dehydration systems that began on 8/20/26. The employee was evaluated by Rescue and referred to Gila Health Resources (GHR) and Mount Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) for further evaluation.

During shift change, the operator sustained a back strain while reaching behind the seat to retrieve EE's lunch bag. The discomfort was reported immediately following the movement.

Employee was grinding surface area for welder. Grinder slipped and cut the employee's left middle finger. Employee received four stitches.

Employee was helping to remove chains from a tire on the loader. EE swung a brass hammer to remove a cut metal chain link. The link struck on the left cheek causing a laceration.

Following harvest activities in the Tank house, the employee was assigned to pull samples. While attaching a single pull to a cathode, the employee's left hand was caught while engaging the locking mechanism, resulting in an injury to the left hand.

Employee was helping to carry a 14-foot wooden frame down a ramp. Their foot slipped and they fell forward striking their face on the frame, causing them to loose their left incisor and cutting the inside of their left lower lip.

Employee was washing boots off with portable hot pressure washer. While doing so a stream of hot water entered EE's boot causing burns to top of left foot.

While using a hammer and brass plug to remove drill splits from a core innertube, the hammer struck the tube rack/frame and deflected, causing it to strike the employee's left thumb instead of the brass plug, resulting in an injury to the thumb.

Employee was using a 4-pound hammer to tap in a snubber pin on a shovel dipper. A piece of fly metal from the pin struck the employee on the right cheek and caused a laceration.

While lifting machine part felt pop in shoulder, received restricted duty 3 days later.

Employee was picking up blanks in the cell rack and removing wooden blocks when employee descended from platform stepping onto wooden block on floor causing employee to fall same level and rolling EE's right ankle.

While backing up haul truck to shovel, employee had neck pain when the truck struck the shovel dipper which caused the contents to drop in truck bed.

Employee was moving vacuum hose, and it got caught causing EE to fall. EE had pain in EE's right knee which worsened on 04/24/2026.