Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc

Safety activity

1. accident2025-12-08220253440030

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was attempting to open the back door of a UTV, and the front seat passengers opened their door to assist. Employee was able to get their door open before front passenger exited the UTV and placed their hand on the door jam. During this time the front seat passenger closed their door and smashed employees' thumb in door.

2. accident2025-11-03220253170623

   SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   While dismounting Dozer 01, the employee led with their left foot onto uneven ground. Upon contact, they experienced pain in the left distal quadriceps area.

3. accident2025-11-03220253170634

   HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was shoveling carryback material from under a conveyor belt tail area and felt pain in lumbar spine.

4. accident2025-10-28220253170497

   MACHINERY · PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY

   Accident narrative

   Employee was adjusting lifting shackle and overhead crane hook during lifting operations. The employee's right index finger was pinched between lifting shackle and overhead crane hook. The employee suffered partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of right index finger with nailbed involvement.

5. accident2025-10-14220253170288

   STRIKING OR BUMPING · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

   Accident narrative

   Claims that EE hit EE's right elbow on the rear corner of EE's truck and then felt a sharp pain in EE's right shoulder while hitting the side of EE's trailer with EE's rubber mallet. Next morning EE could not move EE's right arm without severe pain. Sent to Concentra and diagnosed with a shoulder strain and contusion to elbow and placed on modified duty.

6. accident2025-10-12220253170333

   SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

   Accident narrative

   Employee was walking down staircase when EE stepped on second to the last step, the stair broke resulting in EE's left foot going through the step and hurting EE's ankle. Employee seen and released to full work duties. Employee had follow-up and seen 10/16/2025 and went on restricted duty.

7. accident2025-10-08220253170202

   SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

   Accident narrative

   While exiting light vehicle on driver's side, employee stepped onto pointed edge rock, right ankle twisted resulting in subsequent fall to ground. Injury sustained was right ankle avulsion fracture distal fibula

8. accident2025-10-05220253170111

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

   Accident narrative

   Employee was taking apart a 3-inch hose and the camlock struck EE in the lower lip, causing a laceration.

9. accident2025-09-19220252670024

   FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

   Accident narrative

   Employee sustained a nondisplaced fracture of right thumb (Distal Phalanx) when employee was ascending the stairs to access the belt 2260CON001 and the safety bar came down and smashed the employees right thumb.

10. accident2025-09-18220253170004

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    The employee was leaving Shovel 4 and 6 pit in 6th gear when EE hit a pothole in the road. The employee stated the truck bed raised up a little and came down, causing the seat to bottom out. The employee was seen by Occ Med on 9/23/25 and was released without restrictions. On 9/26/25, the employee was seen by Occ Med and was returned to work with restrictions.

11. accident2025-08-27220252450019

    EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    The employee was fueling Haul Truck 11 with Diesel Fuel when the hose popped off and splashed the employee in the eyes, face and chest. The operator was wearing PPE during the time of fueling.

12. accident2025-08-15220252310020

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT

    Accident narrative

    Employee stepped in the inlet side of the cell at the tank house. They fell forward and injured left wrist and right shoulder.

13. accident2025-07-19220252040008

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Haul Truck operator hit an unknown bump, a few minutes after began to feel pain in EE's back.

14. accident2025-07-19220252040009

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Rubber tire driver hit a few potholes and felt a slight pain on EE's chest and low back. When the driver stopped to check equipment, EE felt dizzy and could not stand.

15. accident2025-07-15220252030012

    POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    The employee was in the cab of the radial stacker when the 2450-002 luffing system base failed at end of shift causing the stacker cab to drop to the right side. The operator in the cab, experienced some discomfort to the left leg after the luffing system failed.

16. accident2025-06-27220251810020

    HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was transporting a part (Core) by forklift when the part fell off the pallet during transport. The employee smashed their left hand between the part and pallet while lifting the part back onto the pallet.

17. accident2025-06-23220251770018

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    While employee was walking under EE's truck on the driver's side for an air valve check, the right foot slid out from underneath EE. This caused all weight to shift to EE's left side and resulted in a left ankle sprain.

18. accident2025-06-14220251680011

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Truck driver was walking toward line up room in parking area. EE rolled EE's right ankle which resulted in an avulsion fracture

19. accident2025-06-13220251690003

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Shovel Operator was exiting the cab when EE tripped and fell on the metal grating. EE has cuts to EE's eyelid, cheek, nose and lower lip. EE received two stitches to lower lip.

20. accident2025-06-08220251610017

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was walking when they tripped and fell on metal grating walkway causing abrasion on right wrist

21. accident2025-06-06220251610018

    OTHER · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY

    Accident narrative

    Employee was fusing 4-inch T's when the employee bent over and grabbed the handle of the fusion machine. The employee's lower back locked up. The employee stated pre-existing injury.

22. accident2025-04-29220251200012

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

    Accident narrative

    While disconnecting the rear hose attachment of the CCV003 (Vac Truck) to clear a plugged hose, the top part of the hose whipped back and hit the employee's front tooth, cracking the bottom part of the right front incisor (central) tooth.

23. accident2025-04-11220251110010

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

    Accident narrative

    Employees were lifting a piece of ductwork into place to align the flanges to mark the holes, the ductwork pipe shifted pinching employees' thumb between the flanges resulting in a Laceration/Avulsion.

24. accident2025-04-09220251040019

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

    Accident narrative

    Employee was tightening lugs on tire when employee set impact gun down and smashed left pinky finger between rim of tire and impact.

25. accident2025-04-08220251050007

    SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT

    Accident narrative

    Our employee was gathering equipment at the jobsite and accidently tripped on a cable tray. As EE reached out to break EE's fall EE came in contact with a sharp piece of pipe where EE cut EE's right hand. Our employee was taken to an urgent care facility where EE received 5 stitches in EE's right hand.