Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Ops. safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections.
Safety activity
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee used Brakleen to remove hydraulic oil from their hands; after doing so they took a smoke break causing burns to their hands.
Handling of materials
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
The operator was dismounting equipment using a ladder when they experienced pain and noted swelling in the knee.
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
While cleaning a flowmeter for install, employee cut right finger on the sensor requiring stitches.
Handling of materials
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
While employee was removed tires from a connex for delivery, they noticed overlap of tires with an adjacent stack. As additional force was used to move the overlapped tire, the adjacent stack became unstable causing some tires to fall and strike the employee which resulted in the employee falling and straining their back.
Machinery
Days restricted activity only
Accident narrative
Employee was tailing a core tube out from a ct-20 to pull the sample. While tailing out the tube, the Kelly hose snagged on the wire line causing slack. As the tube came up changing the angle releasing the slack, dropping the back side of the tube 1 foot causing a strain on the helper right shoulder
Compliance Follow-up Inspection
11.0 on-site hours reported
Powered haulage
Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee experienced eye irritation from an unknown particle and attempted to flush their eye; later in the shift the irritation persisted and the employee was seen for an eye abrasion.
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Requirement for container labels.
30 CFR 47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Training of new miners; minimum courses of instruction; hours of instruction.
30 CFR 48.25(a) · $252.00 proposed penalty
Preparation and submission of MSHA Form 7000-2—Quarterly Employment and Coal Production Report.
30 CFR 50.30(a) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $465.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $1,037.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $465.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $465.00 proposed penalty
Testing grounding systems.
30 CFR 56.12028 · $465.00 proposed penalty
Self-propelled equipment.
30 CFR 56.4230(c) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Safe access.
30 CFR 56.11001 · Significant and substantial (S&S) · $1,550.00 proposed penalty
Insulation and fittings for power wires and cables.
30 CFR 56.12008 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Inspection.
30 CFR 56.4201(a)(1) · $313.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Identification of power switches.
30 CFR 56.12018 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
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.