Claypool, AZ —
OSHA Injury Report: Freeport McMoRan Inc
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Freeport McMoRan Inc in Claypool, AZ 85532 resulted in days away from work. Employee was smelter Operator Trainee in copper Smelting and Rod Milling.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Freeport McMoRan Inc
- Parent company
- Freeport McMoRan Inc
- Street
- 5701 New St
- City
- Claypool
- State
- AZ
- ZIP
- 85532
- On-site location
- Blending Plant 22 Chute
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 67
Before the incident
Air lancing at chute 16
What happened
Hand was too close to the air cannon and the employee struck himself with the sledge hammer
Injury or illness
Fractured right middle finger
Object or substance involved
sledge hammer
Summary line
Smashed Finger with Hammer
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Smelter Operator Trainee
- SOC code
- 51-4051 — Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331420 — Copper Smelting and Rod Milling
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 820
- Total hours worked
- 2444004
- EIN
- 841089672
- Establishment ID
- 1308759
- Employer case #
- 18
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 17:40
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 17FEB2025:19:59:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.