Claypool, AZ ·
OSHA Injury Report: Freeport McMoRan Inc
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Freeport McMoRan Inc in 5701 New St, Claypool, AZ 85532 resulted in days away from work. Employee was smelter Operator 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
- ISA Matte End
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 35
Before the incident
training a fellow employee on how to close the tap hole after a tap
What happened
training a fellow employee on how to close the tap hole after a tap trainee was unable to close the hole and jumped off of the tap machine. Trainer jumped on the tap machine to attempt to close the tap hole. The tap hole did not close properly allowing molten material to run out and burn the employee
Injury or illness
burn on right elbow
Object or substance involved
molten material
Summary line
closing tap hole molten material ran out burned employee
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Smelter Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4051: Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331420: Copper Smelting and Rod Milling
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 911
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,797,951
- EIN
- 841089672
- Establishment ID
- 1308759
- Employer case #
- 6
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 16:10
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-26
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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