El Paso, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation in El Paso, TX 79915 resulted in days away from work. Employee was refinery Prod Operator III in copper smelting and refining, primary.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation
- Parent company
- Freeport McMoran
- Street
- 850 Hawkins Blvd
- City
- El Paso
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79915
- On-site location
- Tankhouse
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
Employee was ascending outdoor wet stairway foot slipped and employee 's knee was strained.
What happened
Due to the wet stairway employee 's foot slipped causing strain to left knee
Injury or illness
Left knee strain
Object or substance involved
Wet outdoor stairway
Summary line
Employee experienced left knee strain and left medial meniscus tear while walking up wet stairs
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Refinery Prod Operator III
- SOC code
- 51-9011 — Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331410 — Copper smelting and refining, primary
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 280
- Total hours worked
- 620754
- EIN
- 131816885
- Establishment ID
- 633304
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 3:00
- Time of incident
- 3:20
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 24FEB26:16:02:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.