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OSHA Injury Report: Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation in El Paso, TX 79915 resulted in days away from work. Employee was refinery Prod Operator Trainee in copper smelting and refining, primary.

Establishment
Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation
Parent company
Freeport McMoran
Street
850 Hawkins Blvd
City
El Paso
State
TX
ZIP
79915
On-site location
Tankhouse
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
35
Days restricted or transferred
88

Employee was walking in the electrorefining facility production area

Employee claims that he attempted to step over material and twisted his Right ankle

Right ankle strain

Concrete floor

Employee was walking at the [REDACTED] when he experienced a right ankle strain

Job description
Refinery Prod Operator Trainee
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 #
6
Date of incident
Shift started
14:00
Time of incident
19:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:16:08:00

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.