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OSHA Injury Report: Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc. in El Paso, TX 79915 resulted in days away from work. Employee was rod Mill Production Operator Trainee in rod, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants.

Establishment
Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.
Parent company
Freeport McMoran
Street
897 Hawkins Blvd
City
El Paso
State
TX
ZIP
79915
On-site location
Emew
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
70

Employee was unloading copper cathode and replacing titanium sleeves in cylinder cell

Employee felt sharp pain in right hand when inserting titanium sleeve into cylinder cell

Hand strain Strain of intrinsic muscle of right thumb

Tool used to strike titanium sleeve into cylinder cell

Employee received a right-hand strain while harvesting cathodes at the EMEW.

Job description
Rod Mill Production Operator Trainee
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331420 — Rod, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
188
Total hours worked
428558
EIN
132575365
Establishment ID
633350
Employer case #
3
Date of incident
Shift started
6:30:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:14:12:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.