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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 production 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 Track 9
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
12

Standing behind dropped cathode stand waiting on crane operator to bring suspended cathode to cathode stand so he could guide it into place

Suspended cathode came free from lifting device resulting in cathode falling and striking employee 's hand

Laceration to right index finger

Cathode

Laceration right index finger struck by dropped cathode

Job description
Production Operator Trainee
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331410 — Copper smelting and refining, primary
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
260
Total hours worked
661623
EIN
131816885
Establishment ID
633304
Employer case #
15
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:40:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:16:21:00

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.