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OSHA Injury Report: Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation in 850 Hawkins Blvd, El Paso, TX 79915 resulted in days away from work. Employee was refinery Prod Operator I 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 Electrorefining cells section

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
45
Days restricted or transferred
60

Before the incident

Employee was pulling fiberglass hairpins up and out of the electrorefining section he was working on

What happened

Employee was 50% done pulling his section of pins when he felt pain in his lower back

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

Fiberglass hairpins

Summary line

Employee experienced a right lower back strain while pulling fiberglass hairpins up and out of the electrorefining section

Employee and industry

Job description
Refinery Prod Operator I
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 #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
24FEB26:15:58:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.