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OSHA Injury Report: Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation in 850 Hawkins Blvd, El Paso, TX 79915 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was refinery Production Operator II 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- Basement

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
3

Before the incident

Employee was working inside tankhouse basement.

What happened

While walking in basement employee slipped on slimes electrolyte and landed in electrolyte puddle

Injury or illness

Strain of lumbar region

Object or substance involved

Concrete Floor

Summary line

Employee slipped on slimes electrolyte and landed in electrolyte puddle straining lumbar region

Employee and industry

Job description
Refinery Production Operator II
SOC code
51-8093 — Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
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 #
10

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
5:30:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:15:25:00

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Source

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.