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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 production 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 - Section 4 on 5

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Employee was placing Shims under anode lugs

What happened

When he placed shim under lug he received laceration

Injury or illness

Laceration left index finger

Object or substance involved

Copper shim

Summary line

Laceration left index finger from sharp edged shim

Employee and industry

Job description
Refinery production operator I
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 #
20

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
5:00:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Submitted
28FEB24:16:49:00

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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.