Data / Mines / Arizona / Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.: 1,087 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. is an active copper ore surface mine in Greenlee County, Arizona, operated by Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. with 5,870 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 0200024). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 1,087 citations and orders there with $1,230,992 in proposed penalties, and 789 accident reports were filed there, with 784 injury or illness cases, 2 of them fatal.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 0200024
- Status
- Active since December 3, 1971
- Main commodity
- Copper ore
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Greenlee County, Arizona
- Nearest town
- Morenci
- Operator
- Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
- Parent company
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- Employees
- 5,870
- MSHA field office
- Mesa North AZ Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 1,087
- Significant and substantial
- 123 (11.3%)
- Closure orders
- 16
- High negligence or reckless
- 76
- Proposed penalties
- $1,230,992
- Amount paid so far
- $758,269
- Inspections
- 96
- Inspector hours on site
- 5,624
- Citations per inspection
- 11.32 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 789
- Injury and illness cases
- 784
- Fatalities
- 2
- Latest MSHA record
- October 29, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 148 ($145,041 proposed)
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 147 | 16 | $132,843 | 179 |
| 2023 | 152 | 20 | $142,477 | 189 |
| 2024 | 256 | 27 | $278,341 | 163 |
| 2025 | 269 | 32 | $377,878 | 130 |
| 2026 | 263 | 28 | $299,453 | 123 |
Standards cited most at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 197 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 117 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 80 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 51 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 46 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 42 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 36 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 34 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 32 |
| 30 CFR 56.4102 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 26 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 21 |
| 30 CFR 56.11003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 21 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
| 30 CFR 56.5001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
Injury and illness cases at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 2 |
| Permanent disability | 4 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 590 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 188 |
What the accident reports at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 242 |
| Slip or fall of person | 164 |
| Powered haulage | 135 |
| Machinery | 84 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 49 |
| Other | 49 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 15 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 15 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 8 |
| Striking or bumping | 7 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 148 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 56 |
| Trucks | 26 |
| Shovel | 21 |
| Bulldozer | 20 |
| Mancar | 20 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 17 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 14 |
| Front-end loader | 10 |
| Crane | 8 |
Other open mines in Greenlee County, Arizona
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359501 | Ames Construction Inc | Greenlee County, AZ | Crushed, broken stone | 14 | 13 |
| Swapp Custom Crushing Plant #3 | Swapp Construction Inc. | Greenlee County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 5 |
| Swapp Custom Crushing Plant #2 | Swapp Construction Inc. | Greenlee County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 5 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.