Data / Mines / Arizona / Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc
Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc: 244 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc is an active copper ore surface mine in Graham County, Arizona, operated by Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc with 1,071 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 0203131). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 244 citations and orders there with $170,437 in proposed penalties, and 162 accident reports were filed there, with 162 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 0203131
- Status
- Active since February 1, 2008
- Main commodity
- Copper ore
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Graham County, Arizona
- Nearest town
- Safford
- Operator
- Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc
- Parent company
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- Employees
- 1,071
- MSHA field office
- Mesa North AZ Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 244
- Significant and substantial
- 24 (9.8%)
- Closure orders
- 5
- High negligence or reckless
- 26
- Proposed penalties
- $170,437
- Amount paid so far
- $135,373
- Inspections
- 27
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,739
- Citations per inspection
- 9.04 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 162
- Injury and illness cases
- 162
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 21, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 27 ($10,006 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 | 14 | 2 | $7,336 | 30 |
| 2023 | 38 | 5 | $14,752 | 41 |
| 2024 | 54 | 1 | $18,595 | 29 |
| 2025 | 99 | 10 | $99,699 | 34 |
| 2026 | 39 | 6 | $30,055 | 28 |
Standards cited most at Freeport-McMoRan Safford 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 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 44 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 22 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 13 |
| 30 CFR 56.4102 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 12 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.4200 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 8 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.12019 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14205 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
Injury and illness cases at Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 3 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 120 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 39 |
What the accident reports at Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 41 |
| Slip or fall of person | 36 |
| Powered haulage | 28 |
| Machinery | 21 |
| Other | 10 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 9 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 4 |
| Striking or bumping | 4 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 3 |
| Nonpowered haulage | 2 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 39 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 10 |
| Trucks | 10 |
| Mancar | 8 |
| Shovel | 7 |
| Bulldozer | 5 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 5 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 4 |
| Crane | 3 |
| Machine | 2 |
Other open mines in Graham County, Arizona
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri County Materials Inc. | Tri County Materials Inc | Graham County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 8 | 33 |
| Airport Pit | W W Clyde & Co. | Graham County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 10 |
| DC Pit | Mt Graham Materials LLC | Graham County, AZ | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 3 |
| Silverbell Screen and Crush | Ames Construction Inc | Graham County, AZ | Sand, industrial | 4 | 1 |
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.