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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 (MSHA operator ID 0073264) operates 1 open mine with 1,071 employees in Arizona, mostly copper ore. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued it 244 citations and orders with $170,437 in proposed penalties, and it reported 162 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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MSHA operator ID
0073264
Open mines
1
Employees at open mines
1,071
States
Arizona
Parent company
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
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

Open mines of Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc

Ranked by citations since January 1, 2022.

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Freeport-McMoRan Safford IncFreeport-McMoRan Safford IncGraham County, AZCopper ore1,071244

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
2022142$7,33630
2023385$14,75241
2024541$18,59529
20259910$99,69934
2026396$30,05528

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.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 56.14100Surface metal and nonmetal mines44
30 CFR 56.4201Surface metal and nonmetal mines22
30 CFR 56.20003Surface metal and nonmetal mines13
30 CFR 56.4102Surface metal and nonmetal mines12
30 CFR 56.12004Surface metal and nonmetal mines10
30 CFR 56.12008Surface metal and nonmetal mines9
30 CFR 56.4200Surface metal and nonmetal mines8
30 CFR 56.12032Surface metal and nonmetal mines7
30 CFR 56.11001Surface metal and nonmetal mines7
30 CFR 56.14112Surface metal and nonmetal mines6
30 CFR 56.14107Surface metal and nonmetal mines6
30 CFR 56.12028Surface metal and nonmetal mines5
30 CFR 56.12019Surface metal and nonmetal mines5
30 CFR 56.14205Surface metal and nonmetal mines5
30 CFR 56.14207Surface metal and nonmetal mines4

Injury and illness cases at Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Permanent disability3
Days away from work or restricted activity120
No lost time, or an occupational illness39

What the accident reports at Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials41
Slip or fall of person36
Powered haulage28
Machinery21
Other10
Handtools (nonpowered)9
Disorders (physical agents)4
Striking or bumping4
Stepping or kneeling on object3
Nonpowered haulage2

Equipment named in accident reports at Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc

EquipmentReports
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks39
Hand tools (not powered)10
Trucks10
Mancar8
Shovel7
Bulldozer5
Hand tools (powered)5
Carriage-mounted drills4
Crane3
Machine2

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.