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MACHINERY

220000240025 · 01/14/2000 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Struck against a moving object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Scraper, Pan scraper
Injury source
SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
CRUSHING
Body part
ABDOMEN/INTERNAL ORGANS
Days lost
13
Mine experience
0.07 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rio Tinto Group
Operator
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Mine
4200149

Narrative

THE SCRAPER WAS DESCENDING THE HAUL ROAD, MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHICH WAS NOT COMPLETED. TO AVOID A TELEPHONE POLE THE OPERATOR WENT TO THE LEFT OF THE POLE DOWN A SHORT SLOPE AND NOSED THE SCRA PED INTO THE ROAD BELOW THE ORIGINAL TURN. THE ABRUPT STOP CAUSED THE SEATBELT TO CRUSH HIS INTESTINES. NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED, BRAKES AND RETARDER WERE OPERATIVE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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