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MACHINERY

220002060114 · 07/13/2000 · Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Mine manager, Mine foreman, Mine owner
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
—
Mine experience
21.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rio Tinto Group
Operator
Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation
Mine
4200717

Narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TROUBLESHOOT A PROBLEM WITH A LIMIT SWITCH CONTROLLING THE SWING GATEON A COAL PULVERIZER. WHILE PERFOMING THE WORK THE SWING GATE CLOSED PINCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FI NGER BETWEEN THE LIMIT SWITCH HOUSING AND ANGLE IRON ON THE GATE RAM.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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