EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Start: 06/15/2001

220012190025 · 06/15/2001 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Fall from machine
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: GROUND
Nature of injury: CONTUSN,BRUISE,INTAC SKIN
Body part: KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 34.01 years

Operator

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

Narrative

EE WAS STANDING ON MOBILE LUBRICATION TRAILER IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING A GREASE TANK AT THE CRUSHER WHEN A PRESSURIZED GREASE HOSE BURST AN STARTLED THE EE. HE JUMPED FORWARD FROM THE TRAILER TO THE GROUND AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE GROUND.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown