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MACHINERY

220083580011 · 12/10/2008 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation
Backhoe operator, Trackhoe operator
Activity
Welding or cutting
Injury source
MOLTEN METAL
Nature of injury
BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part
FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.48 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was bonding bare copper ground grid cable to the inside web of a structural steel beam. The contents inside the cadweld mold exited the bottom of the mold, and onto the employee's left forearm. The employee was wearing leather gloves, faceshield, hard hat, long sleeved cctton shirt. Winter weather were the environmental conditions.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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