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STRIKING OR BUMPING

220093290024 · 11/21/2009 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Accident type
Struck against stationary object
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Walking, Running
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.15 years

Operator

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

Narrative

At the end of shift an employee was walking, became distracted and walked into a metal support pole for an overhead awning structure. Contact with the metal pole resulted in a laceration injury above the left eye requiring sutures.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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