HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Start: 09/07/2010

220102850020 · 09/07/2010 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation: Drill helper
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 3.85 years

Operator

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

Narrative

While changing thread saver, bar used to pin thread saver was left in place and when starting rig and engaging the PTO the thread saver rotated pinching employee's hand between the bar and the rod gripper cylinder. This resulted in open fracture to employee's right hand.

Source

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