ELECTRICAL

Name: ELECTRICAL at Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper
Start: 07/30/2016

220162180038 · 07/30/2016 · Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: ELECTRICAL
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper
Mine: 4201996

Narrative

A lightening strike initiated a grass fire on the reclaimed south tailings impoundment. The fire was contained to approximately 5 acres, between 2 dirt roads. The fire was controlled while it burned itself out. No structures or people were at risk.

Source

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