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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220192340017 · 08/13/2019 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Occupation
Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity
Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source
MOVEABLE LADDERS
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
16
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Operator had just completed inspection. Operator had climbed up the ladder and was lifting the vertical retractable ladder up to its operating position. As the ladder was coming up it unexpectedly bound up causing the resulting back strain in 2002. Was treated as FA, workers comp filed has seen doctors over the past 17 years and I was informed of surgery on 08/13/2019

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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