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POWERED HAULAGE

220202950004 · 06/22/2020 · Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper

Details

Degree of injury
DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification
POWERED HAULAGE
Accident type
Struck by falling object
Occupation
Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity
Observe operations
Injury source
STEEL RAIL (ALL KINDS)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
JAW INCLUDE CHIN
Days lost
9
Mine experience
1 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Two Employees were working to remove a broken spreader beam from the body screen deck to install a new spreader. EE 1 was on the screen deck cutting the spreader to remove. EE asked EE 2 to come up on the crane after the spreader. When EE 2 came up on the crane the button on the controller got stuck on the up position, crane continued to go up breaking the beam free striking EE 1.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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