HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper
Start: 05/18/2022

220221460012 · 05/18/2022 · Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL COVERS & GUARDS
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FOREARM/ULNAR/RADIUS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 15.02 years

Operator

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

Narrative

An Electrical technician was replacing a crusher mantle position probe, the probe came down pushing the technician's right arm downwards, contacting the elevated work platform top rail, and resulting in a fracture to the right ulna.

Source

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