EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Name: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE at Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Start: 01/26/2023

220230310024 · 01/26/2023 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Classification: EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Accident type: Struck by... NEC
Occupation: Truck driver
Activity: Machine maintenance
Injury source: METAL,NEC(PIPE,WIRE,NAIL)
Nature of injury: FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part: FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost: 34
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Mine: 4201392

Narrative

The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to the middle finger, and a laceration to the ring finger on the left hand, when loosening a 4' clamp. The clamp came off forcefully due to the air pressure remaining in the line.

Source

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