MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Start: 03/14/2025

220250760025 · 03/14/2025 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck by flying object
Occupation: Maintenance man, Mechanic, Repair/Serviceman, Boilermaker, Fueler, Tire tech, Field service tech
Activity: Grinding
Injury source: PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury: CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part: EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 0.85 years

Operator

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

Narrative

The worker received a foreign body in the left eye following grinding. Visited medical clinic. Remove Foreign Body Cornea (with slit lamp): saline irrigation and anesthetized by 2 gtt(s) of Proparicaine. Foreign body removed with a needle. The eye was irrigated with saline after the procedure. Release full duties, may perform regular work. Released from care.

Source

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