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MACHINERY

220253280044 · 11/21/2025 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Master mechanic, Foreman, Supervisor
Activity
Machine maintenance
Injury source
HAND TOOLS,POWERED,NEC
Nature of injury
OTHER INJURY,NEC
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5.48 years

Operator

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

Narrative

Employee was using a 3/4"" drive impact gun to get the bolts properly torqued. Some of them needed to have a backer wrench to keep bolt from spinning. On one of the bolts the wrench caught the nylock part when torquing the impact, and pinched right hand pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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