Fatality · MSHA Record #220083230036

Haul/Off Road/Coal/Ore/Pit/Quarry/Rock/Rubber Tire Truck Driver fatality at Copperton Concentrator (Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper), UT, October 29, 2008

at 7:55 AM

On October 29, 2008, a haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver was fatally injured in a falling/sliding/rolling materials accident at Copperton Concentrator (Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper), UT.

Copperton Concentrator · Facility · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper (Rio Tinto Group)

Contractor on site: V856

Salt Lake County, UT

Classification FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Type Struck by falling object

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Investigator narrative

All we know is a call came 10/29/08 about 8:00 a.m. that we had a fatal accident at Kennecott; our driver was killed by a pipe falling off the top of load on trailer. All Bob Orton Trucking does is haul the load (this load from WL Plastics Corp, Cedar City, Utah). We do not load or unload product.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Handling Supplies Or Material
Subunit / location: MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: RBR,GLS,PLSTC,FIBRGLS,FAB
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 0 years
Experience at this mine: 0 years
Experience in this job: 55 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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