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Case study · MSHA Record #220260820024
Maintenance Man fatality
March 12, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Kennecott Keystone Underground
· Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
· Salt Lake County, UT
Investigator narrative
At approximately 05.12am on the 12th March 2026, a mechanic was struck by a drill boom in a surface workshop, causing fatal injuries.
Record details
- Classification
- MACHINERY
- Accident type
- Struck by powered moving object
- Activity at time
- Machine Maintenance
- Subunit / location
- SURFACE AT UNDERGROUND
- Underground location
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Mining method
- NO VALUE FOUND
- Source of injury
- SURFACE MINING MACHINES
- Nature of injury
- MULTIPLE INJURIES
- Body part affected
- TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
- Total mining experience
- 5 years
- Experience at this mine
- 0 years
- Experience in this job
- 0 years
- Mine type
- Underground
- Sector
- Metal/Non-Metal
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