Mining Incidents

Kennecott Corp operator

MSHA operator ID: L09751
Fatalities
4
Total incidents
808
Mines on record
4
Years on record
1983–1989

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Incident timeline

1989
80
1988
245 (1f)
1987
258 (1f)
1986
107
1985
16
1984
55
1983
47 (2f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

4 recorded
April 5, 1988 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WAS LEFT UNATTENED ON DOWN HILL GRADE WITH TRAILER THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUN OVER BY TRUCK AND FIRST TRAILER WHEN HE RAN ALONG DRIVERS SIDE TRYING TO CATCH VECHICLE HE SLIPPED UNDER TRUCK DRIVE THREE AND WAS RUN OVER VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER TRUCK AND TRAILER THAT WAS PARKED LEAQUE.

May 20, 1987 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · MACHINERY
Kennecott Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object

OFF/LOADING 6''3JOINT OF PIPE FROM TRUCK FLOAT,PIPE CALIPERS FAILED ALLOWING 1 JOINT 40'' LONG TO FALL.PIPE THEN ROLLED INTO PIPELINE TRENCH STRIKING EMPL ON HIS HEAD.(DIED OF HEAD INJURIES 5- 23-87) 3

August 29, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Kennecott Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

STEWART WAS STANDING ON A WALKWAY USING A CONCRETE VIBRATOR AUGER CAUGHT VIBRATOR AND PULLED STEWART INTO AUGER VIBRATOR CABLE WAS AROUND STEWARTS BODY WHEN HE WAS PULLED INTO AUGER

April 30, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Corp · Struck against a moving object

RIDING IN A TRUCK AS A PASSENGER, WASTE CAR STRUCK REAR OF TRUCK AND PUSHED IT AGAINST A PARKED TRAIN.

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