Struck by powered moving object
At approximately 05.12am on the 12th March 2026, a mechanic was struck by a drill boom in a surface workshop, causing fatal injuries.
Rio Tinto Kennecott CopperOperator
Controlled by Rio Tinto Group
MSHA Operator ID: L11154
- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 572
- Mines on record
- 4
- Period
- —
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Top causes
- MACHINERY1 fatality · 77 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS172 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON112 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE67 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)65 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
8 (1f)
2025
44
2024
29
2023
13
2022
9
2021
16
2020
17
2019
22
2018
14
2017
16
2016
23
2015
16
2014
17
2013
19
2012
12
2011
22
2010
7
2009
17
2008
16 (1f)
2007
34
2006
23
2005
19
2004
15
2003
21
2002
35
2001
40
2000
48
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recordedStruck by falling object
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.