Rio Tinto Kennecott CopperMining Incidents in 2002

LIFTING PIPE- TORE LIGAMENT IN ARM.

IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A SADDLE STAND FORN AN 18"" RUBBER PIPE A MILLWRIGHT GOT HIS RIGHT HAND AND LEFT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SADDLE AND THE PIPE CAUSING A FRACTURE, CONTUSIONS AND LACER ATIONS.

EE OPENED CABINET DOOR ON FIELD REPAIR TRUCK, HYDRAULIC RAM FELL FROM SHELF AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT FOOT.

USING HAMMER TO STRIKE A PIECE OF METAL, SHARD BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HAND.

EXITING ELECTRIC SHOVEL DIPPER AFTER PERFORMING WELDING REPAIRS, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF DIPPER TOOTH ROLLING RIGHT FOOT OVER.

WALKING IN MAINTENANCE SHOP, SLIPPED & FELL TO FLOOR STRIKING KNEE.

PERFORMING SURVEY FUNCTIONS IN A BLASTED AREA, WITH HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS. STEPPED THROUGH SNOW AND INTO A CRACK IN THE GROUND, TWISTING LT. KNEE.

WHILE LIFTING AN EMPTY CORE TUBE VIA THE WIRELINE, EE NOTICED FULL CORE TUBE SLIDING. HE TRIED TO STOP FIRST CORE TUBE AS THE DRILLER WAS RAISING THE SECOND TUBE. SECOND TUBE STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT JAW, CAUSING A FRACTURE.

EE HAD TRIED TO SLOW VEHICLE BY USING BURM. IT DID NOT WORK. THE OTHER SIDE WAS THE HIGHWALL. EE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK.

A ROAD TO THE WORKSITE WAS STEEP AND SNOW COVERED, AND BECAME MORE SLIPPERY AFTER TRAFFIC. A MAN STANDING IN THE ROADWAY SLIPPED AND FELL BACK ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER, FRACTURING HIS COLLAR BONE AND BRUISING HIS RIBS. FRACTURE WILL ENTAIL A MINIMUM OF 4 WEEKS OF RESTRICTED DUTY.

WHILE CUTTING A SAG MILL LINE WITH AN OXY/ACETYLANE TORCH A HOT SPARK IGNITED THE RT. KNEE OF THE MILLWRIGHT'S COVERALLS CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HIS LEG.

DRILL DISCHARGE HOSE KICKED, KNOCKING OVER CYCLONE WHICH FELL AND PINNED HELPER.

PULLING DOWN ON ACCESS LADDER TO CHECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL, LADDER SLIPPED AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS ON PATTERN. HE WENT TO A NEW HOLE. WHEN ANOTHER EE PULLED ON A HOSE THE HOSE CAUGHT BETWEEN HIS LEGS CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

THE EE INADVERTANTLY TOUCHED A HOT CHECK VALVE WHILE LOOKING FOR AIR LEAKS AT THE DRYER. THIS RESULTED IN SOME BLISTERING IN THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE CLOSED DOOR OF HAUL TRUCK ON LEFT HAND WHILE ENTERING CAB.

EE WAS CUTTING 4"" PLASTIC HOSE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE PROTRUDED THROUGH THE HOSE WALL AND EMBEDDED INT HE EE'S LEFT ARM.

CLEANING SHOP FLOOR USING MOBILE STEAM CLEANER, CLEANER WAND CROSSED OVER FOOT, BURNED FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE AN ENGINE OIL FILTER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT HEAD AND THUMB STRUCK SHARP EDGE OF FILTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING A BLASTED DRILL PATTERN, ESTIMATING SHOVER LOCATION, TRIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL, FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A ROCK.

EE WAS STRUCK IN THE WRIST BY A SLING THAT HE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON CONCRETE WHEN THE RIGHT LEG SLIPPED AND HE FELL ONTO A PIPE, LANDING ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO POSITION 4"" DIAMETER 6' LONG STEEL PIPE ON THE GROUND THAT WAS BEING FABRICATED. AFTER HE ROLLED THE PIPE OVER ON THE GROUND HE STOOD BACK UPRIGHT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST A METAL BOLT WHILE WORKING TO ADJUST VALVE CONTROLS.

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE DRAIN PLUG, HIS HAND SLIPPED FROM THE WRENCH AND STRUCK A BRAKE ASSEMBLY STUD.

USING WRENCH TO REMOVE HAUL TRUCK WHEEL MOTOR DRAIN PLUG, CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH & PLUG.

OPERATING PERSONAL MOTORCYCLE LEAVING WORK SITE, ENCOUNTERED LOOSE MATERIAL ON SIDE OF ROAD AND LOST CONTROL, CYCLE FELL OVER.

EE WAS HYDROBLASTING WHEN THE WATER CAME BACK & SPLASHED FOREIGN MATERIAL UNDER THE FACE SHIELD.

EE WAS WORKING CHANGING BRAKE PADS ON A TRUCK & PINCHED HIS LT. RING FINGER WHEN THE TIRE HE WASREMOVING SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP CRUSHING HIS FINGER TIP AGAINST THE TIRE RIM AND BRAKE PAD.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A SLAGGIN HOOK WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE HOOK SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP, STRIKING THE EE ON TH SCALP.

LIFTING UP ON EXPERIMENTAL ACCESS LADDER ON HAULAGE TRUCK.

KNEELING ON GRATING ABOVE HAUL TRUCK ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CHANGING ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD.

EE WAS HOLDING HAUL TRUCK ROCK KICKER OUT OF WAY SO THAT WHEEL COULD BE REMOVED & THE TIRE HANDLER PUSHED AGAINST THE KICKER, PINCHING THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE NOTICED THAT THE LIME TREATMENT PILOT REACTOR STARTED OVERFLOWING. AFTER INSPECTING THE REACTOR, HE SUSPECTED THAT THE HOSE PUMP, WHICH PUMPS TREATED WATER FROM THE PILOT REACTOR TO THE THI CKENER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. HE PULLED THE SUCTION HOSE OUT OF THE REACTOR AND DISCONNECTED THE DISCHARGE HOSE FROM THE THICKENER. AFTER BOTH HOSES DRAINED, HE DISCONNECTED THE HOSE.

EE SLIPPED ON MUD ANMD TWISTED HIS ANKLE. HE WAS EXAK9JED AND SENT BACK TO WORK WITH MINOR RESTRICTIONS. HOWEVER, IT WAS DISCOVERED ON 3-15-02 THAT THE EE HAD BEEN RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY.