All MSHA-reportable accidents at Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.
The Crane/Hoist went down with 3-miners in shaft. During diagnostic check it was noted that a fuse had blown. Two After Market Horns had been connected to this circuit prior to the Crane arriving at site, overloading the fuse. The two After Market horns were removed, fuse replaced, Crane inspected & bucket was run up & down the shaft & was determined to be in good condition.
At the shift change during the pre-shift inspection the hoist operator noted that while he was lowering the bucket on the surface it appeared that the brakes were intermittently stopping the lowering process. He called for the mechanic and the equipment superintendent, who was not immediately available. The 5-man crew in the shaft was told to stop work and evacuate.
Employee's hand was caught between hydraulic ram and tube.
Employee was attempting to remove a lip shroud from a front-end loader using a sledge hammer. The hammer, upon contact with the metal shroud, generated a small metal shard which came off striking and imbedding itself in his left leg. The shard was sugically removed from the leg.
Employee was installing fiberglass insulation in the spare crusher bow assebly. He injured his shoulder as he lifted himself out of the bow assembly. The height is approx. 4.5 ft As he lifted himself out, his right shoulder gave.
Employee was exiting a building when he slipped and fell on ice/snow, fracturing his left wrist.
Employee was attempting to fill the fuel tank on an RTD when he noticed the cap leaking fuel. In the attempt to secure the cap he was sprayed with diesel fuel, some contacting his eyes. Employee was wearing personal protectve equipment - safety glasses at the time of the incident.
Moving air compressor with hand truck along with another employee. Lost balance & turned ankle, fracturing it.
Employee was helping to replace a metal shroud (on a shovel dipper) when he was struck on his left arm by a metal shard. He was standing approximately 15ft from a co-worker who had hit the shroud with a metal sledge hammer in the attempt to loosen dirt/debris from the shroud.
Poor decision making to rotate 14"" diameter sch. 20 pipe on pipe stands rather than utilizing proper lifting equipment conveniently available at jobsite. Pipe fell from stand, employee injured when moving away from pipe. Pressure on right ankle caused by reactionary movement resulted in ankle fracture.
Employee sustained a sprain/strain injury to the neck while operating a haul truck being loaded by a shovel. Heavy loading by the shovel resulted in jarring motion to the truck operator.
Employee was attempting to install a lock ring on a haul truck tire assembly, when the ring sprag loose pinching the tip of employee's left ring finger.
Employee slipped on snow/ice while retrieving lumber from decant box and struck chin on grating causing laceration that required two sutures to close.
While assisting with the removal of a motor, ee reached in to pull one of four bolts out of the motor base, grabbing the bolt head. While he had hold of the bolt, the motor shifted slightly, causing movement of the bolt head, pinching the end of the employee?s right middle finger between the bolt head and the motor housing causing a
Employee was removing old fire suppression piping from cooling tower #1 at Kennecott Utah Copper Power Plant. The pipe bounced when coworker pulled on it striking employee above left eye. The result was a laceration requiring 5 stitches.
Employee was tearing down a scaffolding and an aluminum plank was moved which jammed employee's finger between the plank and a metal structure, resulting in a smashed left index finger. this required 6 sutures anda tetnus shot.
While replacing the lower section of a Sag mill motor bearing, an eye bolt was attached to the section and an overhead crane was being used to move/position the bearing section when the eye bolt broke and grazed the craftsman's left arm above the wrist resulting in a laceration which required 4 sutures. The employee was wearing gloves.
Employee slipped on the edge of a landing at the top of a set of four stairs. He fell backwards and his elbow struck the deck of the grating on the same level. He sustained a small laceration to his left elbow, which required three sutures.
Employee was using a personal pocket knife to cut nylon rope, when the knife slipped contacting his left middle finger resulting in a laceration injury requiring four(4) sutures.
Employee was bending over trying to roll some pipe to read the line number and later noticed some back pain.
As employee finished grinding steel pipe, he raised his face shield, allowing a metal flake to fall into his (R) eye. A metal foreign body & rust ring were removed by medical provider. Employee was treated with presc. medication & released to return to regular duty with no restrictions.
EE was tying Corbel Rebar. As he reached into the Rebar cage he cut his left forearm on a piece of J-Bar. He was wearing hand protection (gloves). He was taken to a clinic & was returned to duty. 2 days later he quit to return to Calif. where he had another job offer & before he left town he visited a Dr. in Salt Lake & had sutures put on the cut. This was not relayed to Atkinson.
Employee inadvertently contacted the surface of a diamond saw with his left hand during cleaning, resulting in a laceration injury requiring sutures.
Worker had dismounted Cat 950 Front End loader and was placing a chock beneath the rear wheel while placing his hand on fender for support. A metal burr was protruding from the underside of the fender and employee cut finger on burr.
While walking down the stairs that were positioned in the crusher pocket during maintenance activities, the worker caught his foot on the bottom stair. This caused the worker to fall and hit the back of his head on the staircase. This incident requred six sutures to the back of the worker's head.
After completing task, employee lowered the JLG basket to the ground. As he exited the basket, he stumbled and fell on a nearby wooden crate. Employee received a laceration to his right forearm which required eight sutures.
While lifting a part out of a road grader, the chain bound up, his hand was used to push the chain, and when he pushed, the chain housing gave way and both the chain and his finger went into the chain housing.
Wrench struck employee in mouth and fractured tooth.
Shotcrete was being applied to the left rib of the North Tunnel following build up of rib application to right side rib and waiting 10-15 minutes. He positioned himself normally 3 feet from right rib, shooting the left rib; the right rib's shotcrete was still wet. A piece of wet shotcrete fell from the rib striking his hard hat and the brim cut his nose.
Employee was working to replace a tempature sensor with a screwdriver when the tool slipped causing his hand to strike a sharp edge resulting in a laceration injury to his left index finger requiring sutures.
The ee was in the process of removing a sump pump with an overhead crane. He positioned his hand on top of the pump motor in efforts to help guide the pump while raising. During this time ee's left little finger was pinched between the pump motor and a piece of angle. iron that was attached to the wall.
Worker was pounding a ground rod into the ground for electrical distribution grounding. A ground rod slide hammer was being used. Worker lifted the outside sleeve further than anticipated and it became detached. With driving force he pushed down hard to drive the rod - when the two pieces came together it resulted in a laceration of the thumb and outer middle finger.
The EE was in the process of removing a tail pulley bearing race. He was unsuccessful in removing the race by grinding it down, so he struck it with a hammer. A fragment shot off and struck him in the left leg. The EE and supervisor inspected his leg and found no injury. On 1/28/07 EE felt discomfort in his leg, went to instacare, X-rays showed metal fragment and it was removed.
Stripping the end of large wire with a uyility knife