Rio Tinto Kennecott CopperMining Incidents in 2022

EE was vacuuming a sump with an Air Mover Vacuum Truck & 6"" pipe and hose, when piping became stuck. After breaking the vacuum on the piping with the vacuum relief device which de-energized the vacuum to the piping, the employee injured back (back strain) while removing the stuck piping from the sump.

A haul truck operator twisted ankle resulting in an ankle sprain when the operator stepped on a small rock when descending the bus at tie line.

A Mechanic's left finger was fractured while performing maintenance on a Epiroc Bolter, when EE placed EE's finger in the line of fire of the bolt grabber that was rotated by a second Mechanic.

An Electrical technician was replacing a crusher mantle position probe, the probe came down pushing the technician's right arm downwards, contacting the elevated work platform top rail, and resulting in a fracture to the right ulna.

While traveling down the Common Access decline with three passengers the driver of the UTV lost brakes. The operator was able to steer the UTV into a pillar and the employee riding in the front passenger seat, while wearing a seat belt, hit Nose, Forehead, and Tooth, also scraped right Hand. Lacerations to the eye brow and nose required sutures to close.

The employee lifted the middle section of a 40' 4"" HDPE pipe to move it closer to the rib and felt a pop in right bicep. The employee injured the tendon that attaches to the upper bicep muscle.

At the end of shift, individual was cleaning the back of their pickup bed transferring trash into a large roll-off waste bin. This is when some unknown dust or debris was caught by the wind and got into their left eye.

While tripping out rods, assistant was attempting to move tubes off of rod deck. Went to move the tube off rod deck and pinched finger between tube end and uprights on rod feeder.

Snow covered concrete blankets were to be removed, the employee was hooking the rigging to the forklift when the bucket moved hitting them on the hard hat.