All MSHA-reportable accidents at Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper operations in 2023. Fatalities appear first.
A loader collided with a light duty vehicle in the underground in a muck bay, which resulted in the one worker sustaining leg and hand injuries and needing to be extricated from the vehicle. The worker was cared for and then life flighted to Health Care in UT.
A Spraymec operator and the Remix operator were attempting to unplug the mixing chamber on the Spraymec nozzle. The Spraymec operator was hit in the eyes with the shotcrete and received chemical burns that were treated at the Emergency Room and later by an eye specialist.
Worker slipped due to the muddy conditions and hit forehead on the end of a steel bar as EE fell. Deep laceration required stitches at a clinic.
Line crew craftsman driving 10 wheel flat bed crew truck to the maintenance shop and hit a pot hole in the road felt momentary twinge on left side of lower back, didn't report. Three days later reported to supervisor wouldn't be in for next shift as quad, leg and back were sore.
Electrical engineer working at 101 shovel build site experienced arc flash burns from 98 unit sub
Electrical engineer working at 101 shovel build site experienced shock and arc flash burn from 98 unit sub.
Operator slips on ice at tie line and receives partial tear to left quadricep tendon.
The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to the middle finger, and a laceration to the ring finger on the left hand, when loosening a 4' clamp. The clamp came off forcefully due to the air pressure remaining in the line.
After installing G.E.T. on the 71 shovel the IW was folding the crane for transport. White retracting the outrigger the IW ring and pinky finger on EE's right hand were pinched between the outrigger and the frame of the outrigger structure.
Mine Haul truck operator was boarding haul truck at beginning of shift and felt pain in wrist while pulling self-up the ladder. Diagnosis is acute wrist sprain/strain.
Grader was the last in line with 4 other graders blading snow off of shovel bench. The blade hit a large rock and suddenly stopped the grader, throwing the operator forward, then jerking the operator back. When EE's head jerked back, head hit the handle on the door, causing a cut on the back of EE's head, a brief blackout, which resulted in a concussion and a sore neck.
Employee cut two fingers while cutting a zip tie off of a hydraulic motor on a drill with a utility knife. Employee received 14 sutures in a medical facility.
Employee placed hand between tube and machinery while placing tube. Tube shifted causing finger to be caught between tube and equipment.