Worker was shoveling waste material into buckets inside of #3 boiler. Piece of slag dislodged from bull nose overhead striking worker in the back of his head as he bent over to pick up material.
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Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper · Struck by falling object
September 13, 2001
SC · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
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Kennecott Ridgeway Mining Company · Struck by falling object
DISMANTLING ELECTRICAL CABLE TRAY IN MILL ELECTRICAL ROOM. TWO MEN WERE STANDING ON SEPARATE LADDERS REMOVING ELECTRICAL CABLE TRAY. ELECTRICAL CABLE TRAY WAS NOT SECURED PRIOR TO REMOVAL CAUS ING IT TO FALL. THE ELECTRICAL CABLE FELL AGAINST ONE OF THE LADDERS, KNOCKING IT OUT FROM UNDERNEATH EE.
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