Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171061765 - Employee suffers burns after explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 171061765 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304413792	12/06/2001	3331	0	Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working at burner Number 3. Two other employees were watching molten metal flow at the tap hole, located on the side opposite burner Number 3. Employee #1 had just been relieved from observing molten metal flow through the tap hole. He was in between the tap hole and burner Number 3, traveling towards the control room, when the other employees heard a pop or explosion from the shaft furnace. Employee #1 suffered burns on his chest, right arm and neck. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, FURNACE, EXPLOSION, MOLTEN METAL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304413792			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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