Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 777813 - Employee burned by hot copper concentrate fines

Accident Summary Nr: 777813 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/13/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105586820	12/14/1988	3331	0	Kennecott Utah Copper

Abstract: Approximately 200 tons of copper concentrate fines had been accidentally reledged from the hopper over the dryer, falling 20 ft and piling up over the dryer, which heated the fines to a possible 12,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee #1 was moving the pile of fines with a Bobcat front end loader when the fines broke loose and ran over him like water. He was hospitalized with burns.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, FLOWING MATERIAL, MOLTEN METAL, HIGH TEMPERATURE, UNSTABLE LOAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105586820			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Excavating and loading machine operators

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