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Inspection: 105586820 - Kennecott Utah Copper

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

 

Inspection Nr: 105586820
Report ID: 0854910
Date Opened: 12/14/1988

Site Address:
Kennecott Utah Copper
10500 West 2100 South
Magna, UT 84044

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 328, Magna, UT 84044

Union Status: Union

SIC:3331

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/14/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/05/1989

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360292247

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 777813
Event: 12/13/1988
Employee burned by hot copper concentrate fines

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

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection 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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