Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304413792 - Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.

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

Inspection Nr: 304413792

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 12/06/2001

Site Address:
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp.
12000 West 2100 South
Magna, UT 84044

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:3331

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/07/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Lead, S:Manufacturing

Case Closed: 12/30/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362654584

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$900	$0	$0	$0	$0	$900
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	10005 D04	04/11/2002	05/29/2002	$900	$900	$0	05/07/2003	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171061765

Event: 12/06/2001

Employee suffers burns after explosion

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	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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