MACHINERY

Name: MACHINERY at Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Start: 08/27/2026

220262440029 · 08/27/2026 · Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: MACHINERY
Accident type: Struck against a moving object
Occupation: Bulldozer operator, Universal operator, Heavy equipment operator, Operating engineer
Activity: Bulldozer
Injury source: SURFACE MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 8.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Rio Tinto Group
Operator: Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Mine: 4200149

Narrative

Operator was running the BC9 south dump when they felt a pain in their lower back at approximately 8pm on 08/27/26 and continued to feel stiffness and pain throughout the rest of shift. Reported injury before shift start the next day.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown