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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Kennecott Utah Copper Corp. says a 3,000-pound pipe crushed a truck driver to death at the company's tailings impoundment.
The company says William L. Kay, 81, was preparing to unload pipes Wednesday when one fell on him.
Kay's body was discovered by another contractor who was in a forklift to unload the pipes.
The impoundment collects ore waste from the production of copper.
Salt Lake County sheriff's Lt. Paul Jaroscak says his office referred the investigation to the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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