South Jordan, UT —
OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter in South Jordan, UT 84009 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in blister copper manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter
- Parent company
- Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation
- Street
- 4700 Daybreak Parkway
- City
- South Jordan
- State
- UT
- ZIP
- 84009
- On-site location
- Anodes
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
- Days restricted or transferred
- 73
Before the incident
Worker performing clean-up duties in the Anode Casting Spoon Area a using a skim bar to clear build-up from spoon.
What happened
Worker rolled his ankle when stepping on a combustion air hose as he fell his right leg bent awkwardly and he felt a pop in his right knee.
Injury or illness
right knee injury
Object or substance involved
slip trip fall- step on air house
Summary line
An operator was using a skim bar to clear build-up from spoon. When build up popped loose his leg (the one on the hose) bent inward resulting in twisting of his knee which caused pain resulting in a meniscus tear later requiring surgery.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 9999 — Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 331410 — Blister copper manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 363
- Total hours worked
- 686018
- EIN
- 133108078
- Establishment ID
- 1130382
- Employer case #
- 1028652628
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:20
- Time of incident
- 0:05
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 30JAN2025:20:32:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.