South Jordan, UT ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter
Other illness · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an other illness at Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter in 4700 Daybreak Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84009 resulted in other recordable case. 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
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Other illness (code 6)
Before the incident
swinging sledgehammer repeatedly
What happened
Tasked to use a 20 lb. sledgehammer to
Injury or illness
Illness: Occupational overuse illness diagnosed over overuse strain given restricted work duties
Object or substance involved
overuse of tools
Summary line
While performing operations in [REDACTED] an operator was swinging a sledgehammer clearing split pipe and started to experience pain in the shoulders.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Operator
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 331410: Blister copper manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 363
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 686,018
- EIN
- 133108078
- Establishment ID
- 1130382
- Employer case #
- 4018169209
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-02-03
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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