South Jordan, UT ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter in 4700 Daybreak Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84009 resulted in job transfer or restriction. 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
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 45
Before the incident
While on ERF tuyere deck operator knocked split pipe all the way out of the tuyere. Took a temperature and sample on the furnace. Buildup had formed around the end of the tuyere.
What happened
Used long knockout bar to hit buildup and buildup broke free. This caused hand to contact with the tuyere head. Momentum from knockout bar caused greater force to be applied.
Injury or illness
Injury: Fracture small right finger requiring a cast
Object or substance involved
impact with tool
Summary line
While clearing a tuyere with a knockout bar individuals ' hand was caught between the tuyere and bar resulting in a fractured pinky finger.
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 #
- 1893750728
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:00
- Time of incident
- 18:40
- 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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