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OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter in South Jordan, UT 84009 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in blister copper manufacturing.

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
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
45

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.

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: Fracture small right finger requiring a cast

impact with tool

While clearing a tuyere with a knockout bar individuals ' hand was caught between the tuyere and bar resulting in a fractured pinky finger.

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 #
1893750728
Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
18:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03FEB2025:15:53:00

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.