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OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

On , a respiratory condition at Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter in South Jordan, UT 84009 resulted in other recordable case. 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
FS/FC
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)

Driving [REDACTED] toward slag tunnel to remove a full pot.

Operator opened the north slag tunnel door observed a ‘cloud of SO2’ and allowed it to dissipate prior to entering the tunnel to change the pot out. After the pot change out the operator began coughing.

S02 exposure to respiratory system

Sulfur dioxide gas

Operator was exposed to SO2 gas while removing a slag pot with the [REDACTED]

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 #
3275221589
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
15:38
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03FEB2025:16:16:00

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.