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OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Smelter

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Kennecott Smelter in Magna, UT 84044 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary.

Establishment
Kennecott Smelter
Parent company
Rio Tinto
Street
11600 West 2100 South
City
Magna
State
UT
ZIP
84044
On-site location
Hot Metals FC/FS
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
125

Employee came in to work complaining of shoulder pain. Explained to supervisor they were working 3 tapholes the workday prior and now have shoulder pain and discomfort. Reported to supervisor. Supervisor sent employee to ERT bay to be checked.

Employee came in to work complaining of shoulder pain. Explained to supervisor they were working 3 tapholes the workday prior and now have shoulder pain and discomfort. Reported to supervisor. Supervisor sent employee to ERT bay to be checked.

Shoulder pain due to multiple days of work contributing to the shoulder pain.

Tapping a furnace.

Employee came in to work complaining of shoulder pain. Explained to supervisor they were working 3 tapholes the workday prior and now have shoulder pain and discomfort. Reported to supervisor. Supervisor sent employee to ERT bay to be checked.

Job description
Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
331410 — Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
334
Total hours worked
729456
Establishment ID
1445333
Employer case #
296287863
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
14:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:20:33:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.