Magna, UT —
OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Smelter
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- 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
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 125
Before the incident
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.
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Shoulder pain due to multiple days of work contributing to the shoulder pain.
Object or substance involved
Tapping a furnace.
Summary line
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 and industry
- 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
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 14:00
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 25FEB26:20:33:00
Source
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.