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OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Smelter

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

On , an other illness 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
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
16

Performing normal job duties as a tapper.

Worker began to experience a rash on chest face shoulders and back of legs [REDACTED] which slowly worsened each time they went into work.

Rash on the chest face shoulders and back of legs.

Hot environment

Employee reported a skin irritation to the supervisor. Skin irritiation got worse over a couple shifts. Employee was seen at Rocky Mt Care Clinic and diagnosed with a heat rash. Employee was given restrictions.

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 #
325907612
Date of incident
Shift started
16:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:20:37:00

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.