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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
Anodes
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
46

Worker was on the spoon connecting the burner hose.

Injured person rolled ankle stepping off the spoon after connecting the burner hose.

Right ankle sprain

N A

Operator rolled ankle while around casting wheels attaching burner lines.

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 #
931145350
Date of incident
Shift started
3:47
Time of incident
8:06
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:20:46:00

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.