Magna, UT ·
OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Smelter
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Kennecott Smelter in 11600 West 2100 South, 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
- 8
Before the incident
IP was fitting a magrod together while burning a hole open on C-slag.
What happened
While fitting the magrod together the motion of twisting their wrist caused a pop sound.
Injury or illness
Right wrist sprain
Object or substance involved
N A
Summary line
IP was fitting a magrod together while burning a hole open on C-slag and the motion of twisting their wrist caused a pop sound. IP reports that the pain did not initially hurt but that they just experienced a dull ache.
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
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 334
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 729,456
- Establishment ID
- 1445333
- Employer case #
- 158398325
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-25
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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