Magna, UT —
OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Smelter
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Kennecott Smelter in Magna, UT 84044 resulted in days away from work. 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
- Feed & Slag
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 30
- Days restricted or transferred
- 29
Before the incident
IP was working on an elevated area and stepped down from the belt.
What happened
As the IP stepped down from the belt which was about two feet off the ground they slipped on the belt and rolled their left ankle. The IP landed with all their weight on the ankle and heard a popping sound and felt immediate pain.
Injury or illness
Left ankle sprain
Object or substance involved
Flooring
Summary line
[REDACTED] was stepping down from a belt that was about two feet off the ground. While stepping down the [REDACTED] slipped on the belt and rolled their left ankle.
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 #
- 78267788_
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 11:55
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 25FEB26:21:20:00
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.