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OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Refinery

Other illness · Job transfer or restriction

On , an other illness at Kennecott Refinery in Magna, UT 84044 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary.

Establishment
Kennecott Refinery
Parent company
Rio Tinto
Street
11500 West 2100 South
City
Magna
State
UT
ZIP
84044
On-site location
Tankhouse
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Days restricted or transferred
2

After replacing a plug in E bay on section 18 the operator turned to walk away and during that pivot felt a pain in the bottom of his right heel. IP unable to put weight down on foot.

After replacing a plug in E bay on section 18 the operator turned to walk away and during that pivot felt a pain in the bottom of his right heel. IP unable to put weight down on foot.

Right heel sprain

N A

After replacing a plug in E bay on section 18 the operator turned to walk away and during that pivot felt a pain in the bottom of his foot.

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
118
Total hours worked
258142
Establishment ID
1445306
Employer case #
429292491
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
25FEB26:22:28:00

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.