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OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter in 4700 Daybreak Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84009 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator in blister copper manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation - Smelter
Parent company
Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation
Street
4700 Daybreak Parkway
City
South Jordan
State
UT
ZIP
84009
On-site location
HM tapping floor at slag tap hole

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
5

Before the incident

Welding a box for temp probes

What happened

Operator was cutting a notch out of the side sheild. Operator went to reinstall it. When she reached forward it and that when it happened. Instant pain in back and down left leg

Injury or illness

Strain on back

Object or substance involved

No object strain on back

Summary line

Strained lower back while removing side shield from [REDACTED] taphole

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
331410 — Blister copper manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
243
Total hours worked
548963
EIN
133108078
Establishment ID
1130382
Employer case #
1000644567

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:16:00.000
Time of incident
13:48:00.000
Submitted
20FEB24:19:34:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.