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OSHA Injury Report: Kennecott Refinery

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Kennecott Refinery in 4700 Daybreak Parkway, South Jordan, UT 84009 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was mechanic in copper smelting and refining, primary.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kennecott Refinery
Parent company
Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation
Street
4700 Daybreak Parkway
City
South Jordan
State
UT
ZIP
84009
On-site location
Tank House Building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Adjusting blanks that were hung upon hooks of the bale.

What happened

While trying to free one of the blanks another fell impacting the left middle finger.

Injury or illness

Left hand middle finger received laceration requiring suture stiches.

Object or substance involved

A copper cathode blank

Summary line

Fracture to left middle fingertip from pinch between cathode blank and a wooden rail

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
331410 — Copper smelting and refining, primary
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
114
Total hours worked
245860
EIN
133108078
Establishment ID
1142470
Employer case #
2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Submitted
20FEB24:23:45:00

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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.