Two Men Burned at Kennecott Copper Mine

Two Men Burned at Kennecott Copper Mine


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(KSL News) An accident at the Kennecott smelter in Magna sent to men to the hospital in serious condition.

Hot ash fell in the area where the men were working. They had to crawl out of the area, causing burns on their legs, forearms and wrists.

They were flown to the burn center at the University of Utah with second and third degree burns on about 20 percent of their bodies.

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