Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE REACHED AND PULLED ON A 50# SALT BLOCK.
United Salt CorporationMining Incidents in 2001
All MSHA-reportable accidents at United Salt Corporation operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2001
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Year
- 2001
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 03MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2001
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON BULT LOADING SCALE AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON CONCRETE FLOOR.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH TWO 50 LB BAGS OF SALT COMING OFF CONVEYER OR BELT. HE STATED HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW AND NUMBNESS IN INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS WORKING ON OPEN MOUTH BAGGER AND GOT FINGER PINCHED.