Fall from machine
Employee was dismounting CAT and slipped on step. Held on with both arms, then fell towards the ground. He fell from the 4th step.
United Salt CorporationMining Incidents in 2007
All MSHA-reportable accidents at United Salt Corporation operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2007
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2007
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 02NONPOWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2007
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE & 2 other employees were attempting to hook the tongue of a power washer trailer to a 2"" ball that was mounted to a manlift. EE grabbed the hitch on the tongue & when they picked up on it the trailer moved forward & pinched his right hand pinkie finger between the ground & hitch. E.R. used sutures to close the wound. (Restricted work duty.)
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was opening railcar door when the loader operator hit the coupler with loader, closing the door on his right little finger (open fracture at the first joint of the little finger).