Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee states when he got home from work his lower back and pelvis started hurting.
United Salt CorporationMining Incidents in 2010
All MSHA-reportable accidents at United Salt Corporation operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2010
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2010
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2010
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While re-positioning the forks on JLD hydraulic forklift, one of the forks got stuck in the out of place position. When EE reached in with left hand to free it the fork came loose and dropped in position smashing his little finger on his left hand. Sutures were required.
Fall from ladders
Operator had leaned an 8 foot ladder against a wall to clean windows. The wall had a removable panel to facilitate cable changes on the hoist. The ladder slipped when the panel moved, causing the operator to fall.
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was walking up stairs on the west side of bottom east hummer. The 8th stair step fell out causing his right leg to fall into hole where step fell out. EE complained of lower back pain.
Struck against stationary object
EE & co-worker were cutting up an old elevator housing to be disposed of when sparks from cutting metal landed on right arm causing EE to move quickly, cutting right forearm on sharp piece of metal. Sutures were required.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE was going up the stairs at a fast pace to the bottom hummer room, when he tripped and fell on the top landing of stairway. He had a laceration on right leg that required sutures.