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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220133300003 · 07/19/2013 · Morton Salt Inc

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Fall onto or against objects
Occupation
Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity
Hand tools (not powered)
Injury source
MACHINE-MILL,CLEANING PLT
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
KNEE/PATELLA
Days lost
0
Mine experience
15.94 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Operator
Morton Salt Inc
Mine
4101776

Narrative

Employee states he was using a scaling bar to clean out the #5 Hummer when a salt lump separated, and fell striking his right leg and pushing it into the Hummer wall.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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