Watkins Glen, NY —
OSHA Injury Report: US Salt LLC
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at US Salt LLC in Watkins Glen, NY 14891 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was master Shipping Operator in salt, table, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- US Salt LLC
- Parent company
- US Salt LLC
- Street
- 3580 Salt Point Road
- City
- Watkins Glen
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 14891
- On-site location
- North End Shipping Dumpster
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 13
Before the incident
The employee was emptying a trash hopper with a forklift.
What happened
While emptying garbage into the hoppers outside the employee noticed 3 cases of salt sitting on a pallet. The employee dismounted his forklift and attempted to pick up the cases of salt and throw them into the dumpster. While picking up the first case of salt to put it into the dumpster he felt a pinching sensation under his arm and a pop in his shoulder resulting in pain when lifting his arm.
Injury or illness
Sprain to the shoulder.
Object or substance involved
39 lb case of salt.
Summary line
Sprain to shoulder caused by 39 lb case of salt.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Master Shipping Operator
- SOC code
- 43-5071 — Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
- NAICS code
- 311942 — Salt, table, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 179
- Total hours worked
- 375591
- Establishment ID
- 549088
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 7:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 24JAN24:18:18:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.