South Hutchinson, KS —
OSHA Injury Report: Morton Salt
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Morton Salt in South Hutchinson, KS 67505 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in salt, table, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Morton Salt
- Street
- 1000 Morton Dr.
- City
- South Hutchinson
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67505
- On-site location
- 3rd floor mill
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
He was on the 3rd floor of the mill loosening bolts to a large valve that was bolted into the wall
What happened
The valve started to roll off the pallet it was resting on when he removed the last bolt and he moved to stop the valve from hitting the floor and overextended his back
Injury or illness
Lower back strain
Object or substance involved
valve personal exertion
Summary line
Back strain while trying to remove a valve from the wall
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Maintenance Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 311942 — Salt, table, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 120
- Total hours worked
- 259221
- Establishment ID
- 1099154
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 9:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 08JAN2025:20:32:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.