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OSHA Injury Report: Morton Salt

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Morton Salt in South Hutchinson, KS 67505 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Mechanic in salt, table, manufacturing.

Establishment
Morton Salt
Street
1000 Morton Dr.
City
South Hutchinson
State
KS
ZIP
67505
On-site location
Outside next to warehouse
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
53
Days restricted or transferred
180

Walking away from the generator outside of the mill warehouse

Slipped on ice and reached out to catch himself on a crossbar pipe and felt a pain in his shoulder

Torn labrum and rotator cuff

Ice

Slipped on ice and tore labrum rotator cuff trying to catch himself

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 #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
08JAN2025:20:35:00

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.