South Hutchinson, KS —
OSHA Injury Report: Morton Salt
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Morton Salt
- Street
- 1000 Morton Dr.
- City
- South Hutchinson
- State
- KS
- ZIP
- 67505
- On-site location
- MVR First floor
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 8
- Days restricted or transferred
- 82
Before the incident
In the MVR working to remove a valve from it 's position
What happened
He was standing on the 3rd step of secured rolling ladder to pull the valve from the first level of scaffolding to pass it to an employee working on the ground level and while he was reaching forward to pass the valve off he felt a pain in his shoulder
Injury or illness
Shoulder strain
Object or substance involved
45 lb. valve
Summary line
Shoulder strain moving a 45 lb. valve from the first level scaffolding to the floor
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 #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 8:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 08JAN2025:20:38:00
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.