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OSHA Injury Report: Cargill Salt - Watkins Glen

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Cargill Salt - Watkins Glen in 518 East 4th Street, Watkins Glen, NY 14891 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in salt, table, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cargill Salt - Watkins Glen
Parent company
Cargill Inc.
Street
518 East 4th Street
City
Watkins Glen
State
NY
ZIP
14891
On-site location
Processing screw conveyor M9SC10

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
65
Days restricted or transferred
115

Before the incident

Lifting the end of a 300 lb screw flight a few inches off the ground.

What happened

Mechanic lifted the end of a 300 lb screw flight a few inches off the ground with his right arm intending to shift it a few inches to the left in preparation for rigging it to lift onto a scaffold for installation. When he lifted it off the ground he felt a tear in his right bicep.

Injury or illness

Tear right bicep

Object or substance involved

NA

Summary line

Tear right bicep tendon

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311942 — Salt, table, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
131
Total hours worked
267802
Establishment ID
1271342
Employer case #
2024-02

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:45
Time of incident
13:03
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:17:38:00

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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.