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OSHA Injury Report: Cargill Salt - Watkins Glen

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Cargill Salt - Watkins Glen in 518 East 4th Street, Watkins Glen, NY 14891 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was packaging 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
Bin 70 at Gate 1 and 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
102

Before the incident

Beating a granulated salt bin with a hammer to get salt flowing to the packaging line.

What happened

The employee felt a discomfort in the low to mid back area.

Injury or illness

Strain lower back

Object or substance involved

NA

Summary line

Strain lower back

Employee and industry

Job description
Packaging Technician
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311942 — Salt, table, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
131
Total hours worked
267802
Establishment ID
1271342
Employer case #
2024-03

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
4:32
Time of incident
10:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28FEB2025:17:42:00

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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.