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OSHA Injury Report: Cargill Salt Akron

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Cargill Salt Akron in 2065 Manchester Road, Akron, OH 44314 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was pallet Handler in salt, table, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Cargill Salt Akron
Parent company
Cargill Salt Akron
Street
2065 Manchester Road
City
Akron
State
OH
ZIP
44314
On-site location
Outside Storage Lot

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
15

Before the incident

Driving a tow motor as part of his daily tasks

What happened

Driving outside on a tow motor and drove over a pot hole. Resulting in sharp pain in his lower back

Injury or illness

Diagnosed with a lower back sprain and pinched nerve

Object or substance involved

The seat of the tow motor pot hole

Summary line

Lower Back Sprain

Employee and industry

Job description
Pallet Handler
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
311942 — Salt, table, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
98
Total hours worked
216864
EIN
410177680
Establishment ID
555819
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:00:00.000
Time of incident
23:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
05JAN24:18:05:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.