Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1365937.015 - Morton Salt Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Cleveland Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1365937.015

Report ID: 0522300

Date Opened: 12/13/2018

Site Address:
Morton Salt Inc.
151 South Industrial Ave
Rittman, OH 44270

Mailing Address:
151 South Industrial Ave, Rittman, OH 44270

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 311942/Spice and Extract Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/13/2018

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 06/07/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1407259	Yes
Complaint	1414659	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$15,155	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,155
Current Penalty	$10,609	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,609
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100029 B03	04/08/2019		$6,630	$9,472	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100132 D02	04/08/2019	04/25/2019	$3,978	$5,683	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19100138 A	04/08/2019	04/25/2019	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 111797.015

Event: 12/07/2018

Employee sustains second and third degree burns when splashe

At 5:00 p.m. on December 7, 2018, an employee was closing the ball valve when the valve broke off and sprayed him with 227 degrees of a hot liquid brine and salt solution. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to his right arm, arm pit, and abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Arm, Burn, Hot Water, Splashed, Sprayed, Valve

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1365937.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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