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HOISTING

220011790005 · 06/21/2001 · Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
HOISTING
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
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Nature of injury
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Body part
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Days lost
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Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Rohm & Haas Company
Operator
Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
Mine
4101776

Narrative

THE SWEPCO TRANSFORMER PROVIDING PURCHASED POWER TO THE MINE WAS DISABLED BY LIGHTING. MINERS WERE IMMEDIATELY EVACUATED WITH IN 15 MINUTES OF OCCURRENCE. THE TRANSFORMER WAS RESTORED TO SERVI CE, THE HOIST TESTED AND MEN RETURNED UNDERGROUND AT 9:50 PM.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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