# HOISTING
> MSHA accident `220060720054` · 03/08/2006 · Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ACCIDENT ONLY
- **Classification:** HOISTING
- **Accident type:** Accident type, without injuries
- **Occupation:** —
- **Activity:** —
- **Injury source:** —
- **Nature of injury:** —
- **Body part:** —
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Rohm & Haas Company
- **Operator:** Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
- **Mine:** [4101776](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4101776)
## Narrative

A city wide interruption by public utility company SWEPCO resulted in the mine being evacuated using the mine's secondary power source (diesel). The evacuation began at 11:25am & was completed at 12:25pm. The outage was projected to last for several hours  so miners were sent home. SWEPCO restored power at 12:48 pm and mining operations were resumed.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*