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ENTRAPMENT

220062830027 · 10/06/2006 · Molycorp Inc

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
—
Activity
—
Injury source
—
Nature of injury
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Body part
—
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Chevron Corporation
Operator
Molycorp Inc
Mine
2901267

Narrative

The electrical power to northern Taos County was lost during a storm. Our main hoist suffered damage to a rectifier that became evident about an hour later when 51 miners were coming to the surface at the end of their shift. Electricians troubleshot the hoist to find the problem and replaced the part. Hoist returned to normal ops at 5:40 pm and all miners came to the surface.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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