HOISTING

Name: HOISTING at Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
Start: 12/05/2006

220063460041 · 12/05/2006 · 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 (parent): Rohm & Haas Company
Operator: Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
Mine: 4101776

Narrative

The balance chain that attaches chain to cage and counterweight failed (broken chain link). The mine evacuation was completed at 2:45 p.m. A new balance chain was installed and the hoist was tested. Miners returned underground at 6:35 pm.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown