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HOISTING

220071450039 · 05/23/2007 · 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
—
Injury source
—
Nature of injury
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Body part
—
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

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

Narrative

Vibration caused wire to loosen on mechanicl contactor that controls speed steps on the production hoist. The mine was evacuated at 4:10pm and completed at 4:23am. The hoist contactor wire was repaired, the hoist tested, and miners returned underground at 5:30am.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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