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HOISTING

220071900040 · 07/05/2007 · 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

Excessive moisture entered the #1 hoist electric motor causing it to fail. Miners were evacuated at 4:46 a.m. and out of the mine at 6:59 a.m. The hoist motor was replaced and aligned at 8:05 p.m. The hoist was tested and miners returned underground at 8:20 p.m.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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