# FIRE
> MSHA accident `220102520053` · 09/03/2010 · Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ACCIDENT ONLY
- **Classification:** FIRE
- **Accident type:** Accident type, without injuries
- **Occupation:** —
- **Activity:** —
- **Injury source:** —
- **Nature of injury:** —
- **Body part:** —
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** K+S Aktiengesellschaft
- **Operator:** Morton Salt Div/Morton International Inc
- **Mine:** [1600970](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/1600970)
## Narrative

The #9 LHD caught fire while tramming to the 23H North face. The fire started in the engine compartment. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The ee stated that he turned off the LHD's engine & activated the machine's fire suppression. It did not extinguish the fire. The fire was too intense to fight with hand held fire extinguishers. The LHD was destroyed.

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