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HOISTING

220170130020 · 01/12/2017 · Morton Salt 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
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Operator
Morton Salt Inc
Mine
4101776

Narrative

Hoist #2 would not reset. Evacuation started at 7:20 pm. Evacuation was completed at 7:22 pm, the hoist was repaired at 7:50 pm. The miners went back underground at 8:00 pm. No injuries occurred. To prevent this from happening again the operator was informed to only stop at designated landing.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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