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HOISTING

220170180010 · 01/16/2017 · 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 switch broke by loose scale. MSHA notified at 2:05 pm by EE. Evacuation started at 2:05 pm and was completed at 2:12 pm. The hoist was repaired at 2:20 am. The miners went back underground at 8:00 am. From now on will check loose scale in the #2 shaft.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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