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HOISTING

220170240010 · 01/20/2017 · 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 #1 would not reset. MSHA was notified at 3:06 pm, evacuation started at 2:55 pm and was completed at 3:05 pm. The hoist was repaired at 3:25 pm and the miners went back underground at 3:33 pm. To prevent a recurrence the pinion break switch was adjusted.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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