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ENTRAPMENT

220171020015 · 04/06/2017 · WE Soda Alkali, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
ENTRAPMENT
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
Activity
Injury source
Nature of injury
Body part
Days lost
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Tronox Limited
Operator
WE Soda Alkali, LLC
Mine
4800152

Narrative

Main power loss to the 8 shaft facilities caused power loss to the 8 shaft hoist. One miner was on the hoist when power was lost and was trapped until power was restored. The miner was trapped for a total of 45 minutes.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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