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ELECTRICAL

220193240017 · 11/18/2019 · Cargill Salt

Details

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

Controller (parent)
Cargill Inc
Operator
Cargill Salt
Mine
3000663

Narrative

Power had dropped to portion of the mine. Upon investigation it was found that a transformer had gotten hot and tripped out the power. It was hot, there was smoke, coils were glowing, but not on fire. It was decided to do a controlled evac. MSHA was called. Power on surface to mine was shut down. Power UG was diverted. Power was restored to entire mine mid morning on 11/19/2019.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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