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ENTRAPMENT

220210470040 · 02/16/2021 · Independent Salt Company

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)
Brian G Keener
Operator
Independent Salt Company
Mine
1400411

Narrative

PLANT POWER WAS LOST AT 6:55AM DUE TO A ROLLING OUTAGE DUE TO EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS, INCREASED DEMAND, AND LIMITED SUPPLY. THE OUTAGE LASTED UNTIL 8:13AM. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED AT 7:05AM. FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE SKIP HEADED DOWN THE SHAFT WHEN THE OUTAGE OCCURED. THEY REMAINED IN THE SHAFT UNTIL POWER RESUMED AND THEY WERE SAFELY HOISTED BACK TO THE SURFACE.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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