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220250630016 · 02/19/2025 · Lyons Salt Company

Details

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

Controller (parent)
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc
Operator
Lyons Salt Company
Mine
1400413

Narrative

Tracking and arcing developed on the MMT-3 transformer, faulting the transformer phase to phase. The vacuum breaker at MMT-1 failed to open to disconnect power to the underground power system. Resulted in a fire on the Neutral Ground Resistor on MMT-1 and a failed 12.47kV cable in the mine.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
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