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HOISTING

220110200019 · 01/18/2011 · Independent Salt Company

Details

Degree of injury
ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification
HOISTING
Accident type
Accident type, without injuries
Occupation
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Activity
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Injury source
—
Nature of injury
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Body part
—
Days lost
0
Mine experience
— years

Operator

Controller (parent)
M D Keener
Operator
Independent Salt Company
Mine
1400411

Narrative

The #1 hoist went out of service due to rope stretch. It was observed that the skip was unable to to reach elevations high enough to dump. The rope was taken up to to correct the problem. Hoist was placed back into operation at 12:00 am 01/19/2011. All miners were promptly evacuated through the #3 escape shaft after discovery of hoist malfunction.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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