Morton Salt Fairport Mine — Accidents

Total: 312 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/05/2026 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical contactor failed causing the production hoist to be unavailable for operation.
01/30/2026 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Utility power outage caused hoist to be unavailable.
01/24/2026 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Inspection mode switch faulty causing the production hoist to be unavailable.
11/14/2025 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Office cleaning contractor sat in their truck to take a break and was found approximately one hour later deceased. Originally, a report was submitted to MSHA on 11/20/2025.
11/11/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While erecting the C-3 take-up structure two employees were holding up an 8'x 8' column to have 2 bolts installed by another employee on the ground when they lost their hold on the column. It fell ove...
11/03/2025 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 28d restricted Employee reported neck pain while using an LHD to clean up faces for drills and augers. Upon evaluation, the employee was diagnosed with a fracture. Work relatedness determination was made on 12/29/20...
10/23/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical contactor failed causing the production hoist to be unavailable for operation.
09/30/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Nopak valve for south gate failed causing the production hoist to be unavailable.
07/16/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Work deck contacting brackets causing the production hoist to be inoperable.
07/15/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Material came loose from the North liner. Shutdown hoist to inspect shaft.
06/30/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The dynamic brakes faulted out causing the production hoist to be inoperable. Found switch in hoist operators booth in automatic.
06/07/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production skip components failed causing the hoist to be unavailable for egress.
05/31/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical contactor failed on the production hoist causing the hoist to be inoperable.
05/27/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The over travel switch malfunctioned causing the service hoist to be unavailable. EVAC was canceled.
04/04/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Koepe lower cage position switch and cable shorted causing the Koepe to be inoperable.
03/06/2025 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Blown fuse caused the production hoist to be inoperable.
11/21/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power outage from storm causing hoist to be unavailable.
10/14/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A small fire occurred inside the compressor housing on AL2 powder rig. The fire was able to be extinguished at the time it occurred.
10/13/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Shaft crew identified a gap between the Capel and skip attachment plates.
10/10/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During a routine inspection, the shaft crew found three broken wires on the North rope.
09/25/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power from our electricity provider causing the production hoist to be unavailable. Evacuation canceled.
05/09/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power to a PLC on production hoist causing the production hoist to be inoperable.
02/28/2024 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost primary power to the site causing the production hoist to be inoperable. Initiated EVAC. During the EVAC the Koepe faulted for Lilly differential.
12/14/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Failed electrical contactor on the production hoist.
07/26/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lower cage position switch cable damaged.
06/30/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Safety circuit on the production hoist tripped and wouldn't reset.
06/27/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Identified damaged cross timber in the service shaft during weekly inspection.
06/21/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Replaced East hoist motor. Tested hoist operations and test runs conducted.
06/16/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None North skip pocket was stuck in the open position. Evacuation canceled at 7:15am.
06/02/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Koepe wheel bracket became displaced of the top of the cage.
04/24/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None North track limit switch failed.
03/31/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Broken wires on the rope of the production hoist.
03/17/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The south skip of the production hoist came out of the dump scroll on the south side and bent the lower gate.
01/05/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist outage.
01/04/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist outage.
01/04/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist outage.
12/27/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Water line broke in the production shaft.
12/01/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted An employee was conducting rehab work in 12N 30 Block. While hand scaling, a rock fell from a shelf and struck an employee's right hand causing a small fracture.
10/20/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The head ropes on the Koepe hoist crossed.
09/18/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power to the production hoist due for slack rope fault.
09/14/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A skip on the production hoist traveled through the limit switch which kicked power to the hoist.
09/13/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The head ropes on the Koepe hoist crossed.
09/06/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Koepe hoist went down due to torque in the trailing cable.
08/30/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The head ropes on the Koepe hoist crossed.
08/23/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The head ropes on the Koepe hoist were twisted.
08/13/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Koepe hoist went down due to torque in the trailing cable.
08/08/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electricity to the mine was lost due to a storm. As a result, the production hoist was inoperable.
07/05/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The south loading gate at the production shaft bottom stuck open making the hoist inoperable.
06/24/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Koepe hoist wasn't syncing and was unable to be operated. Resolver motor wasn't functioning.
01/26/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A 120v control power breaker for the dynamic braking system tripped causing the hoist motor control circuit to drop out.