Morton Salt Fairport Mine — Accidents

Total: 312 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee was descending a roof bolter; took one step onto the mine floor and tripped on the stab jack and fell on his bottom.
11/05/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The production skip (north) hung-up in scrolls and bent the bottom part of the skip. All miners evacuated with no injuries or other issues. The skip was replaced due to damage and put back into servic...
10/31/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the weekly shaft inspection of the production hoist power was lost to the mine at approximately 4:45 AM. An off-site power line was knocked down during a storm resulting in the mine losing powe...
10/31/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A PLC Emergency Stop Fault on the Koepe Drive would not clear after power tripped. Power was lost to the Koepe Hoist while three employees were underground attempting to restart the main fan. The empl...
10/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee incurred a broken nose after being struck by a 2"" waterline. The employee was moving the waterline and other utilities to prepare the back to be mechanically scaled. While the employee was i...
08/10/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A neighboring facility operator struck a power line knocking power to our facility. All employees evacuated the mine under a non-emergency conditions by way of our Koepe Hoist. Power was restored at a...
07/26/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Towards the end of second shift the hoist (Koepe)final stop switch failed. This shut down the hoist creating an evacuation due to not having two escape ways to surface. The mine was evacuated with no...
06/21/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Towards the end of 1st shift the production hoist tripped out due to an auxiliary contactor in the hoist house control panel. This shut the hoist down creating an evacuation due to not having two esca...
05/25/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Towards the end of 2nd Shift the North Skip got hung up in the scrolls damaging the hoist. This shut down creating an evacuation due to not having two escape ways to surface. The mine was evacuated wi...
05/22/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the weekly Hoist inspection the shaft crew found a spring on the south skip that needed replaced. The mine was evacuated to perform the work and the crew went ahead an replaced the whole south...
04/16/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Early into 2nd shift the hoist (Koepe) tripped out due to low air in the compressor. This shut the hoist down creating an evacuation due to not having two escapeways to surface. The mine was evacuated...
04/10/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Towards the end of the shift the Hoist (Koepe) kicked out on high amps. This shut the hoist down creating an evacuation due to not having two escapeways to surface. The mine was evacuated with no inju...
04/02/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Koepe counterweight came out of the guides at the Koepe bottom area. The mine was evacuated and repairs were made and test were completed. The Koepe was put back in service on 4/3/2012 at 6:00 am....
03/16/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Towards the end of the shift there was a fault in the auxiliary contactor on the north skip. This shut the hoist down creating an evacuation due to not having 2 escape ways to surface. The mine was ev...
01/23/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Towards the end of the shift the Dynamic Breaking Contactor on the hoist was not working properly. This shut the hoist down creating an evacuation situation due to not have 2 escape ways to surface. M...
01/17/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to a power outage, power was lost to the mine. Mine evacuated via auxiliary power. No injuries or other problems. There was no damage to hoisting equipment - Production or Man Hoist.
12/21/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Koepe resync motor burned up causing the conveyance to be down for more than 30 minutes. Mine evacuated via production shaft. No injuries or other problems. Koepe resync motor replaced and Koepe p...
11/17/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None In the middle of the shift the hoist pin broke on the I contact. This shut the hoist down creating an evacuation situation due to not having 2 escape ways to surface. Mine Evacuated. No injuries or ot...
11/10/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee standing on uneven ground attempting to pull a 13kva cable over a large salt chunk to move it out of the roadway. He lost footing and creeled his right ankle.
11/03/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Broken bolts on the main production hoist contactor would not allow the contact to close in the switch. Mine evacuated. No injuries or other problems. After troubleshooting to find problem, hoist rel...
10/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee felt pain in back while removing 25lb tool bag from shelf. As employee was removing the bag, the bag slipped from his grasp and he attempted to grab the bag and experienced the pain in his ba...
10/02/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While performing mine checks, Foreman came upon roof fall in the 4North area(2A-6 block).The fall dimensions were approximately 40-45' X 70-75' X 0- 12'. There were no injuries or equipment involved....
08/01/2011 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None DC power supply for electric brake failed, locking brake on man cage when 150' from bottom coming up with 3 persons aboard. Mine evacuated via production shaft. After PC software troubleshooting, cage...
07/25/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Early into the midnight shift, the gate for the North skip failed to close. This shut the hoist down creating an evacuation situation due to not having 2 escape ways to surface. Mine evacuated. No inj...
06/28/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a screwdriver to tighten hose clamp on ANFO rig. Screwdriver slipped causing clamp to turn and cause injury requiring sutures. This injury being reported as MEDICAL TREATMENT only.
06/15/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During hoisting, latch arm on N skip allowed skip gate to open when skip going down, and damaged gate. Hoisting stopped; mine evacuated; NO injuries or other problems. Day shift crews sent home.
06/14/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During hoisting, a switch malfunction allowed skip gate to get out of sequence and catch on crossmember support in headframe and caused slack rope that stopped hoist. After investigation, slack rope...
05/17/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A malfunction in the electric powered air valve for the N gate of the production shaft skip pocket locked in the open position. Due to trouble-shooting and repair time, the mine was evacuated. No inju...
03/23/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in process of retrieving grease gun when the hose was caught accidentally in gearing where inspection cover/guard had partially vibrated open without his knowledge. The gearing caught th...
03/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee tripped on bottom 2 of 5 steps exiting toilet facility.
03/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee strained shoulder handling 50# salt bags on 3/4/2011. Worked rest of week. Sought medical attention and began duty restrictions on 3/14/2011.
02/02/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to an area electrical outage, power was lost to the mine. After trouble-shooting to re-set power, a problem existed with the man cage. Mine evacuated. No problems; no injuries. Power restored to...
01/12/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None After 1st midnight crew had entered mine, a problem occurred in the PC controller for the man cage. It would operate on manual, but not automatic. After 3 attempts, it was decided to evacuate the 16 p...
11/30/2010 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to an electrical storm in the area, the mine site (along with others in the area) lost electrical power. Mine evacuated via auxiliary power source. No injuries or other problems. Power restored a...
10/26/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee stumbled when stepping into the maintenance parts building and fell, striking his right knee and right lower leg on the building floor.
08/24/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A malfunction occurred with the lower limit switch for the access cage. In trying to remedy the problem with controls on manual which caused the lily controls got ""out of sync"". The mine was evacu...
07/09/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main power supplier ""lost"" a nearby substation, causing power outage to mine. Switch was made to a local supplier to operate access cage for evacuation of 17 persons in mine. No injuries or othe...
07/06/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During normal hoisting on 3rd shift, a portion of leaky feeder cable became entangled on the South skip. The North skip is part of secondary escapeway, but mine was evacuated so cable could be removed...
06/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 222d restricted Employee was injured while removing metal screen from salt processing plant. The screen was stuck in position and he jerked on it and felt pain in his right wrist. He continued working his regular s...
06/25/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The South hoist drum brake spring was broken; management chose to make a repair. This was near end 3rd shift; allowed crews to exit during shift change. Repair completed; test done; 1st shift into min...
06/21/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An electrical malfunction (blown 4160v fuse) caused a shutdown of the Production Hoist (part of secondary escapeway). Mine was evacuated; no problems, no injuries. Hoist back in service at 4:30am.
05/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost Employee reported injury on 5/11/10 that he had sprained his ankle getting out of operator compartment of lube truck. He continued working his regular shift. He There were no major complaints up thro...
04/30/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During access shaft cage pre-shift (for 2nd shift) two locations on balance rope were discovered to be damaged. Decision made to change rope. Mine evacuated. No injuries or other problems.
03/20/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was in process of removing the front drive hub from a battery haulage equipment. He was using a pry bar to remove the hub from the axle shaft. As he jerked on the pry bar, he felt a sharp p...
02/15/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None After some non-related start-up problems at beginning of shift, the newly installed skip began binding in the scroll plate. Finally, it stuck and would not move. The mine was evacuated; no injuries;...
01/25/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Access cage lowered to sump. After troubleshooting, determination of faulty lower limit switch. Switch replaced, but was bad. Installed another switch. During investigation, found foreign material on...
01/20/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Access cage experienced problem with lower stop switch. After changing switch & extensive investigation when that didn't fix, a slightly bent support arm for switch was discovered. Mine evacuated; no...
01/18/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The man cage lily control went out of sync due to faulty lower limit switch. Mine was evacuated. After trouble-shooting, it was corrected and placed back in service for the next shift. No injuries or...
01/13/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An electrical contactor failed on the production hoist. Quite some time involved in locating specific unit. Employees evacuated from mine. Problem found and repaired. Hoist back in service at 11:00pm....
12/03/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A brake switch malfunctioned on Koepe mancage. After switch replacement and weight testing, mancage still wasn't stopping at upper level properly. Trouble-shooting continued. Brake pads re-adjusted....