Morton Salt Fairport Mine — Accidents

Total: 312 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee felt pain in right side when assisting removal of poly bag roll from machine. While lifting, he twisted and stepped down from approximately 10-12"" platform.
10/06/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lower limit switch on Koepe man hoist failed. Problems incurred locating correct switch for replacement so mine was evacuated until problem could be corrected- no injuries; no other problems. Hoist b...
08/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee helped lift 80# bag from palletizer. Later, when exiting fork, he said he had pain in low back. Incident not reported earlier due to mis-information from employee and doctor whether he coul...
08/22/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in the main return (13 North secondary escapeway) near a previous fall area. Fall was approx. 75-100' X 40' X 0-8'. No equipment or personnel involved. Persons brought outby an...
08/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was working in oil service bay filling lube truck and stepped on slick bottom, fell, and twisted knee.
07/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was walking in the UG shop wash bay when he stepped into an eroded area of the salt mine floor. His ankle creeled and he fell. He was in the process of washing a piece of equipment with a pr...
07/09/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to an electrical short , the magnetic upper limit switch failed, causing the access cage to become inoperable. Two new switches were installed before operations could continue (one was faulty). M...
06/19/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall of ground (approx 95' X 45' X 0-5') occurred in 28E/8-9B of return escapeway, blocking travel. Strata was salt, crystal salt, & shale. Area bolted during initial mining w/ 8' point anchor bolts....
06/01/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The west brake switch on the Koepe access cage malfunctioned. Troubleshooting finally determined the problem and the switch was replaced. Mine evacuated; 27 persons in mine. No injuries or further p...
06/01/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During shift change (from 1st to 2nd) the Koepe man cage malfunctioned. Investigation revealed brake switch adjustment and cannister change needed. 8 persons in mine evacuated via production shaft. N...
05/30/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee creeled ankle and suffered severe sprain when stepping down from a 9-12"" offset on workplatform.
05/28/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to mistaken procedure by electrician following bottom switch replacement on Koepe access cage, the PC and lilly controller got out of ""sync"" causing malfunction. Mine evacuated via prod. shaft....
03/11/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An unknown electrical problem caused the Koepe access cage to become inoperable. Mine evacuated; no injuries. Troubleshooting into mid-day revealed brake caliper switch had gone bad; back in service a...
03/11/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An unknown electrical problem rendered the Production hoist inoperable. There were no persons underground at the time. Trouble-shooting revealed a contactor linkage had gone out of adjustment; back...
12/22/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Koepe man hoist was malfunctioning. Investigation revealed the ""resolver"" on lilly controller shaft was loose. Resolver was tightened and controller put back in ""sync"". No injuries; no other pr...
12/21/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Koepe man hoist malfunctioned. Lilly controller was out of ""sync"" due to bottom limit switch inoperable. Switch was replaced and hoist checked; back in service at 3:00am. Mine evacuated; no injurie...
09/17/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A PLC failure occurred to the PC for the hoist controls. The PLC program had to be re-installed. Mine evacuated; no injuries.
08/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee using handheld drill to put hole in stainless panel box. As drill broke thru hole, it pulled hand abruptly forward and it made contact with edge of panel box, causing injury. Reportable as M...
07/25/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 4:50am the loading gate for the N skip became stuck, halting operation of the hoist. The hoist operator failed to follow established procedure to notify management, who learned of th...
07/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee suffered injury when part of handrail broke loose on side of elevated platform in Crushing/Screening plant. As he put hand on railing, it separated, causing him to fall onto the platform. H...
07/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee felt alleged pain as he bent over to shut off a water valve. He felt additional alleged pain as he slipped on a wet step after shutting off the valve. He also alleged pain from helping lift...
06/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EE stated she slipped going down wooden steps & fell, landing on her rt arm & buttocks. She alleged pain in her back & neck area. After being examined at the local hospital ER, she was released to ret...
05/27/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A two-fold electrical problem occurred with the Koepe hoist. The lower landing stopswitch had a malfunction, and wouldn't allow brakes to release on manual. Also, the re-synch motor that controls the...
05/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 28d restricted Employee was descending an extension ladder when the ladder shifted on it's base and caused the employee to lose his footing. He fell off the ladder from about the fourth rung from the bottom of the l...
05/19/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the normal weekly exams of the production hoist, it was determined that the North skip rope met the requirements of 57.19024 for retirement/replacement. The mine was evacuated (39 persons). No...
05/07/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During shift change 1st to 3rd shift, the Koepe hoist stopped operating,was electrical problem & mechanical problem with lily controls.After re-adjustment of over-travel cam on the lily controller,hoi...
05/06/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A mechanical problem occurred on the Koepe man cage. The overspeed cam that operates the overspeed contact was loose/not making good contact and would not allow the Koepe to function properly. The mi...
04/30/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Lilley controller lost syncronization with the PLC controller. The brake switch and Lilley controller was out of adjustment. The mine initated a routine evacuation due to temporary loss of secon...
04/29/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Brake caliper spring discovered to be broken on the northside brake drum counterweight linkage. Mine initiated a routine mine evacuation to effect repairs due to temporary loss of second means of egr...
04/25/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Koepe Lilley Controller Overwind Out of Adjustment. Called for routine mine evacuation due to loss of secondary means of egress. MSHA notified at 5:14pm. There were 18 people underground at the ti...
04/25/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The west brake canister packing gland failed preventing adequate air pressure on the pressure side to activate the spring release before the PLC controller timed out. MSHA was notified at 6:35pm. Th...
04/22/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Koepe west brake switch failed to activate before the PLC controller timed out.Called for a routine mine evacuation,temporary loss of secondary means of egress.MSHA was notified at 6:08pm.25 employees...
04/16/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The brake limit switch for the Koepe lily hoist access cage had moved due to vibration, causing the cage to stop. It took time to reposition them and adjust the brake cannister. Mine evacuated; no p...
04/12/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Unknown electrical problem stopped the production hoist. Extensive investigation revealed a bolt holding an electrical contact had ""stripped"" and pulled out, causing contactor to be displaced from n...
04/01/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An electrical problem took the Koepe (access) cage out of service and mine was evacuated after initial troubleshooting. Final investigation revealed a switch at the Koepe shaft bottom had burnt in the...
03/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee injured on 3/27/08 when getting out of skid-steer loader. He slipped and leg went between bucket and loader frame. Took Family Medical Leave for some reason on 3/28/08. Worked on 3/31 & 4/1....
03/19/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was traveling along the conveyor belt in a Kubota ATV, when one of the front wheels struck a chunk of material in the roadway. This caused the steering wheel to turn abruptly and his elbow w...
03/13/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An electrical problem caused operation of Koepe cage to cease. Extensive investigation revealed dust partially clogging air sensor for SCR cooling fan & allowing over-heating. Mine evacuated; no injur...
01/26/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While doing the normal pre-op walkaround, the dayshift hoist operator noticed smoke emitting from the brake coil on the Production hoist. The hoist was stopped and mechanic called. After initial inv...
01/19/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the shift, the production hoist became inoperable and troubleshooting began. When the problem was not promptly discovered, the mine was evacuated. Investigation revealed that the electric wear...
01/03/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 55d restricted Employee was injured while driving a golf cart along the conveyor belt and fell asleep, steering into the conveyor belt structure. He awoke just as he struck the conveyor structure. The employee was...
12/13/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A loss of power occurred to production hoist. One side would power up; other would not. MINE WAS EVACUATED. After much troubleshooting, a faulty contact was found at the Joystick controller area. Par...
12/11/2007 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A fire was discovered in skid-steer loader engine compartment and was put out in 3-4 minutes. It re-ignited twice immediately and was totally extinguished within 5 -6 minutes. Due to smoke and CO(34p...
12/10/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A metal contact near a coil came loose (bolt came out and 1 broke off) and made contact with a coil. The power diverting damaged a rectifier, causing the hoist to be inoperable. The mine was evacuate...
12/06/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None It was observed that the Koepe mancage was about 1 1/2' below the bottom landing. The bottom gate switch was bad. The fill-in surface electrician was unsure of being able to operate the Koepe on Manu...
10/26/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A power surge from supplier damaged electrical component with production hoist. Investigation showed multiple part failures. Mine evacuated/no problems/no injuries. Replaced 3 SCR's and 1 fuse. Hoist...
10/18/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to an unknown electrical problem, the ""lily controller"" for the Koepe man cage got out of sequence. Time was required to diagnosis and underground personnel (20) were timely evacuated via produ...
10/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 58d restricted Employee began missing work on 10/11/07 due to injury received when helping another employee lower a 90# fire suppression cannister into place at a conveyor drive unit. Both employees were holding th...
08/13/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During checks for dayshift, alleged electrical problem occured to access cage. Further investigation revealed problem with air-actuated brake caliper. Mine evacuated and work began to replace caliper...
08/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of ground (approx. 45' wide x 100' long x 0-14' thick occurred at 11N 20B. Investigation revealed shear planes around 4', 9' & 14'. Electrical cables & water line were torn down. No injuries...