A contractor died at the operation underground. The cause of death is unknown at the time of this report. MSHA issued a 103(k) order on the area. The information in this report is all we have at this time.
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- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
- FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality
- HOISTING 62 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 40 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 36 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 20 non-fatal
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2 recordedThe incident is still under investigation. The individual was struck by an unknown object when replacing guide rope bushings on the north skip in the loading pocket at the bottom of the 16 foot shaft. The victim was working on top of a skip, performing maintenance with 2 coworkers, when a piece of salt fell and struck him.
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