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Roof collapse at Cargill Salt Mine ; Two men dead (identity’s in post)
Posted on 12/14/20 at 11:52 am
Posted on 12/14/20 at 11:52 am
KADN/KLAF- According to a customer service representative with the Cargill Salt Mine in Breaux Bridge, an incident took place early this morning. Below is a statement from Daniel Sullivan of Cargill:
Early this morning, Cargill’s Avery Island salt mine experienced a roof collapse. We have two employees who remain unaccounted for at this time and we are working with local first responders and the Mine Safety and Health Administration who are onsite to respond to this emergency. All 16 other employees working that shift have been evacuated with no injuries reported. The facility has been shut down to allow a complete investigation of the incident and ensure the safe operations of our facility. Praying for their safety Udate 12-16 On Wednesday, December 16, the Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office identified two miners killed Monday during a roof collapse at the Cargill salt mine on Avery Island.?The victims were identified as 27-year-old Lance Begnaud, II of Broussard and 41-year-old Rene Romero, Jr. of New Iberia.
Early this morning, Cargill’s Avery Island salt mine experienced a roof collapse. We have two employees who remain unaccounted for at this time and we are working with local first responders and the Mine Safety and Health Administration who are onsite to respond to this emergency. All 16 other employees working that shift have been evacuated with no injuries reported. The facility has been shut down to allow a complete investigation of the incident and ensure the safe operations of our facility. Praying for their safety Udate 12-16 On Wednesday, December 16, the Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office identified two miners killed Monday during a roof collapse at the Cargill salt mine on Avery Island.?The victims were identified as 27-year-old Lance Begnaud, II of Broussard and 41-year-old Rene Romero, Jr. of New Iberia.
This post was edited on 12/16/20 at 10:01 am
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Posted on 12/14/20 at 11:56 am to BowDownToLSU
Jesus, that is horrifying. I've had nightmares similar to getting trapped in a mine. I hope they are found alive.
Posted on 12/14/20 at 11:57 am to BowDownToLSU
We should have trained monkeys working mines by now IMO
Posted on 12/14/20 at 11:58 am to LegendInMyMind
People don’t think of mines in Louisiana. I feel for their family
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:03 pm to BowDownToLSU
I'm hearing one confirmed fatality and one unaccounted for
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:06 pm to Cosmo
quote:
We should have trained monkeys working mines by now IMO
Doesn't work that way.
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:08 pm to BowDownToLSU
Had no idea we had mines.
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:09 pm to BowDownToLSU
If they needed some salt why not just go to the Gulf?
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:10 pm to BowDownToLSU
<----Been down there.
Scary thought a roof collapse.
I was more worried about a water event.
Sorry to hear of the casualties.
Scary thought a roof collapse.
I was more worried about a water event.
Sorry to hear of the casualties.
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:12 pm to BowDownToLSU
but remind me how stay at home moms have the toughest job
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:12 pm to Notasnitch
quote:yes, several salt mines in South La and a few coal mines in North La
Had no idea we had mines
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:17 pm to Notasnitch
quote:
Had no idea we had mines.
Then you probably never heard of the Texaco drilling disaster in 1980. They were starting a new well in Lake Peigneur. Diamond Crystal Salt Company was operating a salt mine in that area where part of the mine was under the lake. Texaco drilled into the mine and drained the lake.
Short you tube video
Longer video
Engineering disasters
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:19 pm to cajunandy
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Then you probably never heard of the Texaco drilling disaster in 1980. They were starting a new well in Lake Peigneur. Diamond Crystal Salt Company was operating a salt mine in that area where part of the mine was under the lake. Texaco drilled into the mine and drained the lake.
Those videos were posted here quite a while back. I ended up going down a rabbit hole on it. Very interesting.
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:23 pm to LegendInMyMind
At the time it happened I was taking PETE 2020 at LSU. The instructor was a retired geologist from Texaco. Right after it happened someone in class asked him about it and he got all offended. Some of us came away thinking he had done some of the geology work on the well
This post was edited on 12/14/20 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:39 pm to BowDownToLSU
Do you think this is the roof of one of the caverns or this is the roof of a surface building??
I have been in a salt mine and it is really amazing. The one I went in had trucks and big equipment operating in it. All that equipment had to have been cut up and sent down the mine and then welded back together. As long as it stayed in the mine it would not rust but bring it back to the surface and it was gone in a short time.
I have been in a salt mine and it is really amazing. The one I went in had trucks and big equipment operating in it. All that equipment had to have been cut up and sent down the mine and then welded back together. As long as it stayed in the mine it would not rust but bring it back to the surface and it was gone in a short time.
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:44 pm to Cosmo
quote:Nah, they have advanced past mining jobs. We just hired them for president & v.p.
We should have trained monkeys working mines by now IMO
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:49 pm to cajunandy
quote:
At the time it happened I was taking PETE 2020 at LSU. The instructor was a retired geologist from Texaco. Right after it happened someone in class asked him about it and he got all offended. Some of us came away thinking he had done some of the geology work on the well
That accident happened because someone made a mistake on the surface coordinates and placed the drilling rig in the wrong surface location. They weren’t meant to be drilling over the mine.
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:55 pm to BowDownToLSU
Prayers for them.
I remember during the 60’s when the Belle Isle Salt Mine caught fire and killed about twenty men.
Their is a memorial to the men who lost their lives on Hwy 90 near Franklin.
Cargill has a write up about it but I can’t find it now.
I remember watching and following it as it happened. The families were waiting in Calumet where the boat dock was.
A rescue team of coal miners were flown in from Kentucky or West Virginia. Berry Bro’s from Morgan City was a contractor on the scene.
Some of those killed were close blood and married relatives from Lydia,La. I think 4 sisters were widowed that day.
This was late 60’s or so. They had another fatal accident or two and wound up flooding the mine to abandon it.
I remember during the 60’s when the Belle Isle Salt Mine caught fire and killed about twenty men.
Their is a memorial to the men who lost their lives on Hwy 90 near Franklin.
Cargill has a write up about it but I can’t find it now.
I remember watching and following it as it happened. The families were waiting in Calumet where the boat dock was.
A rescue team of coal miners were flown in from Kentucky or West Virginia. Berry Bro’s from Morgan City was a contractor on the scene.
Some of those killed were close blood and married relatives from Lydia,La. I think 4 sisters were widowed that day.
This was late 60’s or so. They had another fatal accident or two and wound up flooding the mine to abandon it.
This post was edited on 12/14/20 at 1:04 pm
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:56 pm to Notasnitch
quote:
Had no idea we had mines.
One of the craziest mine collapses ever happened in Louisiana
How Louisiana's Lake Peigneur Became 200 Feet Deep in an Instant
Short video on it
ETA: Someone beat me to it
This post was edited on 12/14/20 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:57 pm to JDGTiger
Serious question ...
Why wouldnt the equipment rust in an extremely salty environment, but rapidly degrade when returned to the surface?
I imagine it must be because of moisture/humidity controls that the mines have in place, but don't know that for a fact.
The electrolyte (salt) is abundantly present, I'm assuming the oxygen content of the air in the mine is the same or similar to on the surface. That leaves the moisture component of corrosion, I think.
Why wouldnt the equipment rust in an extremely salty environment, but rapidly degrade when returned to the surface?
I imagine it must be because of moisture/humidity controls that the mines have in place, but don't know that for a fact.
The electrolyte (salt) is abundantly present, I'm assuming the oxygen content of the air in the mine is the same or similar to on the surface. That leaves the moisture component of corrosion, I think.
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