Roof collapse at Cargill Salt Mine ; Two men dead (identity’s in post)

Jesus, that is horrifying. I've had nightmares similar to getting trapped in a mine. I hope they are found alive.

I'm hearing one confirmed fatality and one unaccounted for

If they needed some salt why not just go to the Gulf?

but remind me how stay at home moms have the toughest job

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.

Never worked in a mine in Louisiana but I have worked in some in New Mexico and Colorado and the people who work in mines are, in my experience, WAY more interested in MSHA guidelines and requirements than any industry I am familar with are interested in OSHA requirements. OSHS is generally viewed by workers and management alike as un-necessary over reach by the federal government. MSHA is seen by workers as a life saving agency which has made their industry's risk manageable...mining management looks at MSHA the way all other management in all other industries look at OSHA...to burdensome and a barrier to production and profits. It is said MSHA regulations are written in the blood of miners. I worked on a cross walk of OSHA / MSHA regulations for construction projects recently and they are almost identical, the chief difference being who should be notified in the case of the discovery of an unsafe condition and in the case of an incident....other than they are almost verbatim, with the caveat that mines are inspected WAY more regularly.

Working in a mine is akin to spending your entire day at work standing UNDER a loaded crane. Mining is still among the most dangerous occupations on earth, although behind construction work. The difference is that OSHA came along after most industries realized it was bad optics to be killing people in the quest for profits while MSHA came along when mine operators were of the opinion that miners died working in mines and there wasn't much that could be done about it and still make money. Its amazing how much more interested miners are in complying with MSHA regulations than any workers in any industry I have worked in are....and its amazing how many times mine operators are fined serious money compared to OSHA regulated industries....all because the people whose lives are at risk are on board with MSHA while others see OSHA as a barrier.

prayers for them

had no clue there were mines in LA, how neat.

Which mine is it. Article starts off saying Breaux Bridge then says Avery Island. Cargill has mines in both places. Lafayette’s local news agencies are horrible.

With all the technology I am shocked we still send people under ground

quote:

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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.

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Both young men, may God be with their families