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A water intrusion forced Morton Salt to evacuate its Fairport Harbor mine on Oct. 22 and stop underground operations while MSHA leads an investigation, and the company has laid off 77 workers and warned road-salt deliveries to six counties could be delayed (layoffs may last more than six months).

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Water breached Morton Salt’s mine beneath Lake Erie, and the company halted underground work and evacuated the site on Oct. 22, disrupting road-salt deliveries and prompting layoffs affecting 77 employees.

Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration investigators are probing the inflow while Painesville has stepped up Lake Erie intake testing and reports no salt increase.

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