Intrepid Potash East — Accidents

Total: 236 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/19/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a 8lb Sledge Hammer to Dislodge material in loading pocket, pinched Right Index Finger between structure & Hammer handle. - Fractured Finger.
08/14/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE replacing a hose fitting on #2 Crystallizer. EE needed to cut a short section of hose off. EE placed hose on handrail & used a knife to cut the hose against handrail. EE was in a crouched position...
06/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE-1 was attempting to close a valve using a pipe wrench. While pulling with a EE-2, the wrench slipped & the two EE's fell backward to the floor. EE-1 landed on R. ankle & felt sharp pain. EE was ori...
06/21/2010 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 6d restricted EE was operating a skid-steer loader, cleaning material spills off of the screening plant floor. A hydraulic hose blew out and sprayed the employee in the eyes. Employee rinsed with water and went hom...
06/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 6/1/2010 EE Strained Right Shoulder lifting Load-Out By-Pass Gate Handle. First Aid Treatment was provided. Out Patient procedure to repair lesion on 11/12/2010, EE RTW next scheduled shift on 11...
04/05/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None EE was riding conveyance into mine to trouble shoot electrical failure. Cage became lodged approx. 2/3 down shaft. Safety dogs engaged. Slack hoist rope coiled over cage. Unable to retrieve employee i...
03/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted EE was walking across a salt build up, stepped on a weak spot with his left foot. There was void underneath the weak spot, concealing a pool of hot brine. The weak spot collapsed and the employee's le...
03/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I beam and 3"" conduit. Positioned conduit between two beams. Reached in to position board, pipe pinched finger between pipe and beam.
02/22/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was walking along the north inside wall of the refinery. Employee slipped and fell. She turned to her knees to get up and hot brine spilled over the top and into the right boot. Employee sust...
02/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Grating was removed for clean up and as employee was pulling wire, he slipped and fell into a ditch.
01/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Conditions on ground were wet/icy. He was trying to open a sliding door at the boiler room at Intrepid East and strained back attempting to do so.
12/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was in process of moving continuous miner cable loops with a rope from long room on the left to cut ribs for survey sights when he slipped and fell down to the floor fracturing his right lowe...
11/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was in the process of shutting down the refinery when he stepped off the sump of the refinery. Proper PPE was being worn. The liquid in the sump came over his rubber boots and burned his foot...
11/24/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking to a safety meeting, walked into a drainage culvert and fell on her knee, causing the injury. The injury was minor, a contusion to the knee.
09/09/2009 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost EE was pulling wire, temperature was very high. EE came close to passing out, fell to the ground, unable to control muscles. Hospital determined he as dehydrated and had gotten heat exhaustion.
08/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Air doors started closing when individual was half way through.
07/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was in process of positioning a full 55 gallon drum of oil on a wooden pallet when his right ring finger was caught between another drum. The tip of the finger fractured and cutting it above...
06/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE was climbing up side on a dump truck. The area around truck was muddy. As Employee ascended the step, EE's feet slipped and fell backwards off the step. The employee grabbed an I Beam to prevent th...
01/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Two EE's were removing the left cutter motor from miner 248. They had the motor loose and were walking it out with blue bars so they could put a chain around it and remove the motor. While walking it...
11/22/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost EE was driving under a belt cross while pulling a fan with a toolcat. There was loose muck on the floor and he lost traction. He backed up to get better traction. When he was about halfway through, th...
11/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted EE was moving refinery bridge crane to an open area to work on hoist cable. As he was moving the bridge crane, he passed under a roof support beam. His left hand was on top of a control box, his hand...
11/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE pinched left middle finger between pipe and support. Stitches were required.
10/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE jumped from cab of parked ram car and twisted her right knee. West 305 panel
09/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Limited space to stoop to pick up data cable
08/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Swinging hammer - installing bit - broke ring finger
08/06/2008 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal EE was found unconscious, with no resp or pulse pit between hydroseparator and floc building. CPR was administered and EE was transported to CMS where he was pronounced dead. Autopsy report has not be...
06/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 26d restricted EE was removing old lighting conduit, using a 10ft ladder. He was wearing fall protection, tied off to a structure in front of him, he could not tie off overhead. The conduit came out of its brackets,...
06/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost EE was climbing a ladder to tie the ladder off; the ladder shifted and started to fall. A spotter was holding the ladder but could not hold it when the ladder shifted. The ladder and employee fell app...
05/10/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was driving ram car, as he got to the w301 air doors he started to get up off his seat in order to get off the car and as he did so, he jammed his neck on a fan switch which was directly over him.
05/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost EE was picking up old conduit on the ground floor of the screening plant. She was taking old pieces of conduit to a dumpster, her feet became entangled in wiring that was hanging out of the end of the...
03/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 90d lost, 246d restricted Employee dumped load onto feeder, EE preparing to leave the feeder,power cable hung up between guard that keeps the cable away from the car.guard was hanging away from the car. employee stepped off th...
03/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While Employee was pulling water hose out of ram car travel way the employee tripped on a pile of muck. In attempting to break the fall the employee stretched out her right arm landing on her right ha...
02/25/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 35d restricted While using a hand drill with a hole saw, employee was cutting a hole in a battery pack casing. The hole saw hung up, torque on the drill gun caused the drill to spin out of his hand. The drill struck...
02/04/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Enclosed area-no damage or impairment.
01/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost This incident with EE was just a precautionary report until June 27th 2008, when he went in for surgery on his left shoulder, that is when it became a lost time. At that time, a 7000-1 should have bee...
12/26/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee walked into hot water, stepped into a hole and hot water entered his boot 2nd degree burns on his left ankle.
12/17/2007 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted He was up on a platform, getting a measurement for pipe to be replaced. There was a small stream of water coming out of nipple. He placed a sheet of plastic over the pipe to cover the stream. Nipple b...
11/29/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 10d restricted Employee came down stairs, when he reached ground level, he turned to go to maintenance truck and stepped into a crack in the floor pad with the outside of his foot and twisted his right ankle.
11/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was installing an ore scalping screen. As the screen was put into place, he felt a pop in his right elbow
10/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was attempting to chock the wheel under ram car #163 when he smashed his left ring finger tip between the block and the frame of the ram car, resulting in a broken finger tip and a small lace...
10/05/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 58d restricted Employyee was cutting conveyor belt for splice and was making his final cutting pass. His leg had been out of line of fire but had five inches to six inches left when he shifted his body position that...
10/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted While switching out a rope on a skip, the employee was working on the 3rd thimble. There was mechanics wire tied between the rope and thimble. While under pressure, the mechanics wire broke causing...
09/24/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None One of the trailing ropes on the skip broke and damaged the other two ropes. The loose rope may have damaged a guide rail beyond the travel range of the skips. The damaged guide was removed, all tra...
09/23/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was walking backwards to move away from the bolter stepped on rock and felt pain in right foot.
09/16/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was running 71 car in low back and hit his head.
07/27/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost The production crew was using the roof bolter to pull the miner cable back. The employee activated the tram control in the wrong direction causing the roof bolter to twist. He caught his right leg ag...
07/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee was hitting the lower B chute gate with a hammer when he hit his right ring finger on a eye that was welded on the chute braking the tip of his finger.
07/01/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was driving 176 ram car with a load going to the feeder when the articulation broke. The sudden stop caused the employee to strike his shoulder against the inside surface of the cab.
06/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted The employee was in the process of loading a railcar, he had just finished loading on end of the car. He was in the process of changing loading ends,he went to retrieve the safety lanyard on the south...
05/30/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted While troubleshooting pump, Mechanic contacted drive belts for #3 Centrate pump. Lacerations required stitches, x-rays revealed 2 fractures.