Intrepid Potash West — Accidents

Total: 180 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/29/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted A Maintenance worker was struck in the arm by a chip of steel as a co-worker was striking a bit block with a steel hammer.
08/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While mixing Dexpan expansive grout, miner splashed some on his cheek. When he wiped his cheek off he accidently rubbed some into his eye. An infection was diagnosed on August 27, 2009 which made this...
08/15/2009 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost EE pulled pin to seperate hydraulic trailer from forklift and the tongue moved back falling down missing the blocks that were set to keep it up in the air. Tongue landed on his right foot.
04/29/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Operator was tramming bolter and fell down, pulling bolter towards him and allegedly pinched his right knee between bolter and rib.
02/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted EE was descending a stable 8' stepladder set on flat concrete surface. EE reports thinking that he was stepping to ground level, but was one rung above. Fell backward striking L shoulder on ground....
12/11/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 134d restricted EE stepped back towards jeep from inside drive area, his foot slipped on a piece of belting on the roadway, causing pain to his right knee.
12/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted While unscrewing a light bulb, the bulb shattered, causing broken glass to cut the workers right wrist. The cut required three sutures and resulted in a work release with restricted duty.
09/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE had just finished taking off covers of the miner to do p.m. work, as he finished up his rountine work he stepped backwards and tripped on the covers causing him to fall on his side.
09/17/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE had just finished sitting down on the Tomcar and felt a discomfort on his lower back and as he proceeded to his work area the pain worsened.
08/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE was sitting down trying to pull a nip off a transformer but couldn't do so and as he rolled over to get his knees to get up he felt a sharp pain in the middle of his back.
08/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While placing slide gate bolt into position, the gate moved causing the bolt to spring up into the hand.
08/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 72d restricted EE was in process of lubricating the tail roller bearings, he walked behind the tail roller and slipped on spillage off the tail roller, landing on his upper body. EE treatment was non-medical until h...
06/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost EE was shoveling spillage around the 6th level #3 tail and as he twisted his back to throw muck on the belt line he felt a sharp pain on his lower back.
05/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Working on demolishing the interior ceiling in the reagent building from a work platform a 6""x8"" piece of the ceiling fell across the EE's right thumb,pinching it work platform rail and causing a la...
05/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 125d lost, 121d restricted EE was driving a joy car which has two seats each seat facing different directions of travel. While swinging his body from one seat to the other he heard a pop on his right knee and felt some pain. EE...
04/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was making a belt splice in s810 and was using a utility knife to cut the belt, while doing so the blade slipped off the belt and went up, cutting his right hand wrist area, he recieved 4 stitches.
04/11/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted EE was walking to his jeep to get a tool that he needed and while doing so he stepped on an old track rail and twisted his right ankle. The jeep was located at the 6th level.
03/24/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost While walking to the rest room, Jose slipped on a uniform clothes hanger that was on the floor around the dirty uniform barrel containers. No medical attention was initially required. Subsequently-EE...
03/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was doing some housekeeping and as he went to lift a car battery off of his vehicle he pulled a muscle in his back.
02/21/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted A Static end on Hoist Rope failed, causing the load block to fall on right hand. Lacerations were sustained on right ring finger of mechanic requiring sutures.
01/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was lifting the lid to the cable reel compartment; while doing so he felt a pain in his right lower abdomen and fell to the floor.
01/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost EE working on drive and went to place 4ftX8ft. guard back up. He placed one end of the guard back on the pole bracket and then went to lift the opposite end. He lifted the guard up, the other end that...
12/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was lifting a boulder out of the way of the intersection, and felt pain in his lower back.
11/02/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted EE was swinging a 20lb hammer to loosen up some ore that was hung up on the ore pocket. While doing so, he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder.
10/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Employee was a passenger on a vehicle and he stepped off the vehicle to open an air door. While walking to the door he twisted his right knee as he stepped on some uneven floor. EE reported on 10/30/2...
09/17/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Witness was driving 007 tom car out of the work area and employee was the passenger. He encountered some dust by drive section of 150 and continued to drive thru it but missjudged the turn off and hit...
07/18/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was positioning bolter and set stabilizer. Bolter moved unexpectedly, because of uneven floor, struck left knee. Employee was released for full duty-7/27/07 Restrictions added. No lost time w...
05/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing a transformer with a Getman utility vehicle. As he was using the front of the vehicle to do so he had his right foot positioned outside the cab. While pushing, the vehicle slipped...
03/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE was driving down S400 belt line looking for wood blocks. While looking to the left side of the room, he drove up onto a heaved floor and either struck his head or was struck by something causing a...
12/15/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting steel grating on the forks of forklift when grating fell on employee's lower RT leg, causing a cut that required stitches.
11/05/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist lowering 3 man crew to work area on North side when power was lost on Hoist. Nobody in any danger, back-up hoist was in line if crew needed to be pulled out. Down 8:20 a.m. Running 12:15 p.m.
10/07/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMP & CO-WORKER WERE PULLING 20 HP FAN CABLE. HE WAS HOLDING NIP WHILE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. AS CAR MOVED, CABLE CAUGHT & PULLED AWAY FROM HAND WEDGING IT ON SIDE BAR LACERATING RT LITTLE FINGE...
09/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee sprained left ankle while exiting a front end loader. He stepped onto the ground with full weight on left leg, foot turned and sprained ankle. Restricted Duty.
09/13/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistman bringing N Skip to dump & S Skip to load, noticed over travel limits kicked in. S Skip dropped fast & he noticed slack on N rope. Factory welds on N Skip broke loose from the top deck that...
06/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While emptying a scap metal dumpster, employee cut his finger when he pulled on a piece of metal. Sutures required.
04/29/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was driving a S/C and slowed down to make a turn, stepped on tram, it jumped into high tram jerking him forward. He felt pain in lower back.
04/16/2006 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was cutting into a buggy cable. He struck the cable cutter with a hammer and the cable arced and burned his left hand.
03/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee arrived early for work in order to get ready to go UG. While letting his clothes basket down in the change room the cable apparently got hung in the light fixture which hangs over his basket...
01/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was driving #999 Jeep to work area. He hit a rough spot in roadway causing a jarring sensation to his back. Asked to see Doctor 2-3-06. Started losing time 2-3-06.
01/16/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A new clutch was made and installed on #1 hoist, maintenance was just replacing a part that was worn out. The time frame to install clutch was too long so the mine was evacuated until repairs were ma...
01/15/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was walking past 2nd stage agitator and was looking at other employees. He tripped on an inspection cover laying on the floor and fell into a 3"" angle iron brace causing injury. Restricted...
11/02/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist operator received a call from cager stating he heard something fall down shaft but wasn't sure what it was. Cager called shifter and he checked sump and found 2 pieces of a broken guide. Shaft...
10/16/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistman was running #1 hoist. He brought N. skip down to load, after cager loaded skip he powered hoist up to pull, he realized he had lost power and the weight of the skip pulled S skip into limits...
10/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost While walking to stairs of Gyro area, EE stepped over a concrete foundation. He caught his right foot and tripped. He tried to catch himself and fractured his left wrist and cracked his right elbow....
09/13/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During a belt move a piece of belt was wedged between ropes and the stands. While cutting the belt, the utility knife slipped and cut his left hand. Stitches required.
09/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE bent over to pick up a damaged 36"" roller off the floor. When he bent over he felt a pinching sensation in his lower back. He went to the Dr. on 9-23-05 and was given restrictions.
06/27/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoistmen at #1 shaft was bringing up the South skip when he heard and saw the North bell come on in the hoist cab as he was dumping the skip. So he immediately set the brakes. The hoistmen tried cal...
06/13/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had been welding, cutting and grinding on #522 miner all morning but later in the day his left eye started to bother him but he thought it was a flash burn. When he arrived home he checked h...
06/10/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While running the #1 production Hoist the hoist person experienced problems trying to pull a loaded skip up from the bottom. After powering the hoist up as much as 6 points the skip still wouldn't mo...
05/25/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 92d restricted EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A BOLT ON A COVER OF A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT A POP ON HIS RIGHT HAND. RESTRICTED DUTY.