Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc — Accidents

Total: 398 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/25/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 93d restricted Emp. states he parked a front end loader and when stepping out from the loader, he caught his right foot in the last bottom step. Emp. fell to the ground and when he got up he felt pain in his right k...
08/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp. was removing old conveyor belt. Emp. had to clean belt conveyor covers to remove them to work on belt line. Belt covers were covered in dust. Dust was in the air and warehouse was hot. Emp. was s...
08/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp. was throwing a track switch (pulling motion) at loading station, when he felt a sharp pain in the left shoulder. He applied ice and took aspirin. He was taken to the doctor on 8/12/10 and prescri...
07/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 100d restricted Emp. lifted one end of the stabilization cylinder to change out the hydraulic fitting and was lowering the cylinder back down when the weight shifted and mashed the tip of his middle finger on his rig...
07/17/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Emp. stepping backwards and fell into a hopper. Another emp. had removed the grating over the hopper without notifing the emp. that stepped into it.
07/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp. hanging cable near the air door at main shop entrance when mud on the cable fell off and hit the left side of his face, the left side of the hard hat and safety glasses. The mud went around the e...
06/21/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp. was using a large forklift to move a motor. He was attempting to adjust the forks to pick the motor. The forks did not move freely, he then tried to push one fork over with his left foot, at that...
06/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Team leader pulling a water hose with mantrip, hose came around a mantrip & caught the right front tire, at this point water hose stretched, came loose. Hose wrapped around emp. legs, which caused emp...
06/01/2010 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 208d restricted Work being performed on desliming screens. Feed valves to screens closed for repairs. When lang brine started, lang brine ran over onto mechanics working in screen. Energized welding lead got wet. Emp...
04/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 294d lost Employee was exiting a battery car. His right foot got stuck between the operator's seat and the side of the cab as he was stepping out of the car. He lost his balance and his weight shifted to his le...
04/26/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occured in the inactive workings that extended over an active conveyor sytem. Falling material directly over the conveyor sytem was apr. 20' x 15' x 33"". Acting supervisor who discovered th...
04/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Emp. stated that 2 yrs ago he noticed the beginning of discomfort in his left shoulder. In the last 6 mo. he has had pain to this shoulder when he pushed roofbolt steels up into the drill hole. There...
04/14/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 346d restricted Emp. had accumulation of product on the bottom of his boots, as he stepped down from bottom step of stairs he slipped and hit his elbow on the handrail of the stairs. Emp. bruised his elbow and strain...
04/13/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Emp. stepped off a bolter's operator platform, which was approx. 12"" above ground level and stepped on a rock approx. 3"" diameter in loose muck, causing his right ankle to twist.
04/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Emp. attempted to lift one end of a belt roller off the ground. The other end of the roller was in a bracket. As emp. began to lift from one end the opposite end of the roller fell out of the bracket,...
03/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Emp. backing out of face, reached down with his cable hook to pull the mine cable out of the way he felt his right knee pop. Took emp. to the dinner hole, ice applied to knee. Safety dept. was called...
02/27/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Emp. drove shuttle wagon to get 3 cars. Emp. hooked up 3 rail cars to transport to loadout station. Emp. was slowing down approaching the previously staged cars when the stray car hit the back of the...
02/24/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted One emp. was hitting an eye bolt from the side with a sledge hammer to jar it loose so it could be removed. The sledge hammer came loose from his hands and hit another emp. on the left shin. Emp. that...
01/30/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Emp. was spotting bits on miner. He was using a raw hide brass hammer and bit wrench, as he was coming down to hit the bit wrench, the outside of his hand between the knuckles and wrist came in contac...
01/28/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Emp. changing bits. While leaning over and using hammer, felt pain in between shoulder blades. Severe pain began as he started to adjust the position of the roll fan. Tips of his fingers on his left h...
01/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Emp. in lab felt dizzy, burning eyes, heavy chest. Discovered samples of chemical D31-18 were placed in oven prior to his shift which may have been cause. Removed chemicals from oven. Emp. went to com...
12/13/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted Emp was loosening a fitting on a water line a miner. He was using two end wrenches and pushing them inward. He felt pain in his right shoulder. Took to company doctor and was placed on medication, r...
11/23/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 11/23/09 #1 converter on the #2 hoist tripped out at 3:34 a.m. It was reset at 4 a.m. MSHA was notified via phone.
11/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Descending stairs on second landing from bottom twisted right ankle on uneven grating, caught self on handrail. Sent to company dr. not placed on restrictions until 01-28-2010.
10/23/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None # 4 hoist down due to electrical outage Friday 10/23/09 at 8:42 pm. Power restored & # 4 hoist running Saturday 10/24/09 at 9:00 pm.
10/16/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A loader opr was trying to loosen a guard rail pipe by using a loader to lift the rail. The rail pipe broke due to the force being applied and flew toward emp. The pipe hit emp's hard hat and knocked...
09/10/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 119d restricted EE was taking bolts out of cutting head motor. He was standing on side of pan when his right foot slipped causing his left knee to hyperextend. Complained of pain so went to company doctor on 10/20/09...
09/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted Employee was climbing up the stairs (approx 7) and felt his knee pop, causing it to hurt. Rested the knee for a while but it continued to hurt so he went to company doctor on 11/16/09. Had Surgery o...
09/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp was repairing a leak on the #5 Hoist brakes. He removed a steel tube hydraulic line. When he loosened the hydraulic fitting, oil blew out of the line and hydraulic fluid came in contact with the e...
08/11/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 8/11/09 at 7:14 am #4 Hoist went down due to SPS power outage. MSHA notified at 7:18 am via telephone.
07/22/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #1 Production hoist down electrical 75% speed switch was out. Called MSHA at 5:05 pm. Had to wait for 10 minutes for someone to answer, asked him to make note of this. Called MSHA back at 8:31 to repo...
07/17/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 2:57 AM #1 hoist down. #1 converter is out.
07/16/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 5:15 PM #2 hoist down. Oil temperature switch is out.
07/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Emp was watching mantrip operator move a miner cable and was going to signal him when to stop. As she turned to flag the operator to stop, the cable hit her on the left thigh, knocking her to the gro...
06/30/2009 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Emp finished assisting other employees in loading miner cable onto generator. He used his right forearm to wipe sweat off of his forehead when he felt a pain in the right side of his neck. Due to li...
06/29/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Emp was disconnecting motor drive on kmag thickner drive. He then turned and stepped back catching his foot on the conduit cover on the landing. The emp fell back and caught himself on the handrail bu...
06/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lifted a small piece of beam, another beam shifted and pinched employee's right hand ring finger between the two pieces. Emp initially required first aid (ice, bandage), but later reported...
05/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee slipped and fell and caught himself with his left side causing him to strain his left shoulder. Emp placed on restrictive duty and given pain medication. Went to company doctor on 5-22-09 and...
05/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 103d restricted Employee was cleaning off top of rail car when he slipped and fell onto his right side. The car was slippery due to rainy weather conditions. On 6/3/09 emp went to company doctor for continuing knee...
05/01/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power was lost at # 2 hoist and # 5 hoist. Southwest Public Service was called to restore power.
05/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Emp. lifted tool box out of truck and felt pain at his right elbow. Emp thought he was fine, but on 5/27/09 he reported that the pain in the elbow is still there. Went to company doctor on 5/29/09 and...
04/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 38d restricted Emp was rerouting the miner cable on the miner. He lifted the miner nip onto the back of the mantrip and felt a sharp pain in the center of his stomach. Went to doctor on 4/30/09 and was placed on re...
04/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Emp. was welding on an axel beam which weighed approx. 570 lbs. emp. was positioned on a 4x4 open metal structure box. Emp. was attempting to turn the beam over when it flipped and smashed his right h...
04/19/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical failure on circuit board. Underground miners had 2 additional escape ways out of the mine.
03/28/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Not an accident, injury or illness. It was an event that met the definition(11)in that hoisting equipment operation(""use of equipment"")was interfered with for >30 minutes. Related to equip. for hois...
03/02/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Emp was using a Hilti nail gun attached to a 3 ft extension to attach a red warning ribbon to a rib. He let the gun extension handle slide through his hand to rest it on the ground and it hit the top...
02/20/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 91d restricted Employee was descending stairs at #4 loadout coming down from the screw deck. He stepped on the edge of the stair with his heel causing his right knee to jar (hyperextend) causing immediate pain. He w...
02/03/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Emp. was assisting a co-worker removing a 2"" pin from a cylinder, both emp's were using a wrench & a bar-down-bar to rotate a sheave block. Co-worker was pushing on bar while injured emp. was pushing...
02/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 200d restricted Emp. was in a low area of the mine, and was moving/dragging a miner cable away from the miner. Emp felt pain in lower back that went down his leg.
01/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Emp. was trying to engage the hub on the tugger by turning the wheel to allow gears to mesh. The hub didn't line up properly, the emp. then used more force and felt a pop in his elbow.