Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc — Accidents

Total: 398 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/16/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None # 2 Hoist tripped out on fault, while resetting fault trip, hoistman noticed smoke and fire from DC amp meter. Extinguished the electrical fire on the meter and took meter out of service, repaired wir...
01/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Emp. was installing a new bull gear, while positioning gear, emp. had 1 3/4 bolt, in gear half hole, with washer on head end, the bolter in hole was pulled upwards, bolt pulled up thru index finger an...
12/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 87d restricted Emp. was installing new light bulbs from the 4th step of a 6 ft. ladder, as the emp. was coming down the ladder he stated he blacked out or fainted and fell to the ground. After splinting the emp. RT....
11/24/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Emp was cutting wood for a waterline job. While emp was aligning the wood against the rail with right hand he bumped the wood. Hand slipped, saw blade caught shirt sleeve and cut the flesh to his righ...
11/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Emp. had been standing on truck bed of maintenance truck, putting a tarp on welding machine. When emp. stepped down his foot caught on the ball hitch, causing him to lose his balance and fall backward...
11/14/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Emp. stated he was swinging a sledge hammer doing a belt alignment, when he noticed a bad pain in lower back. Taken to E.R for X-RAY negative. given shots and RX's for injury.Went to comp. Dr. he will...
11/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 84d restricted on 11-02-08, emp. was cleaning above recycle bin while wearing a safety harness, he slipped backwards and grabbed onto beam to avoid falling and felt pain in rt. shoulder. Took to comp. doctor, was or...
11/01/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 128d restricted Emp. was removing a broken torque shaft from miner. While applying pressure with the bar to remove torque shaft, emp. felt a pop in rt. elbow, while tightening the bolts, emp. felt pain in rt. elbow....
10/27/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt minor irritation in right eye while at work but didn't report to supervisor until he was driving home and the pain increased. He states he did use grinder earlier that day and thinks he...
10/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Emp. bent over to pick up the return roller and felt a pain in his lower back.Emp was working in a low heighth area. Emp went to comp. Dr. and was place on restrictions.
10/17/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 149d restricted Employee was operating a scoop on a slope underground when the engine on the scoop died and it started to roll down the slope. The emp fell out of the scoop and landed on his rt leg resulting in a fra...
10/15/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 116d restricted Emp was using a hand held drill to drill a hole in a metal fan control box. The drill hung in the metal box causing his right hand to twist and resulted in pain and swelling. Took to doctor, xray show...
10/13/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While doing Safety Checks on # 4 Hoist, hoist kicked out and wouldn't reset power. Investigation by Hoist supervisor pinpointed the new Safety Interlock device on the Lily control was out of adjustmen...
10/06/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Loss of power to our # 4 man shaft that would interfere with use of the equipment for more than thirty minutes. We actually have three different man Hoists.
09/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 197d restricted Emp reported that while working overtime in granulation plant she felt tightness and tenderness develop in her left knee. Unknown cause. Emp knee swollen with pain. Iced and elevated and took ibuprof...
09/09/2008 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Emp was sitting in a safety meeting and turned to his right to pass a paper to the person beside him and felt a pain in his lower back. When he went to stand up after the meeting was over the pain in...
08/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Emp was driving a tractor, dragging a skid for a prolonged period of time. The crew was behind him unloading the cable off of the skid, so emp was constantly twisting his body to look over his rt shou...
07/31/2008 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None This is not work related: Employee had what appeared to be a heart attack underground. CPR administered as well as the use of AED. He was transferred to emergency room. Carlsbad EMS ambulance intercep...
07/26/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Emp. was swinging a sledge hammer to hit the discharge chute (cleaning it out) then climbed down ladder and was walking when she felt a sharp pain in chest. Went to ER. Pulled muscle - placed on rest...
07/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Emp struck top of left hand with 5 lb hammer. Seen company doctor on 7/9/08 X-Ray negative, first aid given for first week, but then swelling and pain never went away. On 7/14/08 emp was placed on res...
06/17/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical outage due to electrical supplier caused #2 and #5 hoists down. Miners evacuated the mine via #4 hoist until power restored. MSHA notified via phone at 7:40 pm 6/17/08.
06/14/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 hoist down (electrical switch) no danger to employees. MSHA notified via phone at 1:07pm 6/14/2008.
06/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was removing a stuck bit from the center drum on a miner by using a 4 lb hammer and a bit puller. As he was hammering on the bit puller his hand slipped and he caught his left index finger b...
06/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee was hammering another employee's hammer to drive the a pin in to replace a cat track pad on a miner. His finger got smashed between the hammer handle and the tram gear box on the miner. Sen...
05/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Emp moved a full grease barrel a couple of inches and felt a pain in his back. This was treated initially with first aid treatment. The pain started reoccouring slightly in the last 6 months o r so bu...
05/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 282d restricted Employee was removing a return roller from the belt. As he was hammering the roller out of the hanger, the roller fell on his hand fracturing the tip of his right ring finger. Placed on restrictive d...
05/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp. was handing supplies from man basket out onto screen deck, when he felt a pain in right shoulder, first aid treatment was given at this time. On 5/22/08 emp. was sent to company doctor due to co...
05/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Emp. was unloading supplies into a metal storage container. The doors were secured by rope in an open postion. The wind started blowing heavy, causing the metal doors to slam shut, hitting emp. in th...
05/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee became agitated and tossed a bolt onto a bolter. The bolt ricocheted back and struck him on the nose, causing a laceration. Employee went to company doctor and recieved 10 stitches. Release...
04/03/2008 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 125d restricted No actual accident occurred. Possible ""wear and tear"" of job could be cause of tear of tendon in employee's shoulder. Emp. reported that shoulder has been hurting for 1-2 yrs. no injury, went to com...
03/20/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #4 hoist (back up and emergency hoist) down due to electric problems. Lost automatic and part of manual control, still have #2 and #5 shaft as escape routes. Unknown time when down. Hoist back up a...
02/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Emp. was using a shop bar to hold a bull gear and the shop bar slipped and pinched his middle right finger causing a laceration. Taken to ER for treatment. No broken bones, employee placed on restric...
02/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was knealing on a spare piece of rubber belt set up to cut out a 4""X 5"" piece. He was using a utility razor knife and the knife cleared the rubber and stabbed his right leg above the knee c...
01/30/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted EE was tramming bolter into a room between the miner and exhaust fan. He had his hand on the seat guard on the L side of the seat. The bolter rubbed against the pan on the miner and moved the front of...
01/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 76d restricted While in process of stepping back into ram car, emp. slipped and fell against the cab causing him to fracture two ribs (left side). There was hydraulic oil on the floor of the ram car which caused hi...
12/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Emp complained of pain at wrist on 12/19/07 while removing a drain plug from a gear box with chanel locks (Allen Wrench is the correct tool to use). He didn't feel like he needed to see a doctor so no...
10/16/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While putting up jumper cables on CU200 picker, employee got the tip of his left index finger caught in the cooling fan. Received laceration to finger and received stitches. On restricted duty.
10/11/2007 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted Emp was shooting the damp scale that had built up in the bottom of the cleanup elevator chute. The opened door came down on his right hand and cut the tip of his right index finger. Taken to ER and th...
09/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted employee turned is ankle, went to ER for evaluation. XRAY negative for fracture, placed on restrictions for 5 working days -- 9/30/07 to 10/5/07
09/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 73d restricted Emp. was repairing a broken conveyor chain on a miner. Half of the chain was on the miner & the back half was on the ground. The employee put the chain back on the miner and was pulling it together....
09/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee slipped and fell. When falling he put his left hand out to break the fall and the fingers went through the grating. Went to company doctor, placed on restrictions, XRAY negative for fractur...
09/06/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was changing out bits on miner with a hammer and mashed his left pinky finger between the hammer and the bit wrench causing a fracture and laceration to the left pinky finger. Taken to ER for...
09/05/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted Emp. hit right lower leg on the tounge of a trailer that was hooked up to the back of a rig caused bruising and swelling. Went to company doctor 10 days later due to increase swelling and pain. XRAY...
08/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted employee was reaching in tool box for a tool and the lid came down and hit him on his right wrist. The next morning the area became swollen and tender, emp taken company doctor. XRay negative, place...
08/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee received 1st and 2nd degree burn to left hand and forearm from hot water and steam while removing a plug on the back of the water strainer on a miner. Went to ER and placed on restrictive d...
07/23/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Crack in drum found during routine inspection on #2 hoist. #2 hoist down for investigation & repair. Two other access to mine.
07/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 71d restricted Employee was picking up a loop of cable and turned to place it on the tail hook when he felt a sharp pain at his lower back. Went to ER on 7/23/07 night, placed on restrictions and will miss two work...
07/12/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 7/12/07 employee was walking up a slope underground while carrying a 5 gal bucket of diesel. He hit his head on the back (with hardhat on) & it caused his neck to jar. Refused tx at that time. On 5...
06/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee got out of the ram car and was turning around to face the steps and felt pain in his right knee. Went to company doctor on 7/6/07 and was placed on restrictive duty. Employee was on days of...
06/27/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was removing a broken bit from the miner. The hammer hit a bit block in front of the bit wrench and deflected, causing him to smash his left ring finger between the hammer and a bit block. E...