Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc — Accidents

Total: 398 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 121d restricted Employee was pulling up an empty sample bucket and felt pain at his right shoulder. 6/27/07 Employee went to company doctor and a MRI was ordered for 7/5/07. Emp returned to work on restictive duty...
06/20/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 201d restricted Employee had just finished making a splice at belt when he had to go to the back side of the belt to push the by pass button to turn belt on. He rushed back to the belt to spot the next splice and he...
06/14/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 66d restricted Employee was pulling on a wrench to loosen center strap screen bolt. The wrench slipped off of the bolt head and the employee hit his elbow and upper arm on the framework of the screen body. Swellin...
06/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 35d restricted Employee stated that he was traveling down the belt on a belt tractor, just made a left turn around the tail piece when he ran into hanging belt structure causing a cut to L upper arm and bruising to...
06/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 24d restricted Original date of injury is 6/11/07. Employee received treatment at the time but is now experiencing increased pain and had a knee replacement on 11/7/07 and has not returned to work at this time. Left...
05/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee loosened troughing rollers on blet line and was taking them off, while others were loading the sled with rollers. One of the rollers behind him fell off and hit him on the right calf and cau...
05/05/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 0745 am on #4 shaft down, had intermittent problems with motor generator. 0945 problem solved and #4 shaft back up.
04/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted 4/4/07 Employee stepped off of the top of the skip and felt pain in his right ankle. Slight swelling noted - ice applied. On 6/7/07 employee back to company doctor due to swelling and pain, ordered re...
03/24/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Inspection of # 7 Hoist, showed a low voltage indication. Electrical inspection concluded that a lightning strike had taken out a potential transformer that was tied into the MG power to the # 7 hoist...
03/15/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 142d restricted Employee was walking through a doorway and hit his head on a low hanging beam, jamming his neck.
01/23/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee stated he was running a bolter, he had finished installing a bolt and was tramming forward to postion the bolter to another bolt, when he felt a sharp pain at his upper left side of his back.
01/17/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Ore Skip load gate failed to close after dumping ore, skip traveled down and filled with ore, gate failed to close and skip hung in shaft. Miners had access to mine at # 4, # 5 and # 7 shafts.
01/01/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported that his left eye was irritated after welding and grinding. He drove himself to the doctor(emergency room). A small metal splinter was found and removed from his left eye. He retur...
12/13/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stepping on a pile of loose muck, employee felt a pop in his knee. He recently had surgery on that knee. Employee was taken to the company doctor and work restrictions were assigned pending re...
12/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured person had just installed a chain fall on a beam. The beam clamp slipped and the chainfall struck his finger.
11/23/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While checking safety checks on # 5 Hoist, hoist would not reset, troubleshooting revealed contacts on Lilly controler were not making up.
11/22/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Direct short in wiring to the overtravel switch in the headframe of # 5 hoist caused the safety circuit to shut down the hoist. Repaired at 5:20 PM
11/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping move a heavy motor base when his left pinky finger became pinched under the base.
11/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Employee reported pain running down his leg when he put on his miner's belt and lamp. Diagnosis was muscle spasm and pressure on sciatic nerve from improper lifting in the recent past.
10/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted When employee picked up a bundle of roof bolts, the banding strap caught on another bundle. He felt pain in his left shoulder. When the pain did not go away after three days, he requested to see a doc...
10/24/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 21d restricted Employee was driving in a low height area and bumped his head against the back. Initial X-ray was negative. Follow up CAT scan was negative. Doctor gave a prescription for muscle relaxant and presc...
10/19/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 156d restricted While operating a conveyor belt stapler, employee felt numbness and tingling in his hands. Restricted duty and further tests were prescribed.
10/06/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None # 5 Hoist Electrical SCR showed Excessive Current Ripples. SCR was repalced. Mine Employees accessed the mine at # 4 Shaft. Other shafts available for access were # 2 and # 7 shafts. # 5 Hoist back up...
10/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was involved in an altercation on the cage while entering the mine. He attempted to pick up another employee by the pants and pulled a muscle in his right shoulder. Restricted duty and two we...
09/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 59d restricted The employee engaged in heavy lifting on the day of the injury. He experienced lower back pain the next day. An MRI indicated the possible effects of improper lifting. Restricted duty and 4 weeks p...
09/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 100d restricted Employee was pulling on a rope to move the arm of a pivot hoist. The rope broke and he fell backward landing on his left hand and wrist. The fall caused compression and simple fractures of the wris...
09/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted While installing belt return rollers, the employee felt a stinging pain in his navel area
08/24/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee fell through grating cutting his L Leg.
08/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee moving a 55 gallon drum when he felt pulling and pain in his left shoulder.
08/08/2006 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 132d restricted Employee stated that he stepped up on a 2' high berm on the road. He felt a sharp pain in his right calf. He was treated with ice. On 8/14/2006 employee notified safety that there was bruising and...
08/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee missed a step and landed on his right foot causing it to twist; felt sharp pain.
07/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 221d restricted Orignial date of injury is 7/28/06 (first aid incident). He reported on 5/11/07 that he continueds to have pain at the right wrist. He went into company dr and was placed on restrictive duty and given...
07/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 56d restricted Employee moving miner cable hook, when he twisted his upper body and bent over his knee popped and he felt a sharp pain
07/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While installing belt conveyor covers, employee felt sharp pain in lower abdomen.
06/17/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #5 Hoist outage June 17th from 7:05 am to 7:45 am. Fuses blown on the hoist power supply due to a voltage spike from the utilities supplier incoming power. fuses replace and hoist reset. 3 other ho...
06/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 122d restricted Employee stated he had moved 3/4 wire rope (approx 100 ft long) from the vent tube on a belt gear case. The cable jumped, pulling on his left arm and shoulder causing a sharp pain in his shoulder.
05/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emp was laser aligning coupling on Lang Main Line #17 drive. While tightening the bolt for the dodge coupling guard, the wrench slipped and left elbow hit the corner of motor base adjustment bolt.
04/11/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 275d lost NOTE: Unaware this had to be reported, as accident occurred in parking lot outside normal work activities and shift. Emp was parking motorcycle in company parking lot when the motorcycle fell on her,...
04/07/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee stepped on a small rock and twisted his left leg/knee.
02/22/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 144d restricted Emp was installing pipe where the roadway bridge crosses the trench. Emp was pulling on wrench when he felt a pop and pain in his right shoulder.
01/04/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 40d restricted Emp had parked ramcar by the belt feeder to help with some cleanup at the end of his shift. He backed the car up and started down BT 41 toward the shop. When he reached down to turn on the lights, he...
10/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Emp was walking out the South entrance of the crusher, where there is a dirt ramp exiting the building. The dirt ramp has a 6"" drisco pipe running through it for drainage. The water had undercut the...
09/08/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 146d restricted Emp was walking to the front of his tractor when he tripped on an expanded metal tail roller guard that was lying on the floor. Emp dislocated shoulder attemtping to stop his fall.
08/19/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical service power from provider was off due to electrical storm. 2 other hoists were available for miner evacuation. Power was restored at 4:00 am on 8/20/05.
07/19/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #4 Hoist down from 0600-1600 due to work being done on Safety Circuit-Lilly. Hoist returned to operational status at 1600.
07/01/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting left pass in BT 53 with about 10 ft left. The right and center pass were in 30 ft. The operator was standing about 10 ft from the cutting head (to the right and back). He stated t...
06/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Emp bent over to pick up wiper bracket and felt pain in his back. Initially refused treatment, sought treatment 6/30/2005 with company physician resulting in 25# lift limit restriction.
05/06/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Phone and bell signals out on #5 shaft due to lightning strike. Hoist itself operational, but no communication.
04/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Emp was adjusting wiper bracket, using a sledge hammer and standing in an awkward position. He felt pain in his right shoulder while hitting wiper bracket with hammer.
01/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER. THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER SLIPPED. EE STUCK HIS FOOT BETWEEN RUNGS AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. TOP OF LADDER WAS TIED OFF.