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Potash Company Of America operator

Controlled by Ideal Basic Industries Inc

MSHA operator ID: L01276

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 98
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1985

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 32 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 22 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 11 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
OTHER 2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1985

1984

1983

35 (1f)

Mines on record

H B Potash NM

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

May 25, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal Fatality · MACHINERY

Potash Company Of America · Struck by flying object

MINER RECEIVED BLOW TO RIGHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD WHEN HYDRAULICALLY POWERED DRILL PROPELLED BOLT WRENCH OUT OF THE DRILL HEAD SOCKET. HE DIED FIVE DAYS LATER.

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