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Amax Potash Corp operator

Controlled by Cyprus Amax Minerals Company

MSHA operator ID: L08900

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 219
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1992

Top causes

ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 84 non-fatal
MACHINERY 32 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 29 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 28 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 22 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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Mines on record

HORIZON POTASH NM

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

March 18, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Amax Potash Corp · Contact with electrical current

WORKING ON LEFT SIDE OF CONTINUOUS MINER AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH 460 POWER MODULE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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