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.
Potash Company Of America: 1 recorded fatality operator
Controlled by
Ideal Basic Industries Inc
MSHA operator ID: L01276
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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
33
1984
30
1983
35 (1f)
Mines on record
- H B Potash NM
Fatalities under this operator
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Where Potash Company Of America stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
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