Accident type, without injuries
Face drill #8 caught fire on Q-ramp. The mine was evacuated. No injuries reported, everyone is on surface.
Compass Minerals Louisiana Inc.Mining Incidents in 2022
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Compass Minerals Louisiana Inc. operations in 2022. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2022
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2022
Top incident classifications
- 01FIRE2 incidents
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2022
Accident type, without injuries
Track Scaler #1 caught on fire. It was tagged out on the battery cable for a bad alternator. There was no witness to how the fire started.
Struck against a moving object
The operator was moving a track scaler (excavator), when the H-link on the cab broke. The cab detached and fell forward onto the left track.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A powder man was cutting a rubber hose with a safety utility knife. As EE cut through the hose the blade contacted EE's left palm.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was climbing down ladder to access work barge. While climbing down ladder the employee slipped while descending. Employee's hands were on the side rails as employee was descending. The distal tip left ring finger got caught in-between the fly side rail and fly side rail stop. This caused a skin tear to the pad of the finger.