Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was mopping tile floor in an office area, using a mop and mop bucket
Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLCMining Incidents in 2018
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC operations in 2018. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2018
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Year
- 2018
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 02MACHINERY1 incident
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
- 04FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 incident
- 05HOISTING1 incident
All incidents in 2018
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While installing a 20'cable bolt, Ee's Left hand was guiding the cable bolt. Ee's glove was caught on cable and caused laceration and fractures to two fingers.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Ee was exchanging oxygen bottles and crushed the tip of Left Pinky Finger, causing damage to fingernail and slight fracture to very tip of pinky.
Struck by falling object
EE was clearing a dryer feed chute. Fine material from grating above made its way into their Right Eye and caused irritation
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While closing a railcar bottom door, bar slipped and pinched Right ring Finger between bar and rail. Laceration required 3 stitches to close.
Struck against a moving object
Ee was riding service hoist when it came to an abrupt stop. Employee flexed knees and ankles to take shock. Resulting in fracture to metatarsal bone in left foot.