Mosaic Potash Carlsbad IncMining Incidents in 2000

POWER OUTAGE AT #3 HSAFT. LIGTHENING ARRESTOR BE'D. VENTILATION FAN #3 AND #4 OUT, ALSO #4 HOIST. EE WERE NOT IN ANY DANGER. #2 AND #5 HOIST WERE WORKING. WENT DOWN AT APPROX. 12:00 PM AND WAS UP WORKING AT 4:45 PM. WAS VERBALLY REPORTED TOMSHA.

NUISANCE GROUND TRIP ON PRIMARY BREAKER AT #1 HOIST. DOWN A 5:45 AM AND UP WORKING AT 7:15 AM VERBALLY REPORTED TO R. HAYES. EE WERE NOT IN ANY DANGER.

INITIAL INVESTIGATION LEADS US TO CONCLUDE THAT A PIN CAME OUT OF THE STERRING CYCLINDER ON #334 MANTRIP AT BT 7 ON THE 840 NORTH ROAD. THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEH ICLE AND IT VEERED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE OLD ABANDONDED BELT LINE. THIS RESULTED IN EMPLOYEE RECEIVING LACERATION TO L. FOREARM THAT REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR.

EE WAS WORKING ON #7906 VOLVO LOADER IN FRONT OF AUTO SHOP. HE WAS STANDING ON LADDER PLATFORM ATTEMPTING TO OPEN CAB DOOR. THE LATCH OR DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY MAKING IT DIFFICUL T TO OPEN DOOR. AS EE PULLED ON DOOR IT SWUNG OUTWARD CAUSING EE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL TO GROUND.

EE WAS WORKING ON NW SWITCH (12470V) AT K-MAG. EE OPENED BACK OF SWITCH CABINET. SWITCH WAS ENERGIZED AND EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH LIVE 12470 CABLES AND BUS BAR WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE ELECTRI CAL BURNS. LOST TIME. FIRST DAY MISSED 6-3-00.

EE WAS ADJUSTING ON A SCREW GATE GOING TO THE #1 100'. AS EE WAS TIGHTENING GATE, HE COUGHED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN.

EE WAS SLIDING A SMALL WORK TABLE OVER. THERE WAS A STEEL PLATE APPROX 12" X 12" RESTING ON THE TABLE. WHEN EE WENT TO MOVE TABLE, STEEL PLATE FELL OFF TABLE STRIKING EE ON TOP OF R FOOT WHICH CASUED A PUNCTURE/LACERATION TO TOP OF FOOT THAT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES. ON 8/15 EE WAS UNABLE TO WEAR BOOT AND BECAME RESTRICTED TO THE OFFICE.

EMPLOYEE MOVED RAMCAR 688 NEAR DIESEL STATION TO REFUEL; WHILE WAITING HIS TURN, HE REMOVED TRASH FROM RAMCAR CAB; WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT THE RAMCAR, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LOWER STEP AND HE FELL BACKWARDS OFF MACHINE. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BY REACHING OUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING HIM TO FALL WITH HIE WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT ARM--CAUSE OF RIGHT ARM PAIN.

THREE EE'S WERE PULLING A 3' X 7" METAL PLATE WITH A COME-ALONG FOR OUTSIDE FOR #4 BIN. A 2" X 12" BOARD WAS BEING USED AS A GUIDE FOR THE PLATE TO SLIDE ON. ONE EE PULLED THE COME-ALONG & THE OTHER TWO EE'S GUIDED THE PLATE ACROSS THE HAND RAIL. THE PLATE SLIPPED AND ONE EE GOT L THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOARD & METAL PLATE. RESULTED IN LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES & MODIFIED DUTY

EE WAS LOADING SKIDS FOR BELT MOVE AND STEPPED ON A ROCK APPROX 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE RESULTING IN A LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN. EE REQUESTED MEDICAL TX ON 5-27-2000. PLACED ON MODIFIE D DUTY ON 5-29-2000.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING MINER AREA 4 AND WAS LOADING USED BITS ONTO MANTRIP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE END OF A BELT MOVE IN AREA 8. EMPLOYEE HAD PUT LACE IN THE BELT SPLICE AND GOT TURNED AROUND. EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER THE CLIPPER TEMPLATE WHICH RESULTED IN HIM TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY, LEFTKNEE SPRAIN.

EE STATES THAT HE HAD PERFORMED HIS JOB DUTIES WHICH INCLUDED LOADING CABLE ONTO A SLED & DROPPING PULL CORD CABLE FROM HEAD OF DRIVE WORKING TOWARD TAIL ROLLER. THEN AFTER LUNCH HE STATES H E FELT PAIN IN RIGHT LEG WHEN WALKING. REQUESTE TO SEE DR ON 3/16/00 BECAME RESTRICTED 3/21/00 Y Y

EE WAS REROUTING CONDUIT. AFTER MOVING CONDUIT EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLAMP CONDUIT WHEN CONDUIT SLIPPED & PINCHED INDEXFINGER HE GOT L INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CONDUIT & THE HANDRAIL CAS UED LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE PICKED UP TWO BUCKETS OF BITS AND CARRIED THEM TO THE FRONT OF THE MINER. WHEN EE STARTED TO SET THEM DOWN, HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS LOWER BACK AND BEGAN HAVING MUSCLE SPASMS .

EMPLOYEE WAS DRYING A 400 ML GRIFFEN BEAKER WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER ON CHIPPED EDGE. LACERATED RIGHT RING FINGER, REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.

EE WAS REMOVING THE INSULATION ON THE TERMIANTION END OF AN ELECTRICAL CABLE USING KNIFE BLAD OF A MULTI TOOL DEVICE. THE KNIFE BLAD SLIPPED OFF THE INSULATION & CUT EE'S LEFT THUMB. LT. THUMB LACERATIN REQUIRED 2 SUTURES. NO RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS REMOVING 3/4" MOUNTING BOLT FROM BASE OF 150 HP MOTOR. A 1 1/8" COMBINATION WRENCH WAS BEING USED. AS EMPLOYEE PUSHED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REMOVE BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING WRENCH TO HIT EE ON CHIN RESULTING IN LACERATION TO CHIN THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS CUTTING BOLT HOLE NOTICES IN WIPER MATERIAL. EE WAS HOLDING BELT WITH LEFT HAND AND PUSHING KNIFE AWAY FROM BODY WHEN BLADE SLIPPED. THIS CAUSED LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

AS EE WAS ENTERING THE CAGE AT #2 SHAFT ON THE 800 LEVEL, THE CAGE BEGAN TO MOVE UPWARD. EE PULLED THE DOOR LATCH TO CLOSE THE DOORS. LATCH WAS DIFFICULT TO RAISE IN THE POSITION HE WAS IN. EE STRAINED TO MOVE LATCH THAT RESULT IN LOW BACK PAIN.