Accident type, without injuries
#2 HOIST WENT DOWN DUE TO SPEED TRACKING AT 10 PM. CLEARED ITSELF, UP AT 10:47 PM. LOCAL MSHA OFFICE NOTIFIED.
Mosaic Potash Carlsbad IncMining Incidents in 2003
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2003
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Year
- 2003
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS4 incidents
- 02DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)3 incidents
- 03HOISTING2 incidents
- 04NO VALUE FOUND2 incidents
- 05MACHINERY2 incidents
All incidents in 2003
Accident type, without injuries
#4 HOIST WENT DOWN DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (MG SET ARCHING). WILL REMAIN DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND UNLESS IT IS NEEDED, THEN IT WILL BE TURNED ON.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
A PIECE OF 1/4" MILD STEEL PLATE 32"X 60" WAS BEING LOADED ONTO A WELDING VEHICLE. THE STEEL WEIGHED APPROX. 136 LBS. THE PLATE WAS LIFTED UP & LEANED AGAINST THE VEHICLE. EE PICKED UP THE EDG E THAT WAS AGAINST THE FLOOR TO SLIDE IT ONTO THE VEHICLE & HE FELT A SMALL TWINGE IN HIS BACK.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CO-WORKER HEARD EE SCREAMING FOR HELP & FOUND EE BY THE BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH HIS BACK TO THE RIB & THE BOOM IN HIS CHEST. CO-WORKER MOVED BOOM AWAY FROM EE'S CHEST.
Struck against stationary object
HOOKED ALL AIR TO CARS & STARTED DOWN HILL WITH SHUTTLE WAGON UNDER CONTROL. LOST AIR PRESSURE & CONTROL OF RAILCARS. EE JUMPED OFF SHUTTLE WAGON AND LANDED ON BOTH FEET.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING LIGHT BRACKET AND ADJUSTING BOLTS. THE SWITCH BOLTS SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN LIGHT SWITCH AND L GROOVE.
Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS CAD WELDING GROUND BED. WHEN LIGHTING WELD CHARGE BLEW OUT AT TOP OF MOLD. PART OF THE CHARGE SHOT INTO LEFT GLOVE RESULTING IN BURNS. WELD WAS SET WITH RIGHT HAND. ALL PPE WAS IN PLACE I.E. LEATHER GLOVES, FARE SHIELD, LONG SLEEVE SHIRT.
Fall onto or against objects
AS EE WAS MOUNTING 7917 FRONT END LOADER HE MISSED THE FIRST STEP ON THE LADDER. THE EE HAD A HOLD ON RIGHT SIDE OF LADDER HANDLE AND WHEN HE MISSED THE STEP HIS RIGHT ELBOW STRUCK THE LOADER FINDER HANDLE CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO BEND BACKWARDS.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE RETURNING TO CONTROLLER TO PICK UP TOOLS, EMPLOYEE MADE A MISSTEP ON AN 8" TO 11" SHELF IN FRONT OF THE BELT CONTROLLER. RESULTED IN INJURY TO ACHILLES TENDON ON LEFT FOOT.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
MINER HAD BEEN MOVED ACROSS PANEL ON NIGHT SHIFT, BUT CABLE HADN'T BEEN HUNG UP. 2 EE'S WERE HANGING MINER CABLE ACROSS THE ENTRIES, THE BACK IN THAT ROOM MEASURED 78"-84". EE STATED THAT HE F ELT BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE FROM BELT SKID. WHILE RAISING UP; PICKING UP A STAND HE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO PLACE STAND NEXT TO BELT & HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED & GAVE OUT. HE STOOD UP & FLEXED H IS LEG BACK & FORTH. WHEN HE CLIMBED OVER THE BELT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN. THE KNEE BEGAN SWELLING & PAIN WAS FELT WHEN HE WOULD PUT WEIGHT ON IT. HIS KNEE WAS ICED & HE WAS TAKEN TO ER.
(Not Elsewhere Classified)
ANNUAL HEARING TEST AT ANNUAL REFRESHER. STS GREATER THAN 25 DB IN LEFT EAR.
(Not Elsewhere Classified)
ANNUAL HEARING TEST AT ANNUAL REFRESHER. STS GREATER THAN 25 DB IN RIGHT EAR.
(Not Elsewhere Classified)
ANNUAL HEARING TEST AT ANNUAL REFRESHER. STS GREATER THAN 25 DB IN LEFT EAR.
Struck against stationary object
EE WAS PULLING A 3/4" WIRE ROPE APPROX. 300' LONG W/312 MANTRIP. THE WIRE ROPE WAS ATTACHED TO THE MANTRIP AT THE CENTER OF REAR BUMPER A CROSSBY CLAMP ON THE OTHER END OF THE ROPE CAGUTH BETW EEN THE VENT DOOR AND THE HINGE POST. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY THROWING EE INTO STEERING WHEEL. EE S FORWARD BODY MOTION CARRIED HIM PAST THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE GROUND.