Mosaic Potash Carlsbad IncMining Incidents in 2004

TOTAL ELECTRICAL OUTAGE FROM UTILITIES SUB STATION DUE TO ELECTRICAL STORM, CAUSED HOISTS #1, #2, #4, #5 & ALL UNDERGROUND & SURFACE TO BE WITHOUT POWER. POWER RESTORED AT 10:00PM.

INTERUPTION OF POWER TO #1 & #4 HOISTS FROM THE UTILITY COMPANIES SUB STATION. FAULT OF ELECTRICAL OUTAGE IS ON THE UTILITIES COMPANY AT THE SUBSTATION. HOISTS BACK UP AT 2:00PM

#4 HOIST DOWN DUE TO SHEARED KEYWAY IN SHAFT FOR ROTOTROL. SHAFT WAS REMOVED AND NEW KEYWAY WAS CUT. #4 HOIST WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 10:00 AM ON 8/4/04. UNDERGROUND MINERS HAD TWO OTHER SHAFTS FOR ESCAPEWAY OUT OF MINE.

#5 hoist down from 1:45 to 4:05 on this date. This was an electrical problem due to lightening. All other hoists operable.

#2 HOIST DOWN DUE TO POWER OUTAGE @ 1:30 AM. POWER RESTORED AT NOON. #5 HOIST DOWN @ 5:00 AM DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. #1 & #7 NOT RUNNING AND MAINTENANCE #4 SHAFT THE ONLY ONE AVAILABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AN OLD TOOL BOX FROM BACK OF HIS VEHICLE WHEN THE LID CAME DOWN AND SEVERED HIS RT.HAND, LITTLE FINGER FROM THE FIRST JOINT.

CONTRACTOR WAS A PASSENGER ON 340 MANTRIP. WHEN APPROACHING AN AIR DOOR THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED TO PULL THE ROPE THAT OPERATED THE SET OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS TO THE AUTOMATIC AIR-OPERATED VENTILATION DOOR. AS VEHICLE STARTED THROUGH THE DOOR ABRUPTLY BEGAN TO CLOSE. IT STRUCK THE VEHICLE AND SLIPPED OVER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND STRUCK THE CONTRACTOR.

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP THAT GOT STUCK. TRYING TO FREE IT, HE PLACED A ROCK UNDER THE REAR TIRE AS THE TIRE WAS STARTING TO TURN. EE'S HAND WAS DRAWN IN BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE TIRE. EE PULLED HIS HAND OUT OF THE PINCH POINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON SECOND STEP OF A FOUR STEP LADDER TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON THE FEED END OF THE #1 ROD MILL WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WHEN HE HIT THE FLOOR WITH HIS LEFT HAND INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST. ICE, WRAPPED AND IBUPROPHIN. EMPLOYEE LATER COMPLAINED OF INJURY STILL HURTING. WAS TREATED ON 9/1/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LADDER USING HAMMER TO REMOVE RUST FROM OLD BEAM SO HE COULD LAY OUT HIS HOLE PATTERN ON OLD BEAM. WHILE HAMMERING, AN OBJECT FROM ABOVE FELL AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT ARM.

Employee was jackhammering a concrete footing. The footing had been excavated. A piece of concrete the employee was hammering broke off causing the hammer to drop down into the excavation. The employee stretched, partially tore, his trepezius muscle in his right shoulder.

PINCHPOINT ON STEEL GUARD ON ROOF BOLTER, CAUSED A LACERATION ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.