Mosaic Potash Carlsbad IncMining Incidents in 2015

While placing fencing around a work zone at the end of the day, employee strained his lower back lifting and placing the fence panel.

Employee was performing clean-up duties using a Belt Tractor. The employee was in the process of backing up when his left foot was caught between the tractor and rock ledge. The employee's foot was outside of vehicle at this time. Emp. taken to ER sutures and pain med given. Small fx to small toe left foot.Restrictions given.

EE just finished washing out the bed of the ram car. As EE was stepping up into the cab he lifted his left leg and put his leg in the cab then as he lifted his right leg EE felt a pop in his right knee. EE taken to ER per request. EE placed on restrictions and given a pain injection.

Emp walking down railroad track looking for location of air loss to hose. Rail car hose uncoupled under pressure and struck employee in right leg and right arm. Hose caused puncture wound in right arm with possible fracture. Emp. taken to ER and placed on restrictions, given prescription pain med and referred to orthopedic doctor.

Emp stepped off of equip & missed a step. He felt pain to his R ankle & then fell to the ground. Emp reported incident to his team leader and cont working, but started to limp by the end of the shift. When emp took off his boot at home his ankle began to swell so he went to the ER. X-ray was taken & showed a stress fracture. Emp placed on restrictions.

After working on mintex screens, changing out worn gasket, pulling and lifting screen panels out, employee felt pain in his lower back. Emp. requested to see a dr. on 4/28/15. He was prescribed a muscle relaxer and placed on restrictions.

Employees installing head shaft bucket elevator, lifting the bucket chain above the sprocket. Emp reached down to pick up a second link of the end of bucket chain. The top link folded back towards the emp left hand. Left index finger right above the first knuckle was pinched at the hinge point of the first and second link. Taken to ER for stitches, placed on restrictions.

Emp was removing bracket from guard system. Emp removed bottom bolt of bracket leaving the top bolt in place. This in turn caused the bracket to pivot on the remaining bolt due to the overhung weight of bracket. The emp left thumb was in a pinch point at the moment this happened between the bracket and the frame of the belt drive. Left thumb had 2 fractures and 21 total stitches.

The employee was replacing a last section of liner inside the granulator. Employee was in kneeling position and when he stood up he cut his left ear lobe on a spray bar. Employee was taken to company Dr. for treatment. Employee received antibiotic injection and 3 stitches to his left ear. No restrictions given.

Employee was donning his fall protection, and felt sharp pain in right shoulder. Employee taken to ER and given a prescription pain medication and placed on restrictions. Employee saw company Dr. on following day and taken off restrictions.

Emp. was using a ladder to access the North Secondary Screen discharge chutes. Emp. fell off the ladder, striking his head on equipment causing a laceration to the back of his head. Emp. was taken to Dr. and required 2 sutures to back of his head. No restrictions noted.