Mining Incidents

Mosaic Potash Carlsbad IncMining Incidents in 2019

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc operations in 2019. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2019
0
Total incidents
2
Year
2019

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
  2. 02OTHER1 incident

All incidents in 2019

Fall from machine

Emp. had just spotted a string of rail cars at Storage & Loading, #4 Load out. Emp. exited the shuttle wagon to decouple the rail car from the shuttle wagon. The emp climbed between the rail car & shuttle wagon and fell from an elevated height of 42 inches. Emp has fractured ribs, fractured vertebrae, lacerated lung and adrenal gland. They was admitted to the hospital.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Emp states that while outside a vehicle, a bee flew up inside EE's hardhat. While removing hardhat emp contacted bee and it stung EE on the middle finger of EE's right hand. Emp had an allergic reaction and was taken to Urgent Care. Emp was given Antihistamine, Pepcid and Solumedrol injection. Emp released back to work without restrictions.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.