Employee was attempting to trim a plastic tab on hard hat halo attachment using a pocket knife when the knife slipped and caused a laceration to left thumb below the first joint.
White Springs Ag Chems Inc dba NutrienMining Incidents in 2016
All MSHA-reportable accidents at White Springs Ag Chems Inc dba Nutrien operations in 2016. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2016
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Year
- 2016
Top incident classifications
- 01DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)4 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
- 05ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES1 incident
All incidents in 2016
Employee stated they were opening a window in the office at SRM Mobile Shop and while lifting the window they felt a slight pain in the right shoulder. Employee was seen by an off-site physician on 10/10/17 and was placed on modified work.
Employee was standing near 10-wheeler boom truck about 12-15"" from hoist cables at #2 D/L. Two other employees were using a 8 lb. sledge hammer and RR maul to drive wedge out of hoist socket. A piece of metal sheared from the maul and traveled approx. 12-15"" striking employee in back of right calf.
Employee was washing up under raw bins and some liquid splashed onto legs. The next night EE noticed redness to both legs. Employee reported to the clinic on 6/30/16 to report skin irritation to both legs.
Working with float gang, employee was holding a spud on the head side of the bolt while attempting to replace a 45 degree fitting at #2 lift on the short north tailings line. Employee's finger tip was caught when the spud turned causing an avulsion to left middle finger.
Right hand discomfort. Employee states ee was operating a manual valve on tails line & felt pain in right hand. EE later adjusted packing on pump & felt pain again. Employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome on 12/7/16 and placed on modified duty.
Employee was pulling boards at #28 spillway when employee noticed some discomfort in employee's left middle finger, employee had ongoing problem and surgery was performed on 6/20/17 for trigger finger due to repetitive work.
Employee diagnosed with right carpal tunnel syndrome.
Employee reports that for a month has been having bilateral shoulder pain. Employee states that the discomfort is worse when about to get off shift, employee operates a pit car. When employee sleeps and wakes right arm feels numb. No specific injury.