HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC
Start: 04/21/2006

220061220027 · 04/21/2006 · Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Contact with hot objects or substances
Occupation: Warehouseman, Bagger, Palletizer/Stacker, Store keeper, Packager, Fabricator, Cleaning plant operator
Activity: Inspect equipment or mine
Injury source: WATER
Nature of injury: BURN OR SCALD (HEAT)
Body part: LOWER EXTREMITIES, MULTIPLE PARTS
Days lost: 0
Mine experience: 1 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Hugh E Harvey
Operator: Intrepid Potash-New Mexico, LLC
Mine: 2900170

Narrative

Employee was checking to see if leach tank was dumping. The floor was covered with 4-6"" of foam. He stepped into 8"" x 12"" hole between 3 leach tank dump lines into the mill sump, filling his R boot with hot brine water, causing burn.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown