Mining (except Oil and Gas)

Industry Summary

Suffering major job losses, employees within the Mining (except Oil and Gas) industry have got to be on edge. With 2015 employment numbers coming in at 197,571, The industry has seen a decline of -4%. This change put 8,225 folks onto the unemployment line. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Mining Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 14th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Moab, UT at Intrepid Potash-Moab, Llc. A 49 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the three employees are electrocuted when truck contacted power
OSHA ID111050.015
Accident Date2018-11-10
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:15 p.m. on November 10, 2018, three maintenance employees were removing slurry pump barrel from the number 3 pump pit, using a GEHL DYNALIFT telescopic boom industrial truck. The pump barrel was suspended from a industrial truck by a metal chain wrapped around one fork of the truck. While attempting to the position pump barrel for maintenance, near a service truck, the industrial truck contacted 12,470 volt overheard power transmission line. Three employees were electrocuted. Two employees were pronounced dead at the scene, and one employee was transported to a hospital burn unit, but died of his injuries three days later.
OSHA investigators arrived in Moab, UT on Wednesday, November 14th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Intrepid Potash-Moab, Llc which had occured on Saturday, November 10th 2018. A 43 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been killed when the three employees are electrocuted when truck contacted power
OSHA ID111050.015
Accident Date2018-11-10
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:15 p.m. on November 10, 2018, three maintenance employees were removing slurry pump barrel from the number 3 pump pit, using a GEHL DYNALIFT telescopic boom industrial truck. The pump barrel was suspended from a industrial truck by a metal chain wrapped around one fork of the truck. While attempting to the position pump barrel for maintenance, near a service truck, the industrial truck contacted 12,470 volt overheard power transmission line. Three employees were electrocuted. Two employees were pronounced dead at the scene, and one employee was transported to a hospital burn unit, but died of his injuries three days later.
OSHA investigators arrived in Moab, UT on Wednesday, November 14th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Intrepid Potash-Moab, Llc which had occured on Saturday, November 10th 2018. A 37 year old Machinery maintenance occupation had been killed when the three employees are electrocuted when truck contacted power
OSHA ID111050.015
Accident Date2018-11-10
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 12:15 p.m. on November 10, 2018, three maintenance employees were removing slurry pump barrel from the number 3 pump pit, using a GEHL DYNALIFT telescopic boom industrial truck. The pump barrel was suspended from a industrial truck by a metal chain wrapped around one fork of the truck. While attempting to the position pump barrel for maintenance, near a service truck, the industrial truck contacted 12,470 volt overheard power transmission line. Three employees were electrocuted. Two employees were pronounced dead at the scene, and one employee was transported to a hospital burn unit, but died of his injuries three days later.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
1.5
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 3026
158.8%
Inspection Rate: 2.83
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 64