Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 31, 2011

 

 

THE MOSAIC COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-32327   20-0891589

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3033 Campus Drive

Suite E490

Plymouth, Minnesota

   55441
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 918-8270

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 31, 2011, Skipper Grassing, Inc. (the “Independent Contractor”), an independent contractor unrelated to The Mosaic Company (“Mosaic”), was issued an “imminent danger order” (the “Order”) by the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, under Section 107(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, to stop certain activity that the Independent Contractor was conducting at the Four Corners, Florida, phosphate rock mine of Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (“Mosaic Fertilizer”). Mosaic Fertilizer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mosaic. The activity that was the subject of the Order was that an employee of the Independent Contractor was allegedly working where there was a danger of falling from the top of a trailer load of hay bales that was 8-1/2 feet from the ground, without wearing a safety belt and safety line. A citation was also issued to the Independent Contractor in connection with the Order. No order or citation was issued to Mosaic Fertilizer in connection with this matter.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    THE MOSAIC COMPANY
Date: February 4, 2011     By:  

/s/ Richard L. Mack

    Name:   Richard L. Mack
    Title:   Executive Vice President, General
      Counsel and Corporate Secretary