Little Rock Plant: 109 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Two young boys discovered a badly decomposed body a few yards off of Woodyard Road. The area where the body was found was the south / east portion of the GEO mine site; in an area that was never mined and is very dense with vegetation and growth. The Pulaski County Sheriff's office conducted the investigation and we have no further knowledge of their investigation.

Employee was attempting to install rotor of rotary air lock. The rotor became stuck as he atttempted to insert into valve housing. He attempted to dislodge rotor, causing a sudden release of rotor. Finger was caught between rotor and handrail. Smashed tip of fourth finger on right hand, finger laceration.

Employee was working inside hopper, below crusher. He was using a small air hammer to remove material accumulated on the wall of hopper. A large piece of material apprx 150 lbs broke loose and fell from above, striking the employee and knocking off his hard hat. Employee suffered contusions to face, neck, scalp, lt shoulder and hip, as well as having hypertension and a headache.

Employee was removing trees that had blown over onto a fence.The employees cut the tree at the fence and the blade of the saw became pinched. When the employee pushed on the tree to free the saw, the tree sprung over and hit the employee's right knee and his right foot became trapped. It was determined that the he has suffered a closed fracture of the tibia and a knee sprain.

Employee slipped and fell into water while attempting to place intake hose into mud lake. He strained his back as he pulled himself up the bank of the lake, as the bank was muddy and steep.

Employee slipped on a significant amount of water that was on the kitchen floor, and fell. When the employee fell, she hit her head on the floor, causing her hair clip to cut her scalp. Employee became disoriented, dizzy, and had a headache. After a period of time had passed, she vomitted.

Small foreign object was inbedded in employee's left eye. The injury was most likely the result of a power saw or grinder. The employee is uncertain of exactly when the incident occurred.

Employee was cleaning spillage from crusher operation with a shovel. After approximately twenty minutes of shoveling, a sharp pain shot up his back.

Employee was cleaning spillage from crushing operation with shovel. As he thrust shovel into the material, he inadvertently struck steel support of machine. The sudden interruption of his intended motion caused his wrist to twist.

PULLING ON A PUMP HOSE AND STRAINED BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO WELD A PIECE OF METAL. HE HAD LEANED THROUGH A PIPE GUARD RAILING AND WAS PRESSING HIS RIBCAGE (LEFT SIDE) AGAINST RAILING WITH ONLY HIS BODY WEIGHT. EMPLOYEE REPO RTED INJURY TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULED WORKDAY.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS AND FELT KNEE BUCKLE. THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INJURY. EE DID NOT FALL OR STRIKE HIS BODY AGAINST OBJECTS.

EE STEPPED ONTO A FLOOR FROM A STAIRWAYS. THE FLOOR HAD WATER AND MUD WHICH HAD SEEPED OR LEAKED FROM AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF RAIN. EE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE. EE DID NOT FALL OR STRIKE HIM SELF AGAINST AN OBJECT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CLOGGED MATERIAL OF WALL PRECIPITATOR FROM A PIPE.HE SCRATCHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.HIS FINGER BECAME INFECTED.EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN AN ANTIBIOT IC OINTMENT AND BANDAGE TO APPLY TO FINGER. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR AS A PRECAUTION.

EMLPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DUST AND SPILLE DMATERIAL UNDER CRUSHER/CONVEYOR IN PIT USING HYVAC VACUUM SYSTEM. THE 4" HOSE BECAME CLOGGED WITH MATERIAL. EMPLOYE EWAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT HOSE OUT O F PIT IN ORDER TO REVERSE HOSE. AS HE LIFTE DON HOSE HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDENT IMMEDIATELY. WATED TO 7-6 TO ASK TO SEE DR. HE WAS THEN OFF 7/7 AND 7/8.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OIL STORAGE ROOM. HE WAS MOVING A 55 GAL DRUM TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM WITH A CHAIN HOIST TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT WHILE HE MANUALLY PUSHED THE DRUM INTO THE CORNER. AS HE PU SHED THE DRUM HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP UP ONTO THE FUEL TANK STEP OF THE 1994 FORD DUMP TRUCK TO WET DOWN A LOAD OF DUST BEFORE TRANSPORTING IT TO THE MINE HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE STEP & HE FE LT SHARP PAIN SHOOT UP HIS LEG & INTO HIS HIP HEDOES NOT REMEMBER FALLING BUT EE OPERATOR FOUND HIM ON THE GROUND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE AS IT WAS COVERED WITH MUD XRAYS TAKEN AT HOSPITAL S

EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED CLEAN UP WORK ON EACH SHIFT AS OPPOSED TO PERFORMING CLEAN UP WORK ONLY WHILE ON THE 11-7 SHIFT. THE EE FIRST ATTRIBUTED THE PAIN TO HIS LE G WHICH WAS INJURED IN THE WAR IN VIETNAM, AND THEREFORE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT. EE DECIDED TO SEE A DR ON JULY 19, 1993.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE PLACING OF A SUPER SACK ONTO FORKS OF FORKLIFT.A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST PARTICLE INTO EMPLOYEES EYE EVEN THOUGH EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASS ES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.THE EYE WAS IRRIGATED FOR 30 MINUTES WITH NO SUCCESS AND EMPLOYEE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE FAMILY CLINIC WHERE PARTICLE WAS REMOVED WITH COTTON SWAB.

PLACING SPACERS BETWEEN HINGE TO LOOSEN TAILGATE TAILGATE CLOSED SUDDENLY ON L HNAD MASHING MIDDLE FINGER

ATTCH:EMPL DRIVING DOZER ON SOME DAY,BACKED OVER PILE OF ORE 2-3'HIGH.WHEN DOZER CAME DOWN IT JARRED HIS BACK,HURT FOR 30 MIN.DIDNT HURT THE FOLLOWING DAYS BUT DID THE NIGHT HE WENT TO EMERG R M FOR STOMACH PROBLEMS 10-6-90.

DETATCHING SLING FROM CURVED BIN SCTIN ON TRAILER SECTION WET WITH DEW, LOST FOOTING SLID OFF BACK OF TRAILER

EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A CHAIN LINK ON THE COLLER DRIVE WHEN ANOTHER EMPL WHO WAS STRIKING THE SAME CHAIN LINK WITH A HAMMER CAUSED A SMALL PIECE OF THE LINK PIN TO BREAK OFF AND LODGE JUST UNDER THE SKIN IN AN AREA JUST BELOW THE EMPLS CHIN THE EMPL WAS POSITIONED APPROX AN ARMS LENGTH FROM THE CHAIN AND FACING THE WORK BOTH EMPLS WERE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES

EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING STAIRS IN NORTH PLANT TO SURGE BIN LEVEL WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON LAST STEP & FELL CUTTING HER KNEE ON EXPANDED METAL FLOOR CUT WAS T REATED AT MEDI-STAT CLINIC WHERE EMPLOY EE RECEIVED FIVE ST IT CHES TO RT.KNEE LOCATION OF CUT REQUIRED MORE STITCHES THAN NORMAL T O ASSURE PROPER HEALING

SEE ATTACHED REPORT-THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY VIOLATIONS INFLUENCED EMPLOYEE TO EXAGGERATE THE INJURY IN HOPE OF AVOIDING TERMINATION.IN LIGHT OF THIS,WE ARE ASKING MSHA TO RULE ON THIS WITH RESPECT TO CLASSIFICATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A RATCHET TO TIGHTEN A SHEET METAL SCREW WHILE INSTALLING FIBERGLASS SHEETING ON A COOLER HOOD. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE SCREW AND THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE DGE OF THE FIBERGL5SS.EMPLOYEES LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS LACERATED AND RECEIVED THREE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A CLOSED -TOP HOPPER RAIL CAR.A LOADING DOOR.24 IN CHES WIDE AND RUNNING LENTH OF THE CAR WAS OPENED TO LOAD THE CAR.THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED FORWARD TO CROSS THIS OPENING AND FELL 12 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR.THE FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED THIGH,THUMB AND NOSE.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE DESCENDING STEPS AND FELL STRIKING A WINDOW WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF PATH OF MOTION. HIS LEFT ARM STRUCK AN BROKE THE WINDOW PANE. HE RECEI VED A CUT AND MINOR SCRATCHES ON LEFT FOREARM.

THE INJURIED EMPLOYEE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ROLLING A ROLL OF RUBBER BELTING (APPROX. 100 LBS) ON THE GROUND AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE BELTING OVER A PIECE OF 6" CHANNEL IRON. MOR GAN WAS USING A PRY-BAR TO KEEP THE BELT FROM ROLLING BACKWARD. THE ROLL OF BELT ROLLED BACKARD STRIKING THE PRY-BAR THAT MORGAN WAS HOLDING KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.