MALVERN MINING: 65 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was removing a starter from an International truck. The bolts were seized up and EE was using a cutting torch to heat the bolts for removal. EE who is nearsighted, slid the prescription safety glasses up to ensure EE was heating the proper bolt when hot grease hit left cheek and splattered into left eye causing a chemical burn.

Associate was closing gate at equipment storage. While closing the gate a red wasp came towards him and associate's instinct was to jump back, when he did his left ear contacted the razor wire on the top of the gate. He received a laceration to his left ear that required 8 stitches.

Operator was changing 7' cutting edges on road grader. Operator removed all bolts from cutting edge and found it in a bind. Operator removed 3 of the 4 bolts in the outside cutting edge when 7' cutting edge came free and fell striking him in the right shin and right foot.

The claimant was watching another employee strike a master pin with a sledgehammer. A piece of metal from the master pin shattered off and embedded in the claimants forehead. He was wearing safety glasses.

Employee states that around April 28 or 29, 2004, his hand and wrist started getting sore and then later started swelling. Around that time he was running the scraper on short hauls which caused him to use the levers more often. The soreness and swelling continued and employee came in to report the pain and swelling in his hand and wrist on 5-10-04.

EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A TRUCK - TURNED TO REACH FOR IMPACT WRENCH - TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

WAS BREAKING UP CONCRETE IN A NON- MINING AREA WIHT A TRACK HOE ( TEARING DOWN AN OLD DRYER)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF SCRAPER AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPL WAS OPERATING DOZER IN REVERSE, WAS TURNED AROUND IN SEAT WHEN HE PLACED DOZER IN FORWARD GEAR & JOLTED HIMSELF WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER MINING EMPLOYEES TO REPLACE THE PADDLES ON A SCRAPER.A PADDLE SLIPPED AND AMPUTATED THE DISTAL JOINT(A PORTION OF) THE INDEX FINGER.

EE TEMPORATILY WORKING FOR OSHA SIDE OF PLANT LEFT SIDE BEGAN HURTING AFTER LIFTING SIDEBOARDS FOR DRAYAGE TRUCK. EE WAS TRANSPORTING BRUICK FROM OLD CENTRAL REGION VARD TO NEW LOCATION. EE RE PORTED INJURY 12-20-90 AND WAS CHECKED BY THE CODR DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE APPENDICITIS OR MSUCLE STRAIN, BUT MORE SYPTOMS RELATED TO APPENDICITIS. AFTER WEEK EE RECHECKED BY DR AND DIAGNOSED A

EMP EXITING TRUCK HE FELT SOMETHING ON HIS RIGHT HAND, WITHOUT LOOKING HE BRUSHED HIS HAND OF. ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER HE NOTICED 2 BLISTERS ON HI SFINGER. AT THE END OF DAY HE REPORTED SOMETH ING STINGING HIM. AFTER HE WENT HOME HIS HAND STARTED SWELLING AND RED STREAKS APPEARED HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AROUND 10:00 PM AND WAS TREATED FOR AN INSECT STING.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING D-8 DOZER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF CAB.HIOS FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL FEET FIRST TO THE GROUND.WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE DOZER TRACK.INJU RY WAS ABRASION TO HIS BACK AND A MINOR CUT TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.EMPLOYEE FAINTS AT THE SIGHT OF BLOOD.HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR SHOCK.

FIVE YOUTHS TRESPASSED ONTO ACME PROPERTY ONBIKES. THEY CAME OT ONE OF THE PONDS AND I,NAME AGE 16 DECIDED TO SWIM. HE ENTERED THE WATER AND DEVELOPED CRAMPS, TWO TO THE OTHER BOYS TRIED TO SA VE HIM BUT COULD NOT. HE DROWN IN APPROX. 10 FT OF WATER. HOT SPRING COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. INVESTIGATED THE DROWNING.

EMP WAS CUTTTIN1 AND STRIPPING WIRES ON HIS TRUCK RADIO HE WAS USING POCKET KNIFE IT SLIPPED CAUSING IT TO CUT ACROSS HIS RT FOREFINGER THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES