MSHA record for Oklahoma Specialty Minerals (mine ID 3401591). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE SHEAVE FROM AXLE USING A HAMMER & WEDGE HE HIT FINGER W HAMMER
I WAS WALKING THROUGH PROCESS AREA TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING SHOULDER AGAINST WALL OF ANGLE IRON BRACES
SAND PARTICLE BLEW INTO HIS EYE, WHILE WORKING. SCRATCHED AND IRRITATED LEFT EYE.
ALUMINIMUM WALK6OARD VIBRATED LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HEAD. TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM IN BROKEN ARROW, TREATED & RELEASED IN GOOD CONDITION.
A PIECE OF PIPE3FELL FROM TOP OF LEACH TANK AND HIT EMP ON HEAD
WHILE WORKING O3 SODIUM HYDROXIDE PUMP, EXCESS FLUID IN THE LINES DRIPPED ONTO PUMP VALVES WHIOCXXX WHICH WERE BEING REPAIRED BY ALTHOUGH WORKER WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES. ALSO GOGGLES, FACE MASK AND RUBBE9 BOOTS ACID RAN DOWN GLOVE SLEEVE AND DRIPPED ONTO FOREARMS. HE WASHED AREA WITH WATER ANF VINEGAR TO NEUTRALIZE ACIDE AND FINISHED WORK SHIFT.
DURING ROUTINE 7ESTING OF EQUIPMENT, BEFORE THE INTIAL START. MINER WAS IN PROCESS OF REPAIRING SUMP PUMP WHEN ELECTRIC MTR. GOT HOT AND QUIT WORKING, INSTEAD OF TURNING OFF THE AIR HE CONTIN UED TO WORK AND3AS THE FLOATER SWITCH RACHED THE LEVEL TO TURN ON, THE RESULT WAS A BLAST OF AIR, WATER AND HYDROXIDE MIXTURE TO HIS FACE AT EYE LEVEL.