U.S. Silica Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries
The Volvo 220F loader had a fire in the engine compartment that destroyed the loader.
Port Elizabeth Plant Metal/Non-Metal
U.S. Silica Company, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
USS Holdings Inc
Port Elizabeth,
Cumberland County,
NJ
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2800510
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2000–2013
- Latest incident
- Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
21
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,410
proposed penalties
$2,410
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 432 | 1 | 0 | 2314.8 |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 490 | 1 | 0 | 2040.8 |
| 2024 Q1 | 632 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 619 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2013 · 1 incident
2001 · 1 incident
Better Materials Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
CHEST X-RAY DIAGNOSED BY CONSENSUS READING ILO 1/1 MAJORITY OF EXPOSURE OCCURRED DURING EMPLOYMENT WITH MORIE CO. WHICH WAS PURCHASED BY UNIMIN CORP AND IN 1999 BY USSUICA/BETTER MATERIALS COR P.
2000 · 1 incident
Better Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CHANGING SCREEN ON US-01. OPERATOR WS TWISTING AND TURNING TO REMOVE SCREEN, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.