Mississippi Sand, LLC
· Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
The victim was unloading a rail car using a transloading conveyor and was entangled in the feed end of the conveyor.
Seagraves, TX Metal/Non-Metal
U.S. Silica Company
· Surface
Controlled by
USS Holdings Inc
Seagraves,
Gaines County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4105004
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2014–2018
- Latest incident
- Oct 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
34
citations
5
significant & substantial
$16,972
proposed penalties
$16,972
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 15,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 14,659 | 3 | 0 | 204.7 |
| 2017 Q4 | 13,307 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 3,493 | 2 | 0 | 572.6 |
| 2016 Q1 | 5,044 | 3 | 0 | 594.8 |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 7,149 | 3 | 0 | 419.6 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
6 on file (excluding fatalities above)2018 · 3 incidents
October 5, 2018
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
U.S. Silica Company · Struck against stationary object
The employee was attempting to sharpen a garden hoe when employee's hand slipped resulting in a laceration to right thumb. The resulting wound required 4 sutures to close.
July 9, 2018
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U.S. Silica Company · Fall onto or against objects
EE was cutting screen when EE stepped back to evaluate work and their right heel got caught in screen causing them to fall and strike the bucket on the skidsteer bucket that was parked in the vicinity.
April 1, 2018
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U.S. Silica Company · Struck by falling object
EE was putting a bearing away on a mid-height shelving area in the conex when the bearing slipped from hand and struck the metatarsal area of left foot.
2016 · 1 incident
May 25, 2016
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mississippi Sand, LLC · Struck against stationary object
Miner fell off railcar and struck right hand on side of car. Fall protection devices (harness and retractable lanyard) arrested miners fall.
2015 · 1 incident
April 27, 2015
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mississippi Sand, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Injured miner reported on 4.28.15 that on 4.27.15 he "tweaked" his back while manually sliding a piece of conveyor belt onto skid steer forks for lifting. Later, same day (4.27.15), he hurt his back again lifting scrap conveyor out of skid steer bucket. Diagnosed with lumbar strain on 4.28.15.
2014 · 1 incident
November 20, 2014
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mississippi Sand, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner stepped off of concrete slab approximately 11 inches from lower level and rolled right ankle.