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Pioneer Sands LLC operator

Controlled by Pioneer Natural Resources USA Incorporated
MSHA operator ID: L13776

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
176
Mines on record
8
Years on record
2000–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
865
citations
217
significant & substantial
$400,079
proposed penalties
$367,621
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2019
2
2018
6
2017
3
2016
1
2015
2
2014
9
2013
3
2012
8
2011
12
2010
7
2009
2
2008
2
2007
8 (1f)
2006
15
2005
13
2004
12
2003
13
2002
9
2001
30
2000
19 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
March 23, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Premier Silica LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

4-employees were performing preventative maintenance on the aerial tram system used to transport stone from the quarry to the plant. While tensioning the steel cable used to carry the tram buckets, the hydraulic cylinder assembly pulled loose from its anchor point. One employee was fatally injured and another suffered a broken leg, after being struck by components of the system.

November 17, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 65 FT FROM LIFT BASKET HELD BY CRANE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY HARNESS. HE WAS REACHING FOR A BUCKET OF WATER HANDED UP FROM BELOW. WORKING ON A TAILINGS RELOCATION PROJE CT AT OLD QUARRY AT VOCA WEST.