Alpine Silica-San Antonio — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/16/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was using a 2 pound sledgehammer to remove a worn tooth from an excavator bucket. When the operator hit the worn tooth (one time) with the hammer, a metal shard broke off of the worn tooth an...
11/30/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 4d restricted Miner struck by 'clay boulder' when EE crawled into a feed hopper to clear an obstruction. The miner suffered muscle damage requiring hospitalization and medication. Diagnosed with Rhabdomyolysis. No...
11/06/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner Suffered a laceration requiring 6 sutures to their left arm while removing a dryer expansion joint.
09/22/2024 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Miner suffered 3rd degree burns to the abdomen when a hose popped off the seal pump in the process of removal. Burns required debridement and an allograft.
04/23/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While observing another miner removing teeth from an excavator bucket from approximately 5-6 feet away. The injured miner was struck in the hand by a shard of metal (approximately 4mm X5mm) that broke...
03/27/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner suffered pinch caused laceration to 5th digit of right hand when latch sprung open from tension on rotex door. Miner was in process of inspecting screens. Laceration required 3 sutures to close...
03/26/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner suffered crushing laceration to big toe on right foot when a counterweight fell, striking EE's foot. EE was wearing steel toe boots which protected the foot from more serious injury. The miners...
02/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While conducting inspection of a conveyor, they grasped a roller which had a sharp edge causing laceration to their hand which required 5 sutures to close the wound.
07/29/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted The employee slipped while climbing down from an Excavator's tracks. EE had three points of contact and did not fall but sprained shoulder.
06/09/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 81d restricted Employee was adjusting the chain rigging on a dewatering screen motor. They hooked the rigging onto the fork of a skytrac. The skytrac operator did not wait for verbal confirmation or hand signals to...
06/09/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE was traveling down the main entrance road, with EE's bucket down low and hit a pot hole. EE's bucket contacted the ground and the loader came to an abrupt stop and EE's improperly adjusted seat bel...
04/01/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 75d restricted An employee was driving the manlift around the side of the plant to look into one of the main feed hoppers to check for a material cog. A front wheel loader working in the area did not see the manlift...
03/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 170d lost A truck driver arrived on site around 10:15PM and pulled up to MS, LLC's Safe Rach System to open the sand box hatch. Driver lowered the Safe-Rack cage properly onto the box. While opening the box hat...
05/31/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was climbing off excavator and slipped in the mud on the ground. Causing a small knee strain.