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. |