Freedom Proppant Kermit Mine — Accidents
Total: 6 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/14/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was replacing sprockets on skid steer, realigning the holes when the track shifted and rolled the sprockets over trapping EE's right hand between the track and sprocket |
| 05/12/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Individual injured while helping change out a bucket elevator belt. As the old and new elevators were being replaced, they got stuck together, causing them to bind. The tension caused them to abruptly... |
| 01/06/2025 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 150d restricted | While placing a diester insert and attempting to maneuver in place, IP went to grab a tool and as placed right hand along the top railing area to maintain three points of contact, the suspended load s... |
| 01/06/2022 | HOISTING | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 100d restricted | A dry plant employee had gone to the head box of bucket elevator 175A to clear an obstruction. When completed the employee had leaned the shovel against the hand rail and started to descend down. Upon... |
| 08/25/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using EE's personal knife to cut a zip tie and cut EE's left thumb. EE was not wearing gloves, and was pulling the knife towards EE's body. When EE cut through the zip tie the knife struc... |
| 05/31/2021 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee slipped while climbing down 10' A frame ladder, EE's left foot slipped off rung resulting in a laceration to EE's back left thigh from a piece of angle iron that was behind EE. Laceration was... |