Kermit Sand — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/18/2025 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 70d restricted Employee rolled EE's ankle after EE stepped on a 2"" hose that was laying on the concrete floor after stepping down from the crossover platform steps. Medical professionals were notified and employee...
07/19/2025 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was re-installing a bearing for a conveyor belt when EE felt something go in EE's eye. EE thought it was sand and didn't report it thinking it would flush itself out. On 7/21 employee's eye h...
07/19/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee used a 2.5lb hammer to hit a wrench, when they inadvertently missed and hit their left hand causing a .5in laceration. Employee received 2 stitches.
03/16/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was cleaning scales with a skid steer when EE hit the gap in the panels with the bucket causing the machine to stop suddenly, jarring the employee forward causing EE's head to hit the cab.
11/20/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Loadout Operator had to clear a plugged chute for damp loadout. They used an 8' aluminum pipe to poke the material from the top when they felt a strain in their right shoulder. Employee was taken to a...
05/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 280d lost Employee was manually moving the position of tripper 3 with another employee when they felt a strain around the Achilles of their right foot.
05/24/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 16d restricted Employee was using a cutting torch to cut I-beams at the metal scrap yard, when they stepped back to let the cut piece drop, they tripped and fell on to an I-beam hitting their tail bone against it.
03/28/2022 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 2d lost, 15d restricted Employee felt chest pains during lunch. Employee was previously greasing the plant and went to lunch just after noon. Employee did not feel any better and was taken to the ER. Employee was evaluated a...
03/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Maintenance was unloading an empty oxygen bottle from the maintenance truck to replace it with a full one. As they attempted to lift the bottle, they felt a sharp sensation in lower back and numbness...
08/22/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Party injured left shoulder while trying to lift the lid on one of the sand-trucks. Lid was bound close and the 3ft' pry bar-like tool was used. Employee stated EE may have jerked back EE's arm to har...
03/30/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost 1 Driver and 5 Passengers were riding in a UTV during non-work related activities. The driver lost control of the UTV and the vehicle ended up on its side. The bump to the head is believed to happen...
02/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Maintenance person tried to lift a sheave from the motor at sump 11. Once EE removed the sheave, EE turned to the right with the sheave in hand and felt a pinch in the back. Two co-workers did a beam...
01/11/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee experienced severe back and chest pain while shoveling sand spilling from a dryer belt. The employee collapsed onsite, EMS transported them to the Kermit Memorial Hospital. Employee was eval...
02/26/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a ratchet strap, the strap slipped off and hit EE in the face causing a laceration to EE's chin which required several stitches.
02/10/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Contracted employee started shift and went to climb into the crane. Contractor used the outrigger arms to access the cab. The contractors safety vest snagged on the hydraulic valve box and caused the...