Smart Sand, Inc. — Accidents

Total: 51 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/22/2024 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted While performing cleanup around the wet plant, employee was operating a mini track dingo. While operating, the EE's wrist was caught between an angled crossbeam and the operating joystick. EE was able...
08/30/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a bolt overhead when the tool slipped and EE received a small laceration which could have healed itself by location, but the employee requested sutures. EE did not receive any wo...
06/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted Employee experienced shoulder pain after pulling and securing a rope from one barge to another. Employee received an injection for pain at the doctor office but was cleared to work for employee's next...
04/14/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During reinstallation of a tail pulley guard, the guard shifted. The employee tried to stabilize the guard when it shifted, and a piece of expanded metal cut through the employee's glove. The employ...
12/11/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a belt when EE cut EE's hand. The utility knife slipped while cutting the belt and cut through EE's glove requiring sutures. Employee returned to full duty without missing any...
11/23/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee picked up tools before leaving the morning line out meeting, and strained EE's back. Employee was given lifting restrictions and an injection for the pain from a doctor. Employees returned to...
10/12/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing plastic PEX tubing on a conveyor. EE cut index finger and was treated with sutures. Employee returned to full duty, without missing any days of work and without work restrictio...
10/03/2022 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee bent down to connect a small utility trailer to a hitch and felt a pain in their back. The employee received work restrictions from a chiropractor, limiting them to ""no lifting"" while on r...
12/10/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was obtaining an item from personal vehicle in parking lot during lunch break and slipped, causing pain in right knee. Employee has history of personal injury with right knee and the slip cau...
10/25/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost 10/16 Office worker c/o back pain after walking up a stairway. Medical treatment refused by employee. 10/22 - Employee visited doctor and had clean x-rays, receiving no restrictions. Employee worked a...
08/27/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 51d restricted In the course of performing normal duties during a shift, an employee experienced pain in the left shoulder. Employee thinks this may have occurred during a Rotex screen change. Employee visited a doc...
07/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 3d restricted Employee was rigging poly-pipe and struck shoulder on mast of telehandler. Employee finished shift without issue, but then began to experience shoulder pain. After visit to physician, employee was adv...
07/08/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 15d restricted Employee stepped over a stockpile retaining wall and slipped, cutting EE's leg on a conveyor frame. This resulted in sutures in EE's right shin.
06/06/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing teeth on excavator bucket and small fragment broke off and was embedded in side. Employee was evaluated by physician, and after attempting to remove object, physician opted to le...
05/31/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee cut EE's finger on a conveyor frame while cleaning beneath the conveyor. The employee received three stitches on EE's right index finger. Employee returned to full duty, without missing an...
05/29/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 23d restricted Employee misjudged the last rung of step ladder, missed rung and went to floor. Twisted right knee with wrench in pants pocket. Dislocated knee cap, eventually diagnosed with tear in ACL, given light...
02/15/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Employee was walking back to the office on a plowed main road and lost balance. Employee did not fall, but in the process of regaining balance developed some lower back pain. Employee received lifting...
11/28/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost Employee has been mobile equipment operator for 6 years with operator, prior to employee was a tool and die machinist for 14 years. Employee had hand pain predating work as a miner, and sought treatme...
11/26/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee tripped while walking and was diagnosed with an unspecified bruise on ee right thigh. Employee requested restrictions limiting ladder use for mounting mobile equipment at assessment.
10/22/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 20d restricted At approximately 9am on October 22nd, employee sustained a back injury from losing balance and falling backwards from about 4-5 feet. The fall appears to be from an existing diabetic medical issue.
08/30/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a drill in the shop and the drill bit slipped, resulting in a cut on the arm. Employee received stitches to close the laceration, and was given clearance to return to work without r...
07/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee received first aid treatment after small cut on finger. EE was prescribed an antibiotic and given limited use of right hand work restrictions.
07/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While at work site, employee had incidental contact with pipe and received cut on finger. Received 4 stitches on finger and was released & returned to work same day.
04/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fell off conveyor and dislocated knee and lower leg.
03/10/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was operating a front end loader. The loader hit a bump in the road while approaching a stockpile, which caused the operator's head to hit the sun visor resulting in a laceration. The operato...
03/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee noted back pain at the end of shift after performance of normal duties. On March 12th, the employee was cleared to return to work without restrictions.
02/21/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1348d lost Employee was headed to clock out, didn't follow the treated walking path and slipped on ice.
02/17/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 328d lost Injured employee was flagging an operator to lift a piece of poly pipe, when the forklift raised the pipe ice began sliding out of the pipe striking the injured employee.
01/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a piece of I beam and slipped allowing the beam to fall on left index finger.
01/09/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted The employee was helping sort out steel beams. The beams were standing on 4x4 boards, when a forklift picked up a beam off of the front of the stack and the rear beams slumped due to a depression in...
01/03/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted Concrete crew placing concrete pad with pump truck. Temperatures single digits, wind chill sub-zero digits. Hose line blockage, became loose, started to whip. Hose operator moved out of the way, lost...
11/14/2017 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 1d lost Vision in EE's left eye became blurry. Upon examination, EE was diagnosed with cephalgia, or cluster/migraine headaches. EE was released the same day. It was recommended EE take a day off to rest and...
05/20/2017 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee called over radio needed help in Dry 2. A groundsman answered and found EE on floor. Groundsman asked employee what was wrong and employee briefly fainted. Employee regained consciousness sec...
01/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 113d restricted The operator was accessing a covered conveyor to replace rollers. While going from one side of the covered conveyor to the other, the operator felt a sharp burning pain in EE's right knee. The operato...
12/08/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was lowering ""Y"" pipe with a come-a-long. Chain of come-a-long encountered safety latch, releasing pipe. Pipe fell 1 foot coming in contact with other pipe. Operator's leg was pinched in be...
09/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator shoveling, felt a pain in his lower back. Left work for the day, went to doctor. Doctor determined lower back sprain.
09/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Operator was lifting Rotex frames into a Rotex machine. Operator suffered an injury to his right shoulder.
07/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Grounds employee was reinserting a wire mesh screen into the bottom deck of a Rotex mineral separator. While pushing the screen in, the employee felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The employee was a...
04/02/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was changing a cutting edge on a John Deere 3230 skid steer. When trying to remove a worn bolt, the pliers slipped off the bolt cutting through the miners glove and cutting the pad of his r...
11/05/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost Miner was operating 740B Cat Haul truck, he positioned the haul truck for loading. In the process of loading, the miner started to back up his haul truck and came in contact with the excavator bucket...
09/20/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost An employee leaving the mine property for lunch, was involved in a motorcycle accident. A deer jumped in front of the employee, he over corrected and veered off into the ditch area.
08/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was using an extension ladder to remove a rock from a tail pulley. Bottom of the ladder slipped out from under the miner and he fell to the ground.
05/27/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A maintenance employee was lowering the tail pulley & bearing on to an adjuster with a lever chain hoist. Using his left index finger to hold the bolt in place he was lowering the unit when the rever...
04/24/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two miners were working with the access door on the dryer. One miner was holding the door and the other miner was checking the seal. When suction from the fan caused the door to slip from the miners...
03/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted The miner was entering the dryer building, when the east side door closed on his left hand, ring finger.
01/02/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Miners were removing ice built up in belt feeder 2. The miner was using a long handled scrapper. When it became hung up on a shaft. When it finally came loose, the handle struck employee in the scr...
08/28/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing a screen in Rotexes, the wrench slipped off the holding clip and cut his knuckle on his right hand.
08/21/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted He was operating a front end loader dumping sand into the hopper. While driving up the ramp the loader ran over a large rock jolting the operator in his seat. Injuring his lower back and hip.
08/13/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two Miners were shoveling under C-21 splitter gate, located at the north east side of the Wet Plant. One miner shoveled in the direction of the other miner and hit the second miner on accident in the...
04/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was assisting in ongoing maintenance of the feed hopper on belt feeder number 1. While he was moving a sheet of steel with a co-worker, the steel sheet was caught on frozen ground. When he pul...