Mining Incidents

SamSand LLCMetal/Nonmetal

SamSand LLC · Surface
Controlled by Samuel M Brockinton
Garland City, Miller County, AR · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301985
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2010–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2020 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee received partial fingertip amputation, crush injury to finger and open fracture of distal phalanx of right hand when positioning forks on a Cat 1255D Telehandler. Forks were pushed out by employee who had a hand behind forks and when they swung back, fingers were caught between forks and mast.

2019 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee fell while changing drive belt on sand screw motor.

2018 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator slipped on bottom step getting off of front end loader,twisting ankle when their hit the ground. Employee refused to be evaluated beyond first aid the day of accident. Employee asked to get it looked at on 10/16/2018. Medical Exam concurred ankle was broken.

Fall from machine

Improper selection of man basket resulted in a 25' fall from unsecure man basket attached to telehandler, fall resulted in broken ankles and heels, right leg and left wrist.

2016 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was placing cribbing under a pipe and right ring finger was pinched between pipe and cribbing miners hand was positioned on end of cribbing and EE jammed fingers into pipe

2011 · 3 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

While preparing a belt splice the employee slipped on the conveyor frame falling forward until his eyebrow and bridge of nose made contact with a conveyor cover hoop.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While repairing pump on pontoon, employee struck bridge of nose with angle iron while bending over in water. Root cause was lack of awareness of surroundings.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee walked out of lab and ran into a cigarette butt can that was out from and to the left of the doorway. This caused employee to fall and when she placed her hands on the ground to stop her fall she sprained her right wrist. she did not wish to see a doctor but saw one after her shift. Root cause was not watching where she was walking.

2010 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Contract welder had an apparent seizure. He has a history of seizures. His partner observed him laying over a steel beam that he had been welding on, gasping for air. There were no apparent injuries other than minor blood coming from his nose. His breathing was fine and pulse strong although slightly fast. He left in an ambulance.