Mining Incidents

SamSand LLC Metal/Non-Metal

SamSand LLC · Surface
Controlled by Samuel M Brockinton
Garland City, Miller County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301985

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2010–2020
Latest incident
Feb 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
200
citations
71
significant & substantial
$97,676
proposed penalties
$94,350
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q2 3,691 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 7,362 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 13,488 2 0 148.3
2024 Q3 19,059 3 1 157.4
2024 Q2 18,553 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 19,118 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 23,724 7 2 295.1
2023 Q3 21,661 1 0 46.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2020 · 1 incident

February 19, 2020 AR · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
SamSand LLC · 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

November 30, 2019 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SamSand LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee fell while changing drive belt on sand screw motor.

2018 · 2 incidents

October 9, 2018 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SamSand LLC · 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.

July 6, 2018 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) POWERED HAULAGE
SamSand LLC · 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

April 15, 2016 AR · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
SamSand LLC · 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

June 3, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SamSand LLC · 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.

April 23, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
SamSand LLC · 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.

April 14, 2011 AR · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SamSand LLC · 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

November 18, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
SamSand LLC · (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.