The miner put on rubber boots because it was raining and a spider that was inside bit foot. EE went to the hospital a couple days later and they amputated one toe.
Eagle Lake Metal/Non-Metal
Specialty Sand Company
· Surface
Controlled by
W A Keckley
Eagle Lake,
Colorado County,
TX
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103451
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2003–2016
- Latest incident
- Jun 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
160
citations
43
significant & substantial
$79,487
proposed penalties
$61,085
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,456 | 2 | 1 | 578.7 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,466 | 2 | 0 | 577.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 4,268 | 3 | 1 | 702.9 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2016 · 1 incident
Specialty Sand Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
2013 · 1 incident
May 6, 2013
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Specialty Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was directing a front end loader to drop its bucket, but was standing under the bucket. His foot was caught between the bucket and the ground. His toe was broken.
2005 · 1 incident
November 28, 2005
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Specialty Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Driver came in 4:00 am to load his load his truck. When strapping load down, strap got caught between the pallet. He got on side to get strap when he slipped and fell and injured his lower backside.
2003 · 1 incident
Specialty Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ANOTHER EE SWUNG AT HIM WITH A FILLED TUBE AND HIT HIM WHEN HE RAISED HIS HAND TO BLOCK HIS FACE FROM BEING HIT. INJURING EE'S RING FINGER.