Mining Incidents

Erna Sands LLCMetal/Nonmetal

Erna Sands LLC · Surface
Erna, Mason County, TX · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104817
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2010–2019
Latest incident
May 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2019 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

No conditions contributing to the accident.

2015 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

No damage, no impairment.

Unclassified, insufficient data

No contributing conditions/no impairment.

2014 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

NO contributing conditions, Damage or Impairment

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner strained a muscle in his shoulder from a slip and fall accident, no danger no impairment

2013 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Miner strained his back stepping off excavator, No danger - no impairment,

Struck by falling object

Debris fell from above platform and struck the miner on his hard hat. No damage. No impairment.

2012 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Dryer chute overflowed and forearm came in contact with material, no damage no impairment

Struck by falling object

Two miners were replacing impeller blocks for a VSI crusher, while removing the old impeller blocks, one block was dropped by another miner and smashed the injured miners left ring finger on the distal joint causing a contusion. Damage or impairment has not been verified at this time.

2011 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

no conditions no impairment

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner was changing an oil filter on a haul truck. When the filter released from the truck the miner pulled a muscle in his groin. No damage or impairment.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Clean up using a skid steer, the employee drove to close to a concrete pillar and his left thumb was struck. No damage or impairment.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee injured was washing off a concrete surface with a water hose. No known conditions contributed to the accident, no damage or impairment.