Mining Incidents

Atlas Sand Kermit North PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Kermit, Winkler County, TX · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4105367
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2018–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

February 27, 2026, an employee and a coworker were cleaning tracks on excavator. While holding the hose of a sprayer as the coworker operated the sprayer, the employee slipped from the track surface and fell from the equipment. During the fall, the employee's right leg became caught between the excavator tracks, and the employee fell to the ground.

2025 · 2 incidents

Fall from ladders

Employee received a laceration to the head after falling.

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

Employee smashed EE's hand between flange on discharge suction pipe

2024 · 2 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was working in the scrap yard. Employee was throwing rollers in the scrap yard when a bee landed on EE's back and stung EE.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using a cutting torch, cutting 4 inch square tubing when the flame of the cutting torch penetrated through employee's left welding glove.

2023 · 3 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

The bee had traveled into the employee's sleeve while outside, then the employee thought it was fly and tried swatting it out of the sleeve and ended up getting stung twice.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was on their way to the dry plant. While driving; a bee flew into EE's shirt stinging EE in the armpit.

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

While connecting conveyor sections, section DF contacted section DE causing section to slide off the dunnage it was resting on. Employee's foot was pinned. The movement continued to slide across the steel toed portion and came to rest on employee's foot, causing injury. Employee was given first aid on site and transported to ER where employee was treated and released.

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling a sand pile when employee stepped wrong and twisted left knee

2021 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee was removing inner race bearing hitting it with a hammer when a piece of the race bearing dislodged and went into EE's left thigh causing employee to get stitches

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

When walking through mud the employees foot became stuck causing EE to twist EE's right knee. Employee treatment was first aid until 3/17/2021 when EE was advised by a doctor to start physical therapy this was a first aid case until 3/17/2021

2020 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE was climbing down the ladder off the back of the water truck while holding a bucket, left hand slipped off the ladder handrail causing them to lose balance and fall to the ground and twisting an ankle.

Struck by falling object

While cutting 3/4 inch thick steel plate employee was struck on the left shin by falling plate the employee received bruising and laceration requiring 6 stiches.

2019 · 4 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was unplugging discharge chute on dryer #2 when hot material broke loose striking the EE on back of neck and ear causing EE to jump from an elevated surface, in doing so EE suffered sprained right heel and minor burns to neck and ear.

Struck by falling object

EE was changing a bearing on rotating cartridge puffer. The bearing was the load bearing part of rotating mechanism. The EE was using a bar to raise the bearing. Once the faulty bearing was raised, the EE reached under the bearing to remove it when it slide off the bar, mashing the EE's finger. The result was a fracture to EE's thumb.

Struck by flying object

While cleaning silos sand got in the employees eye, behind their Safety Glasses.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was getting into excavator and suffered a strain/sprain to right arm while pulling self up. EE went to Doctor on 2/06/19. Was released to return to work and schedule a follow-up on 2/22/19. Employee got MRI. Had torn ligament in right Bicep. Returned to work 2/22/19 with restrictions.

2018 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was traveling down stairs of the dry plant transfer tower. When EE got to the bottom EE slipped on the last step, caught self and wrenched lower back in the process.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

High winds started ladder tipping, ladder was caught by Rail/cattle guards. EE was standing in the vicinity and claimed ladder hit EE's hard Hat as it tipped.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was attempting to clean out Clarifier, with a 2 inch pipe. When attempting to push the pipe through sand build-up shoulder came out of socket and immediately went back into socket.