Mining Incidents

Hat Creek Metal/Non-Metal

Alpine Silica, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Pro Frac Holding Corp
Bossier City, Caddo County, LA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1601573

Hat Creek has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2018
Latest incident
Jun 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
37
citations
5
significant & substantial
$6,464
proposed penalties
$6,464
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
22
inspections on record
400
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 400 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Hat Creek has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 24,909 2 0 80.3
2025 Q3 23,440 4 0 170.6
2025 Q2 30,587 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 26,762 1 0 37.4
2024 Q4 17,146 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 34,852 1 0 28.7
2024 Q2 44,269 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 39,750 4 1 100.6
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 43,908 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 39,569 7 1 176.9
2023 Q2 38,122 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 48,434 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 41,840 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 50,714 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 47,058 1 0 21.3
2022 Q1 58,751 1 0 17.0
2021 Q4 41,830 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 38,322 1 1 26.1
2021 Q2 35,924 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 38,900 3 1 77.1
2020 Q4 35,499 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 34,511 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 33,216 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 42,710 1 0 23.4
2019 Q4 30,950 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 30,075 1 0 33.3
2019 Q2 28,162 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 29,226 3 1 102.6
2018 Q4 29,293 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 23,221 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 22,671 2 0 88.2
2018 Q1 17,497 5 0 285.8
2017 Q4 18,312 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2018 · 1 incident

June 12, 2018 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Performance Proppants LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The dredge operator was transferring from the Jon boat to the dredge. When EE stepped from the Jon boat to the step on the side of the dredge, EE lost footing due to heavy dew on the dredge. EE slipped and landed on the dredge landing on ribs. The slip caused 3 broken ribs to the operator. This accident was not caused by lack of training or lack of following regulations.

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