EE was climbing around the wash plant water manifold to tighten up the belt on the plant motor. He put his weight onto a piece of angle iron that was welded to the plant. The angle iron broke loose, causing him to lose his balance & fall 15' to the ground.
SAND SOURCE, LLC Metal/Non-Metal
SAND SOURCE, LLC has $130K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1987–2007
- Latest incident
- May 2007
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.SAND SOURCE, LLC has $130K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,162 | 13 | 5 | 6013.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,766 | 11 | 5 | 6228.8 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,597 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,670 | 1 | 0 | 598.8 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 576 | 6 | 5 | 10416.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 916 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,655 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,114 | 4 | 0 | 3590.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
16 on file2007 · 1 incident
1992 · 2 incidents
HE WAS RUNNING TEH WASHPLANT WHEN HE NOTICED A BELT RUNNING SLOW HE WALKED BEHIND THE BELT CONVEYOR TO CHEEK WHERE A ROCK FELL OFF HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD
HE WAS TAPING BOXES AND HE WAS TURNING AROUND TO PUT THE BOX ON A ROLLER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
1990 · 4 incidents
BAGGING SAND TURNED 100LB BAG, FELT STING IN BACK
FLIPPING CUTTING EDGE ON BACK ON PICKUP WHILE TWISTING METAL TWISTED BACK
THE EMPLOYEES WERE BAGGING SAND AND HAD FINISHED A PALLET . THE FORK TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO TAKE THE PALLET OUT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING (DIRCTING) THE OPERATOR WHEN THE OPERATOR CUT THE WH EELS WHICH PINNED HIS LEG AGAINST ON EMPTY PALLET LEANING AGAINST A POLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A FLAT TIRE ON A FORD TON TRUCK WHEN LIFTING THE FLAT TIRE INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK HE HURT HIS BACK.
1989 · 4 incidents
HE WAS HAULING SAND DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, WHEN DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. HE JUMPED FROM THE MOVING TRUCK HITTING HIS HEAD AND NECK ON THE GROUND AS HE ROLLED DOWN TH E HILL.
HE WAS BAGGING 100 LB BAGS OF SAND HE LIFTED SOME APPARENTLY THE WRONG WAY AND HURT HIS BACK
HE WAS REPAIRING THE CRUSHER WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ARM ON A PIPE.
RUNNING JAW CRUSHER WHEN ROCK BECAME LODGED IN BIN.RAISED LID TO REMOVE ROCK AND LID CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON HEAD.RECD SMALL CUT ON HEAD-REQ STITCHES AND RET TO WORK SAME DAY.
1988 · 2 incidents
HE WAS H AULING SAND FROM PIT AREA TO SCREENING MACHINE WITH R22 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK WHEN TIE ROD END ON POWER STEERING CYLINDER BROKE. TRUCK TURNED WENT UP BANK ON SIDE OF ROAD & OVERTURNED.
WHILE OPERATING3ROCKDRILL,FRILLING HOLES FOR BLASTONG WHEN THE MAIN BOOM SUPPORT PIN FRACTURED AND SEPERATED ALLOWING THE BOOM TO TIP OVER ANS PINCH THE OPERATORS FOOT-THE RESULT WAS 1 POSSIBL Y 2 BONES BROKE3 ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT AND MULTIPLE BRUISES.
1987 · 3 incidents
CONVEYOR CHAIN 7UT INSIDE OF NOSE.
WORKING UNDER C9USHING PLANT RAISED STRIKING FOREHEAD
I.NAME WAS PLAC3NG JUMPER CABLES ON BATTERY & IT EXPLODED & STRUCK HIM ON THE RT FOREHEAD RT UPPER LIP & LEFT CHEECK
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