Mining Incidents

York Silica Sand Incorporated: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Campbell Larry
York County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608133

MSHA record for York Silica Sand Incorporated (mine ID 3608133). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Ownership history
  1. York Silica Sand Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

York Silica Sand Incorporated sits in York County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
York County, Pennsylvania · Population 459,312
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$82,238
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 1 incident

February 22, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
York Silica Sand Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS HELPING TO CLEAN OUT JAMMED ROCKS AT THE CRUSHER HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & FELL ON A PIECE OF IRON RAILING BREAKING TWO RIBS

1992 · 1 incident

October 1, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
York Silica Sand Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS CLEANING OUT UNDERNEATH THE STONE BINS HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD & FELL ON IHS SIDE HE BROKE ONE RIB & BRUISED TWO OTHERS

1990 · 1 incident

March 11, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
York Silica Sand Inc · Flash burns (welding)

USING AN AUTOMATIC WELDER. RECEIVED ARC BURN FROM WELDING FLASH.