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SP Silica of Atascosa, LLCOperator

Controlled by Orchard Global Asset Management LLP
MSHA Operator ID: 0155113
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
30
Mines on record
1
Period
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Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
  • FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS1 fatality
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS11 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON9 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2025
2 (1f)
2024
5
2023
6
2022
2 (1f)
2021
2
2020
2
2019
4
2018
7

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
SP Silica of Atascosa, LLC
Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE was operating an excavator in Pit 2 at SPS Atascosa. Pit 2 is located between two tailings ponds. 9:18 AM one of the tailings ponds breached causing tailings mixture to flow into the work site. Tailings mixture tipped over the excavator EE was operating cab side down. The front window broke, tailings mixture engulfed the cab & 75% of the vehicle. Employee could not escape.

SP Silica of Atascosa, LLC
Struck by falling object

Employee was working with a 3 man crew dismantling a Caterpillar 390F Excavator. During dismantling, EE was impacted by the counterweight. The other 2 crew members did not witness the accident.