Mining Incidents

Pioneer Sands LLCOperator

Controlled by Pioneer Natural Resources USA Incorporated
MSHA Operator ID: L13776
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
176
Mines on record
8
Years on record
2000–2019

Safety benchmark

Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.

Fatality-count percentile
73th

More recorded fatalities than 73% of operators on file.

Rank
#138of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
1.2×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
2
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume

Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.

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Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 38 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 14 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS62 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)18 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE11 non-fatal
  • OTHER8 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2019
2
2018
6
2017
3
2016
1
2015
2
2014
9
2013
3
2012
8
2011
12
2010
7
2009
2
2008
2
2007
8 (1f)
2006
15
2005
13
2004
12
2003
13
2002
9
2001
30
2000
19 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

4-employees were performing preventative maintenance on the aerial tram system used to transport stone from the quarry to the plant. While tensioning the steel cable used to carry the tram buckets, the hydraulic cylinder assembly pulled loose from its anchor point. One employee was fatally injured and another suffered a broken leg, after being struck by components of the system.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 65 FT FROM LIFT BASKET HELD BY CRANE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY HARNESS. HE WAS REACHING FOR A BUCKET OF WATER HANDED UP FROM BELOW. WORKING ON A TAILINGS RELOCATION PROJE CT AT OLD QUARRY AT VOCA WEST.