Mining Incidents

Best Sand CorporationOperator

Controlled by Covia Holdings LLC
MSHA Operator ID: L15205
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
41
Mines on record
1
Period
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Top causes

  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 10 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS9 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)7 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY7 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE3 non-fatal
  • DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2025
1
2024
1
2023
1
2021
1
2019
1
2017
1
2016
1
2015
3
2012
1
2011
2
2010
1
2009
1
2008
2
2007
2
2006
3
2005
4 (1f)
2004
5
2003
3
2001
2
2000
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The worker fell from the bag plant roof where he had been cleaning to the truck dock approximately 17 feet below. The specific explanations for being near the edge or for falling are unknown. Weather conditions and working surface believed to be non-contributory. There were no direct eyewitnesses to the fall. The fall resulted in the death of the worker. Investigation ongoing.