Mining Incidents

Alpine Silica, LLCMining Incidents in 2021

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Alpine Silica, LLC operations in 2021. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2021
0
Total incidents
1
Year
2021

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident

All incidents in 2021

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee started shift on 8/28/21 at 6PM operating a Loader. At 2:30AM (8/29/21), they stopped Loader operation for a break. When they stepped down onto last step, they reported left knee bent backwards causing pain. Medical care diagnoses include: 1) sprain of unspecified site of left knee, 2-3) pain in and effusion unspecified knee, and 4) other bursitis.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Alpine Silica, LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.