All MSHA-reportable accidents at Superior Silica Sands, LLC operations in 2017. Fatalities appear first.
While diver was outside the truck cleaning the mud flaps, EE noticed a turnbuckle stuck in the tail gate. EE tried to free the turnbuckle by lifting the tail gate with left hand. When the turnbuckle came free the gate shut smashing 4 fingers on the left hand.
Employee was helping change the paddles on a scrubber. Employee was standing on the frame or the scrubber tower guiding the scrubber's into the chamber when employee lost balance and fell on to catwalk about 5 feet below. Employee was wearing fall protection but was not tied high enough to dampen the fall.
Employee was placing a counterweight object on a water hose to prevent the hose from ""wiping"". EE's gloves were wet and EE dropped the object on EE's right hand.
A miner entered a restricted area before the screener had stopped its motion. While inside the guarding EE claimed was struck at the back of leg by a 4x4 piece of plywood knocking EE into the screener. The miner received 2 cuts to the left leg that required stitches and broke the fibula due to EE's foot going into product hole and then being struck by the screener.