All MSHA-reportable accidents at US Silica Company operations in 2020. Fatalities appear first.
The IE is a security guard. EE lowered a chain across a roadway, drove forward a few feet with EE's left leg outside the vehicle and the leg jammed into the ground causing EE's left knee to be injured with a break of a bone in the knee.
The employee was removing excavator teeth from a metal bin. As EE was removing a tooth, EE's left hand struck a piece of sheet metal. The sheet metal cut EE's left index finger. As a result, stitches were required.
Employee working in a sand dryer repairing the refractory lining. Stepped on a sharp refractory anchor that penetrated the sole of EE's boot. Puncture wound rt. foot.
A polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) holding tank and pipelines were being flushed. Investigation shows that the employee was standing on a flange 2 ft. off ground to adjust an overhead valve. EE's foot slipped and turned a ground level valve that sprayed a mixture of 99% water and 1% PVA at a temperature of 210 F onto EE's left inner calf resulting in second-degree burns.
EE suffered soft tissue damage, in the right shoulder, resulting from a fall to the same level, while walking on uneven ground in the pit. The injury was treated as a first aid. EE was prescribed Physical Therapy. EE began Therapy on 1/22/2021.
Employee experienced right shoulder discomfort after removing a screen deck from a mineral separator.
Employee injured right shoulder replacing a filter belt.
Miner fell walking next to haul truck, and landed on right elbow and experienced right shoulder discomfort.
Employee was troubleshooting a palletizer and put EE's hand on a motor terminal box to see if brake was engaging. Motor box jumped and caught in between top of motor box and metal guard. Employee suffered broken hand needing medical treatment.
The injured employee had been reclaiming product (repeatedly lifting/pulling 55-lb bags) when EE developed pain in left shoulder and both hands. The injured employee was treated with first aid measures and EE's pain did not improve. EE was seen by a doctor on 8/12/2020 and issued work restrictions.
The injured employee was stepping down off of a step stool when employee began to turn. Employee's foot slipped on wet slick concrete and employee fell to the ground. The injured employee's right arm impacted the concrete ground hyperextending elbow and fracturing radial (arm) bone.
Employee slipped and fell while holding the end of a 60-80 lb pump. EE's left hand was caught in between the pump and the concrete ground injuring EE's left middle finger.
Contractor employee was climbing the ladder steps on a CAT 50 ton haul truck to check the oil. A foot slipped and they hit a knee. Employee informed a supervisor the next day and was taken to the Dr. The Dr. said the knee was bruised and employee was placed on light duty.
In the process of loading a railcar, the affected employee received a laceration on right hand due to inadvertent contact with the loadout spout. The laceration required 5 stitches to close which prevented the employee from using that hand for the employee's job.
Employee was injured in the track mobile during a collision. *Second submission. Spoke with MSHA help desk 3/16 and had uploading error.
As employee exited a rubber tire yard forklift, foot missed or was partially on the step and they lost balance and fell backwards. Hard hat fell off and they struck the back of head on a vertical structural beam resulting in a 3"" long laceration. Employee was treated at the hospital with 3 staples to close the wound and a tetanus shot.
Employee stated that EE felt pain in EE's neck and back when the loader operator dropped a load of sand into EE's haul truck.
Employee was walking down a set of internal stairs when left foot slipped. The employee was holding both handrails. The employee's weight settled on left arm and shoulder and the employee felt a ""popping"" sensation in left shoulder. As the employee caught self and straightened up, EE again felt shoulder ""pop"" back into place.
The employee was using a pipe wrench to manually lower the thickener tank rake when the mechanism broke free EE's finger was smashed between structure and wrench.
An employee was working on a Hammer Mill performing a rebuild. While EE was tightening a bolt, the wrench on the right slipped off the bolt resulting in EE's right hand moving upwards and contacting the sharp edge of the liner that was adjacent to the access door. The employee received a laceration on the top of EE's right hand.
Employee pinched finger while using a torque wrench.