US Silica CompanyMining Incidents in 2026

Employee fell forward hitting their face while moving vacuum hose up a concrete ramp.

Employee tripped over a 3-inch pipe that was staged for an outage outside of the maintenance shop. The employee fell to the ground and landed on EE's left upper torso, resulting in fractured ribs.

Employee was helping free a frozen switch when they lost grip and stumbled backwards. Right knee injury occurred and employee was able to continue work activities until surgery restrictions put into place on 3/26/2026

Winter blizzard and changing weather conditions created slippery surfaces. Ice developed on top platform dust collector and created a slippery surface. After performing maintenance task to thaw frozen air lines, employee sustained a left ankle injury after ascending ladder and stepping on the top platform for accessing the dust collector resulting in restricted duty.