FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Name: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS at SP Silica of Atascosa, LLC
Start: 05/01/2025

Fatal · 220251320013 · 05/01/2025 · SP Silica of Atascosa, LLC

Details

Degree of injury: FATALITY
Classification: FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Accident type: Struck by rolling or sliding object
Occupation: Rotary bucket excavator operator
Activity: Power shovel, Dragline
Injury source: BROKEN ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 2.5 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Orchard Global Asset Management LLP
Operator: SP Silica of Atascosa, LLC
Mine: 4105317

Narrative

EE was operating an excavator in Pit 2 at SPS Atascosa. Pit 2 is located between two tailings ponds. 9:18 AM one of the tailings ponds breached causing tailings mixture to flow into the work site. Tailings mixture tipped over the excavator EE was operating cab side down. The front window broke, tailings mixture engulfed the cab & 75% of the vehicle. Employee could not escape.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown