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HANDLING OF MATERIALS

220260300022 · 01/20/2026 · Silica Services Mining, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Occupation
Miner, Prospector, NEC
Activity
Hand load, Hand shoveling
Injury source
SAND,GRAVEL,SHELL
Nature of injury
SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
Mine experience
0.19 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Silica Services Holdings, LLC
Operator
Silica Services Mining, LLC
Mine
0203270

Narrative

Employee was shoveling sand when they bent down to get more sand with shovel, they twisted their back and continued until it worsened.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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