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May 1, 2025 Fatality

Accident Classification: Falling, Rolling, or Sliding Rock or Material of Any Kind
Location: Signal Peak Silica of Atascosa - Atascosa, Texas
Mine Controller: Orchard Global Asset Management, LLP
Mine Type: Surface
Mined Material: Sand industrial NEC
Incident Date/Time: May 1, 2025 10:05 am
PRELIMINARY REPORT

A contract miner died after material from a tailings cell pushed the excavator he was operating off a bench, causing it to overturn and become engulfed with material.

The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determination regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the accident.

FATALITY ALERT

MINE FATALITY – On May 1, 2025, an excavator operator died after material from a tailings cell engulfed the excavator he was operating. At the time of the accident, the excavator operator was loading dry material into two haul trucks.