I seriously doubt that. Sand is not healthy for any kind of engine (except maybe silane fuelled engines).
Yes, intake ingestion of sand is not healthy for either turbine or recip engines. But it is far easier to filter this type of debris from the intake airflow of a recip engine than a turbine engine. Turboshaft helo engines use dynamic particle separator devices on the intake that are far less effective than the barrier filters used by recip engines.