Mining Incidents

Junction City SandMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Michael Hollingshead
Junction City, Talbot County, GA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0900265
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Employee was standing on a ditch bank when it collapsed. He fell into the ditch and was covered/crushed by falling material

Reportable incidents

10 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

planning and communication issues contributed to the injury.

2022 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

Got sand in EE's eye from wind swilling around. EE was wearing safety glasses

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was moving water cannon and strained shoulder.

2020 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Moving cannon direction. Sprain of left shoulder

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting metal with a side grinder with a cutting disk when it grabbed the metal and kicked back hitting employee in the upper thigh cutting leg requiring stitches.

2018 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Impact fracturing right ankle.

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using a cutting torch to cut a piece of pipe. The pipe shifted, knocking the torch toward employee's left hand and setting glove on fire. Employee suffered 1st degree burns on left thumb and hand.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Employee sat an excavator tooth on a handle of water cannon. Employee moved handle causing tooth to fall on top of head. Employee had removed hard hat for unknown reasons. Employee received a cut that required a couple of stitches.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING EQUIPMENT TOO CLOSE TO EMBANKMENT WAS NOT WATCHING EMBANKMENT COLLAPSED ALLOWING DIRT TO SURROUND MACHINE EE SUFFERED BROKEN LEG.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING MACHINE TOO CLOSE TO EMBANKMENT. THE EE WAS NOT WATCHING EMBANKMENT WH IT COLLAPSED ONTO MACHINE. EE WAS PINNED TEMPORARILY BY HIS FEET. EE THEN DISEMBANKED MACHINE AND WAS TA KEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HEWAS TREATED FOR BRUISE AND RELEASED.