Mining Incidents

Hills Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by George C Turner
Johnston County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3102056

MSHA record for Hills Pit (mine ID 3102056). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1991–1995
Latest incident
Jan 1995
Ownership history
  1. Ready Mixed Sand & Gravel 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hills Pit sits in Johnston County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Johnston County, North Carolina · Population 226,623
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$79,838
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1995 · 1 incident

January 26, 1995 NC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ready Mixed Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING DEFECTIVE COUPLING ON ROCK SCREW WHILE HANDLING COUPLING COUPLING SLIPPED & STRUCK RT INDEX FINGER CUT REQUIRED (4) STITCHES TO CLOSE

1991 · 1 incident

June 3, 1991 NC · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ready Mixed Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLEANING DIRT AWAY FROM PART TO BE REPAIRED ON DRAGLINE. A SINGLE STRAND OF WIRE ROPE WAS INT HE DIRT AND ENTERED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. FINGER TURNED RED AND SWELLED FO R ABOUT 2 DAYS.