Junction City Sand has $432K in proposed MSHA penalties and $510 outstanding across 14 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1988–2025
Latest incident
Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
319
citations
117
significant & substantial
$431,648
proposed penalties
$304,771
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $126,877 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
319 citations across 1,560 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Junction City Sand has $432K in proposed MSHA penalties and $510 outstanding across 14 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$432K
proposed penalties
$305K
current assessed
$305K
paid to date
$510
outstanding
316 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
Of $360K in penalties contested before the Commission, $222K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
75citations taken to the federal commission · 24% of citations on record
Settled
52 · 69%
Stood as issued
17 · 23%
Vacated or withdrawn
6 · 8%
87%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 45 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
38%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$359K proposed, $222K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2014-11-10.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2026-04-22
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
22
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg13
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz7
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (22)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2026-04-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.3
1.03
0.29
Building Repair/Maint.
2026-04-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.36
0.50
Scale Man
2026-04-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.85
0.22
Front-end Loader Operator
2026-04-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.54
0.24
Front-end Loader Operator
2016-05-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2016-05-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2016-05-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2014-12-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2014-12-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
1.99
0.12
Dredge/Barge Operator
2014-12-04
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.6
2.75
0.22
Dredge/Barge Operator
2009-11-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2009-11-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2009-11-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Screen/Scalper Operator
2009-05-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Hydrating Plant Operator
2009-05-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2007-07-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-07-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2005-02-02
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.81
Dredge/Barge Operator
2005-02-02
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.77
Bulldozer Operator
2002-04-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2002-04-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Dredge/Barge Operator
2002-04-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.14
0.68
0.21
Dredge/Barge Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Junction City Sand recorded 6.79 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
6.79
total case rate
6.79
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Georgia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.20 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
6.79
6.79
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
13.27
13.27
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
12.49
6.24
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
11.64
5.82
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
14
2025
14
2024
12
2023
14
2022
16
2021
14
2020
13
2019
15
2018
13
2017
11
2016
7
2015
9
2014
9
2013
8
2012
11
2011
12
2010
14
2009
17
2008
20
2007
27
2006
29
2005
31
2004
30
2003
29
2002
24
2001
22
2000
23
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Junction City Sand sits in Talbot County, Georgia, 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.
Talbot County, Georgia · Population 5,753
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$45,098
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2
11,547
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
8,223
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
8,328
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
8,544
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
6,742
2
1
296.6
2025 Q1
5,842
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
7,015
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
6,969
3
0
430.5
Show 97 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
7,396
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
6,795
1
0
147.2
2023 Q4
7,754
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
8,241
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
8,214
2
0
243.5
2023 Q1
8,684
5
0
575.8
2022 Q4
3,105
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
9,575
21
8
2193.2
2022 Q2
10,302
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
7,168
3
1
418.5
2021 Q4
10,045
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
9,665
2
0
206.9
2021 Q2
6,961
5
2
718.3
2021 Q1
5,974
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
7,008
2
0
285.4
2020 Q3
7,777
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
8,251
5
2
606.0
2020 Q1
8,992
2
0
222.4
2019 Q4
8,475
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
9,641
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
9,392
6
1
638.8
2019 Q1
9,158
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
8,711
1
1
114.8
2018 Q3
9,176
8
2
871.8
2018 Q2
9,363
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
7,113
5
1
702.9
2017 Q4
4,845
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
7,155
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
5,016
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,480
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,212
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
3,902
3
0
768.8
2016 Q1
3,163
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,988
2
0
669.3
2015 Q3
5,016
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
5,356
1
0
186.7
2015 Q1
4,591
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,094
4
1
977.0
2014 Q3
5,808
3
2
516.5
2014 Q2
5,353
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
4,877
29
14
5946.3
2013 Q4
3,916
1
0
255.4
2013 Q3
3,953
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,948
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
3,422
2
1
584.5
2012 Q4
4,334
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
5,884
2
0
339.9
2012 Q2
5,464
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
5,450
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
4,361
2
0
458.6
2011 Q3
6,376
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,688
7
2
1046.7
2011 Q1
5,033
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
5,065
16
5
3158.9
2010 Q3
9,853
1
0
101.5
2010 Q2
8,322
17
2
2042.8
2010 Q1
7,777
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
7,440
11
7
1478.5
2009 Q3
8,331
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
9,474
10
5
1055.5
2009 Q1
10,093
7
3
693.5
2008 Q4
9,436
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
12,468
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
13,076
9
3
688.3
2008 Q1
13,070
6
2
459.1
2007 Q4
14,317
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
17,436
20
11
1147.1
2007 Q2
18,446
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
18,589
11
5
591.7
2006 Q4
20,014
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
21,087
17
2
806.2
2006 Q2
19,076
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
20,700
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
23,273
20
10
859.4
2005 Q3
24,790
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
22,597
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
17,898
8
5
447.0
2004 Q4
19,348
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
20,459
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
20,440
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
19,120
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
20,671
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
20,193
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
19,050
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
5,272
6
1
1138.1
2002 Q4
17,638
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
16,632
7
5
420.9
2002 Q2
16,890
6
1
355.2
2002 Q1
14,118
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
15,146
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
14,699
12
10
816.4
2001 Q2
14,053
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
13,788
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
15,451
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
15,180
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
15,765
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
13,966
4
1
286.4
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
December 13, 2013GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanFatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
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
April 19, 2018GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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
August 24, 2017GA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
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
March 20, 2002GA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
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.
1994 · 2 incidents
September 29, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
I.NAME,A SALESMAN FROM AN ELECTRIC CO,STOPPED BTY TO CHECK OUT ELEC SWITCH HE HAD SOLD US.IN CHECKING OUT WITH METER,SOMEHOW CONTACT WAS MADE CAUSING 2 440V LEGS TO SHORT OUT CAUSING FLASH.
IN TRYING TO PULL A BARGE OUT OF LAKE I GOT INTO LOADER BUCKET & MOTIONED OPERATOR TO CARRY ME 150FT OUT INTO LAKE TO CONNECT CHAIN TO BARGE HAD PULLED BARGE TO LAND WHEN BUCKEET LINK BROKE TH ROWING ME INTO BOOM
January 3, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CHAIN DRIVE ON CONVEYOR WHEEL WHICH MOVES CONVEYOR FROM SIDE TO SIDE HAD JUMPED OFF. HE WAS TRYING TO PUT CHAIN BACK ON USED A BAR SLIPPED OFF HE FELL BACKWARDS PUT HIS HHANDS OUT TO CATCH HIM SELF, LANDED ON WRIST.