Mining Incidents

Junction City QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Junction City, Talbot County, GA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901029
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Struck by powered moving object

Employee was struck by excavator bucket

2018 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was clearing a jam from a conveyor #1 head box chute. As the jam was cleared the EE's left finger was wedged between the pry bar and a cross brace. The result was a fracture to the left ring finger.

2008 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured employee was helping replace a conveyor pulley. The pulley was moved into place with a crane, and was then suspended by a chain. As he attempted to remove the lifting slings, the pulley shifted and his arm was caught between the chain and the pulley.

Contact with hot objects or substances

The employee was cutting a bolt out of a bearing housing using a 10 foot long burning bar. As he withdrew the bar, flame blew out of the hole and burned his arms and face.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee claims he stepped on a rock and twisted his knee while walking from the primary to a conveyor walkway. The result was torn cartilage in his knee.

2006 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was closing railcar door, he lost his footing causing him to break his right ankle.

2005 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DURING PLANT OPERATIONS, BOLTS WORKED OUT OF THE FEEDER BOX UNDERNEATH THE BIN, CAUSING THE FEEDER BOX TO DROP INTO THE FEEDER. THREE EMPLOYEES ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FEED BOX BACK INTO PLACE WHEN THE BOX DROPPED DOWN INTO THE FEEDER, PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB, CAUSING HIM TO GET STITCHES IN HIS THUMB.

Fall onto or against objects

Water hose blew off the hose connection bushing. The employee put it back on and tightened it with a 6"" crescent wrench. He turned the water back on and walked away. The hose blew off again and the water hit him in the back, knocking him into the feed box frame. He struck his left eyebrow on the frame and cut it.

Struck by falling object

INJ EE & ANOTHER EE WERE ATTEMPTING TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR OF FUEL TANK WHEN THE LEG GAVE LOOSE QUICKLY WITH NO TIME TO REACT. THESE LANDINGS ARE HEAVY LEGS THAT HAVE TO BE LIFTED MANUALLY AND FROM UNDER TANK. EE'S THIRD FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS INJURED RESULING IN LACERATION & FRACTURE

2004 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was re-fueling off road truck when he slipped off the berm twisting his left ankle.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

CUTTING CATWALK FROM CONVEYOR, METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON NOSE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACKHOE TOOTH CAUGHT REBAR CAUSING IT TO STRIKE EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS JAW CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND BELOW HIS RIGHT EAR AND FRACTURE TO RIGHT JAW BONE AND A BROKEN LEFT JAW.

2002 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING IN LINE TO BE LOADED, AS HE TURNED, HE LEFT OFF OF THE GUS AND SLUMPED OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AND COASTED INTO ANOTHER TRUCK BEING LANDED VERY SLIGHT IMPACT-LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CARRYING A 5 HP MOTOR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING A STRAIN. DR. SENT HIM BACK TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS ON 1/16. WEEK OF MAR 18TH DR. SCHEDULED ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY FOR MAR 22 & RELEASED HIM TO RETURN TO WORK ON 3/25/02.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR SLIPPED OFF STEP OF DOZER WHEN EXITING TWISTING LEG (RIGHT).

2000 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HOLDING WRENCH IMPROPERLY TIGHTENING BOLTS, WHEN BOLT WAS TURNED FROM OPPOSITE SIDE WITH AIR WRENCH, FINGR WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND STEEL PLATE CAUSING CUT TO MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HA ND, REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.