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Montgomery Sand Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Scruggs Company · Surface

Controlled by Construction Partners Inc

Mount Vernon, Montgomery County, GA · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0900737

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2008–2023
Latest incident: Jun 2023

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$19,750

proposed penalties

$13,833

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	2,874	0	0.0
2025 Q3	410	0	0.0
2025 Q2	2,770	0	0.0
2025 Q1	2,500	0	0.0
2024 Q4	3,411	0	0.0
2024 Q3	636	1	1572.3
2024 Q2	2,462	0	0.0
2024 Q1	2,034	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2023 · 1 incident

June 13, 2023 GA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Scruggs Company · Struck against stationary object

IE on the dredge and EE on the bank preparing to fuel the dredge. While lowering the fuel hose to the dredge, IE attempted to catch the hose and the shut off valve cut right palm. EE transported IE to Urgent Care where IE received a Tetanus shot and 5 stitches and was prescribed antibiotics. IE returned to work and finished out the day.

2016 · 1 incident

September 21, 2016 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Scruggs Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE SHOP TAKING BOLTS OUT OF THE FACE PLATE TO THE BOOSTER PUMP TO REMOVE THE WEAR PLATE. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT, PUSHING THE WRENCH AWAY FROM BODY WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND THE TOP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER STRUCK ANOTHER BOLT PROTRUDING OUT OF THE FACE PLATE RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

2008 · 2 incidents

May 6, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER

Scruggs Company · Drowning

Body found floating in lake by Dredge Operator 5/6/2008 @ approx 9:45 am. The body had been in the lake long enough to surface, therefore, the date and time of the accident is unknown. No positive identification was made.

January 10, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales POWERED HAULAGE

Scruggs Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Truck parked on incline and rolled over right foot.