MINE DETAILS
Active Minerals Kaolin Division
MSHA MINE ID0900959
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Active Minerals Kaolin Division32.88868, -83.31685Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
227,466reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 44,756 | 0.00 | 82 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 38,740 | 0.00 | 80 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 40,575 | 0.00 | 74 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 38,820 | 0.00 | 66 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 33,049 | 0.00 | 66 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 31,526 | 0.00 | 64 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
50 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
60 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
881.005 of 5 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
42.007 inspections · 7 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 2025-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q3 | 1 | 0 | 193.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 | 0 | 386.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 |
| 2026-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 1.8 on-site hours
Verbal Hazard Complaint Inspections · 3.3 on-site hours
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee had just completed cleaning off the tracks and was walking back to EE's work area when EE stepped on a rock and twisted EE's left ankle. EE's foot turned one way, and the momentum caused EE's body to turn the other way, which then caused EE's ankle to become dislocated and fracture.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 12.3 on-site hours
56.20003(a) · $151.00 proposed
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
A 50 lb. bagger employee was opening an air valve at silo #2 in an attempt to unstop the line around 6:00 pm. The employee struggled to open the valve and felt that EE had pulled a muscle, so EE stopped work and reported the incident.
Non-Injury Accident Investigation · 2.0 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 8.0 on-site hours
56.12004 · $193.00 proposed
56.12018 · $193.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 6.8 on-site hours
56.12004 · $193.00 proposed
POWERED HAULAGE · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Loader Operator backed down the feed ramp for the mill with a loader as a contractor dump truck was backing into the bay perpendicular to that ramp. The dump truck struck the side of the loader tire and counterweight shifting it to the right and in the process strained the muscles in operator's lower back.
56.16005 · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 8.0 on-site hours
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Dump truck was being loaded with dry clay. The clay was leaking out of areas of the tailgate. Employee attempted to shove the tailgate closed. When the employee attempted to close the tailgate EE's right middle finger was caught between the truck bed and tailgate.
MACHINERY · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was placing paper bags on 50 lb. bagger spout when the bag on the spout to EE's right ruptured. The bag ruptured in such a way that the clay was directed towards the right side of the employee's head. This dislodged EE's safety glasses and got clay in EE's eye.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee's shoe became untied and employee tripped as a result. Upon hitting the ground during the call, the employee's glasses broke and cut employee's right eyebrow.
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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J M Huber CorpcontrolsActive Minerals International LLCoperatesActive Minerals Kaolin Division
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0900959—
Golden Gate CapitalcontrolsActive Minerals International LLCoperatesActive Minerals Kaolin Division
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0900959—
Active Minerals InccontrolsActive Minerals International LLCoperatesActive Minerals Kaolin Division
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0900959—
James H SparkscontrolsWKA, LLCoperatesActive Minerals Kaolin Division
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0900959—
J Barry SellerscontrolsWilkinson Kaolin Associates LtdoperatesActive Minerals Kaolin Division
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0900959Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
63 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 2,613 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD16 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
253 violation rows across the full record; 42 carry an S&S flag and $48,275 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY35 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
63 personal. 7 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE63 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
32K employee hours and 64 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
19 contested-violation rows, 19 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 7 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE45 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT15 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
99 inspection events and 2K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE24 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 0 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No silica records match these filters. Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. | |||||
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 56.20003Housekeeping.3 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.12004Electrical conductors.4 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.12018Identification of power switches.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.16005Securing gas cylinders.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12032Inspection and cover plates.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4104Combustible waste.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 62.130Permissible exposure level.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
506642656.20003(a)Citation
506985056.12004Citation
506984956.12018Citation
975413856.12004Citation
975411856.16005Citation
970743456.12032Citation
970743356.12004Citation
970743256.20003(a)S&S
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzBagging Operator
C/E: 02.92Concentration: 0029.17 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzBagging Operator
C/E: 00.52Concentration: 0005.21 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.05Concentration: 0000.46 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.03Concentration: 0000.32 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgSampler, Dust
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzForklift Operator
C/E: 00.04Concentration: 0000.37 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzBagging Operator
C/E: 00.25Concentration: 0002.53 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzWarehouse Man
C/E: 00.10Concentration: 0001.02 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors63Feb 20, 2001—Aug 3, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Dec 13, 1983—Dec 13, 1983mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal251Aug 16, 2000—Jun 4, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal19Oct 16, 2006—Jun 30, 2015mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal7Apr 20, 2004—Dec 13, 2005mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal19Oct 18, 2005—Aug 13, 2014mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety1,820Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety432Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance5Dec 1, 1983—Mar 8, 2008mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance268Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance62Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance99Jan 4, 2000—Aug 18, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety63Apr 17, 2001—Feb 14, 2024mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal253Aug 16, 2000—Jun 4, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.