MINE DETAILS
MAIN PROCESSING PLANT
MSHA MINE ID0900337
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- MAIN PROCESSING PLANT32.96623, -82.81991Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-17. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
—reported short tons
Hours worked
—reported employee hours
Tons per hour
—production ÷ 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 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2025 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q1 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q2 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-17
Violations
151 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
80 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
3,218.0015 of 15 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
148.756 inspections · 6 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 | 3 | 0 | 453.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32.3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 7 | 1 | 1,317.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43.0 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 2 | 0 | 529.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45.0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q3 | 3 | 0 | 919.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28.5 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Spot Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
56.12032 · $151.00 proposed
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was going to swap lines on top of C tanks and stepped in a 6" trench that had been dug at the base of the steps for water to drain. Employee felt stress on hip and groin area. Employee initially didn't want to go to doctor but pain worsened and on 2/5/25, employee wanted to seek medical attention. Was treated for strain and put on light duty restrictions.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
A forklift operator had loaded a supersack bag (1 ton) on a pallet. A coworker later noticed the bag was leaning and attempted to straighten it up by pushing on the bag and felt a sharp pain on the left side of EE's neck and had to seek medical attention. The employee was treated at the ER and taken out of work.
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-17.
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 Eric Tillirson et alcontrolsThiele Kaolin CompanyoperatesMAIN PROCESSING PLANT
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0900337—
Paul R KirschlingcontrolsThiele Kaolin CompanyoperatesMAIN PROCESSING PLANT
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0900337Other 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
152 historical accident/injury rows; 1 coded fatalities and 882 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD32 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
408 violation rows across the full record; 84 carry an S&S flag and $218,100 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY51 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
48 personal. 4 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 EXPOSURE48 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
158K employee hours and 329 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2002-Q40 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
36 contested-violation rows, 31 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 0 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE67 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 CONTEXT23 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
99 inspection events and 4K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE19 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 17, 2026. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202601354500 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Kiln/Dryer Operator | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.19 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02690F |
| 000000202601354700 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Bagging Operator | 0× published limitConcentration: 0000.22 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F02690F |
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 56.14107Moving machine parts.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.14101Brakes.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12004Electrical conductors.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.20003Housekeeping.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.13021High-pressure hose connections.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12032Inspection and cover plates.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12021Danger signs.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
506707056.14107(a)Citation
506706956.14101(a)(2)Citation
506706856.12004Citation
506703056.12004Citation
506703156.14107(a)Citation
975964956.20003(a)S&S
975964856.14100(c)Citation
975964756.13021Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzBagging Operator
C/E: 00.04Concentration: 0000.37 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgKiln/Dryer Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzForklift Operator
C/E: 00.07Concentration: 0000.65 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzBagging Operator
C/E: 00.06Concentration: 0000.55 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzBagging Operator
C/E: 00.05Concentration: 0000.49 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzBagging Operator
C/E: 00.02Concentration: 0000.24 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzBagging Operator
C/E: 00.03Concentration: 0000.32 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% QtzBagging Operator
C/E: 00.09Concentration: 0000.90 · limit: 0010.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
14 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors152Jan 3, 2000—Sep 17, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Jul 4, 1976—Jul 4, 1976mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal395Feb 1, 2000—Jul 30, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal31May 8, 2008—Oct 30, 2021mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Contested Violationscompliance · legal36Nov 14, 2007—Feb 28, 2019mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety2,482Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety543Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance2Jan 1, 1950—Jan 1, 1950mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance24Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance59Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance99Feb 1, 2000—Jul 28, 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 · safety48Nov 1, 2001—Mar 24, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal408Feb 1, 2000—Jul 30, 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.