Thiele Kaolin Company safety activity
MSHA violations, accident reports and inspections across the current mine portfolio.
Safety activity
Electrical conductors.
Deepstep Road Plant · 090011030 CFR 56.12004 · $288.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Deepstep Road Plant · 090011030 CFR 56.12004 · $959.00 proposed penalty
Safety defects; examination, correction and records.
Deepstep Road Plant · 090011030 CFR 56.14100(b) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Moving machine parts.
Deepstep Road Plant · 090011030 CFR 56.14107(a) · $288.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Deepstep Road Plant · 090011063.0 on-site hours reported
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Deepstep Road Plant · 09001101.0 on-site hours reported
Machinery
HOBBS CLAY MINE · 0900151Dys awy frm wrk & restrctd act
Accident narrative
Two employees and a contractor crane operator back a crane into position. One employee was in front and the other was in the back. The crane operator was backing and was not aware the employee in the back had placed themselves behind the crane and the employee was pinned between the hand rail and the crane injuring their leg.
Electrical conductors.
MAIN PROCESSING PLANT · 090033730 CFR 56.12004 · $336.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
MAIN PROCESSING PLANT · 090033732.0 on-site hours reported
Moving machine parts.
MAIN PROCESSING PLANT · 090033730 CFR 56.14107(a) · $193.00 proposed penalty
Impoundment Spot Inspection
Deepstep Road Plant · 09001104.0 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Avant-Ennis Mine & Mill · 090048620.0 on-site hours reported
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio
Deepstep Road Plant · 09001103.0 on-site hours reported
Slip or fall of person
MAIN PROCESSING PLANT · 0900337No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
The employee was climbing down off of a railcar and made it to the ground and slipped. They cut left leg on an unknown object. They reported to their supervisor and was taken to local emergency where they received stitches.
Inspection and cover plates.
REEDY CREEK DIV. PLANT · 090090130 CFR 56.12032 · $193.00 proposed penalty
Slip or fall of person
Deepstep Road Plant · 0900110Days away from work only
Accident narrative
Employee was ascending steps at #4 spray dryer area to take the chute out of the car so it could be dropped down. As employee was ascending the steps they tripped and sustained an injury to right knee and right hand. They will have to see and orthopedic surgeon about their hand.
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
REEDY CREEK DIV. PLANT · 090090111.5 on-site hours reported
Inspection and cover plates.
HOBBS CLAY MINE · 090015130 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
HOBBS CLAY MINE · 090015120.3 on-site hours reported
Regular Safety and Health Inspection
Gibraltar Operations · 09004744.5 on-site hours reported
Handling of materials
MAIN PROCESSING PLANT · 0900337No dys awy frm wrk,no rstr act
Accident narrative
Employee was washing a glass in the sink when it broke causing a laceration to EE's right hand. Employee was treated at the local emergency room and received stitches.
Protection of persons at switchgear.
Deepstep Road Plant · 090011030 CFR 56.12020 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Inspection and cover plates.
Deepstep Road Plant · 090011030 CFR 56.12032 · $151.00 proposed penalty
Construction and maintenance of guards.
Deepstep Road Plant · 090011030 CFR 56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed penalty
Electrical conductors.
Deepstep Road Plant · 090011030 CFR 56.12004 · $313.00 proposed penalty
Sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date) and Inspections (begin date).
Violation titles use current CFR headings to identify the cited rule; they are not the inspector’s account of what happened.
Status is from the current MSHA Mines snapshot, not the selected reporting period. Closed records can retain their last reported controller/operator.
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.