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J Eric Tillirson controller

MSHA controller ID: 0116545

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
130
Mines on record
6
Years on record
2015–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
418
citations
70
significant & substantial
$291,856
proposed penalties
$207,501
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $84,355 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
227
inspections on record
6,868
inspection hours
6.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
418 citations across 6,868 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$292K
proposed penalties
$210K
current assessed
$208K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
406 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
7
2025
13
2024
14
2023
11
2022
6
2021
19
2020
7
2019
13
2018
14
2017
8
2016
11
2015
7 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded
July 15, 2015 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · OTHER
Thiele Kaolin Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Contract employee entered rail car GATX 22394 at approximately 11:30 am, to wash out the rail car. At approximately 12:00, a Thiele employee went to check on him and observed him lying on the floor of the car. Emergency response was activated immediately. Employee was recovered from the rail car by EMS personnel and pronounced deceased.

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