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Oil Dri Corporation Of America controller

MSHA controller ID: M00579

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
1031
Mines on record
6
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,915
citations
475
significant & substantial
$1,732,291
proposed penalties
$1,265,814
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $466,477 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
470
inspections on record
14,944
inspection hours
12.8
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.
1,915 citations across 14,944 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.
$1.7M
proposed penalties
$1.3M
current assessed
$1.3M
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
1,890 assessments are final orders; 97 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
5
2025
9
2024
16
2023
9
2022
14
2021
20
2020
10
2019
11
2018
9
2017
13
2016
7
2015
12
2014
14
2013
10
2012
9
2011
15
2010
24 (1f)
2009
41
2008
27
2007
16
2006
17
2005
14
2004
15
2003
16
2002
33
2001
24
2000
36
1999
26
1998
23
1997
25
1996
20
1995
26
1994
18
1993
21
1992
42 (1f)
1991
67
1990
63
1989
78
1988
57
1987
33
1986
19
1985
21
1984
15

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
October 20, 2010 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Oil-Dri Georgia LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An over-the-road truck driver (not a miner, nor an employee) was pinned against a loading dock by a shuttle trailor that was backing up to the dock.

November 18, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal Fatality · MACHINERY
Oil-Dri Georgia LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE LANYARD TO THE SAFETY BELT WORN BY THE VICTIM BECAME ENTANGLED WITH A SLOW MOVING SHAFT.

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