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Athens Plant & Pits: 20 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Wienerberger AG
Athens, Henderson County, TX  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4100249

Athens Plant & Pits has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005–2010
Latest incident
Apr 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
20
citations
0
significant & substantial
$2,698
proposed penalties
$2,698
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See General Shale Brick, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
308
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 308 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Athens Plant & Pits has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
0.0%
significant & substantial
40.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
5.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.0% low, 55.0% moderate, 40.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2021-09-10, 4 years ago
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2021-09-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 Truck Driver
2021-09-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Txi (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc) 1950 to 2004
  2. Forterra Brick, LLC 2004 to 2017
  3. Meridian Brick LLC 2017 to 2023
  4. General Shale Brick, Inc. 2023 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 3
2024 3
2023 3
2022 3
2021 3
2020 3
2019 3
2018 3
2017 3
2016 2
2015 3
2014 3
2013 2
2012 3
2011 1
2010 2
2009 2
2008 4
2007 5
2006 4
2005 4
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Athens Plant & Pits sits in Henderson County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Henderson County, Texas · Population 83,658
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$63,955
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 759 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 863 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 601 1 0 1663.9
2025 Q3 627 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 737 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 598 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 691 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 685 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 584 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 575 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 634 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 693 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 610 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 580 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 702 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 702 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 631 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 598 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 691 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 725 1 0 1379.3
2021 Q2 367 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 136 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 355 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 606 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 851 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 603 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 453 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 751 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 587 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 685 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 622 2 0 3215.4
2018 Q3 653 2 0 3062.8
2018 Q2 989 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 468 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 562 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 752 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 612 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 513 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 384 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 652 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 635 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 222 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 767 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 649 3 0 4622.5
2015 Q1 103 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 308 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 740 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 594 1 0 1683.5
2014 Q1 204 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 474 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 711 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 498 1 0 2008.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 256 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 652 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 633 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 91 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 593 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 275 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 512 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 126 1 0 7936.5
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 548 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 362 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 783 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 793 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 549 1 0 1821.5
2007 Q4 1,044 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,571 1 0 636.5
2007 Q2 1,005 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 513 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 647 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 710 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 906 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 476 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,058 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,413 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 631 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 552 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 530 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 971 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 500 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 465 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,087 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,507 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 421 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 87 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 775 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 256 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 37 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 871 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,522 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 66 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 688 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,130 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 409 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 325 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

April 15, 2010 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Forterra Brick, LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

A dead body (not belonging to any miners or employees) was discovered on the inactive Williams West Mine. Police and MSHA was notified. The MSHA call confirmation # is 1-74237134.

2005 · 1 incident

April 16, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Forterra Brick, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A T POST TO PULL OUT OF GROUND WHEN EE PUSHED THE POST AWAY. EE HAND SLIPPED OFF THE POST AND IT SPRUNG BACK TOWARD BODY. A PIECE OF BARBED WIRE ON THE POST STRUCK EE ARM ABOUT 2 INCHES