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.
Athens Plant & Pits Metal/Non-Metal
General Shale Brick, Inc.
· Surface
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.
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
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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.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024 Q2 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2849.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 631 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 598 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 725 | 2 | 0 | 2758.6 |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 7704.2 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 4902.0 |
| 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 file2010 · 1 incident
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
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