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Battleground Mill: 31 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Imerys S A
Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, NC  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3100381

Battleground Mill 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
5
Years on record
1989–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
31
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,436
proposed penalties
$3,436
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Imerys Mica Kings Mountain's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
727
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: 727 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Battleground Mill 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
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-23.
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.
12.9%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
12.9%
reasonably likely or greater
71.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.1% low, 83.9% moderate, 0.0% 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: 2026-01-23
15%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
44
samples
33
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz365 over
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz6
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (44)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-01-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.07 1.04 1.03 Bagging Operator
2021-10-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.51 1.28 1.18 Ball Mill Operator
2021-10-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.22 1.21 1.01 Ball Mill Operator
2021-06-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.66 1.52 1.09 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2009-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 5.7 2.88 1.98 Bagging Operator
2026-01-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.88 1.16 0.76 Bagging Operator
2026-01-23 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.58 1.15 0.50 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2024-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.09 2.56 0.82 Bagging Operator
2024-01-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 1.3 0.25 Bagging Operator
2023-01-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.36 Bagging Operator
2022-04-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.64 2.78 0.59 Ball Mill Operator
2022-04-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.91 1.79 0.51 Ball Mill Operator
2021-06-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.15 1.82 0.63 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2020-03-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 Bagging Operator
2020-03-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.23 Bagging Operator
2019-01-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.06 2.09 0.51 Bagging Operator
2019-01-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.56 0.99 0.57 Bagging Operator
2017-11-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.88 0.99 0.89 Bagging Operator
2017-11-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 1.01 0.40 Bagging Operator
2016-10-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.28 1.54 0.83 Bagging Operator
2016-10-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.62 0.69 0.90 Bagging Operator
2016-07-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.4 2.26 0.18 Bagging Operator
2016-07-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.91 2.26 0.40 Forklift Operator
2015-05-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.7 1.89 0.37 Bagging Operator
2015-05-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.55 2.25 0.24 Bagging Operator
2014-09-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.4 1.63 0.86 Bagging Operator
2014-09-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.43 1.45 0.99 Bagging Operator
2013-06-04 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 2.67 Bagging Operator
2013-06-04 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.83 Bagging Operator
2011-01-05 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.57 Bagging Operator
2011-01-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.91 2.59 0.74 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2010-02-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.66 2.09 0.32 Bagging Operator
2010-02-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 2.43 0.14 Bagging Operator
2009-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.96 1.05 0.91 Bagging Operator
2009-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.18 3.08 0.71 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2008-04-15 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.55 Bagging Operator
2008-01-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.57 1.29 0.44 Bagging Operator
2008-01-08 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 3.05 Bagging Operator
2007-12-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 6.49 Bagging Operator
2007-12-06 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 10.7 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2003-02-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.49 0.82 0.60 Bagging Operator
2003-02-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.43 2.11 0.68 Bagging Operator
2002-09-25 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1 Bagging Operator
2002-09-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.03 2.57 0.40 Bagging 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. United States Gypsum Company 1950 to 1986
  2. Kmg Minerals Inc 1986 to 1994
  3. Franklin Industrial Minerals 1994 to 1999
  4. Oglebay Norton Specialty Mineral 1999 to 2005
  5. Kings Mountain Mining LLC 2005 to 2007
  6. Imerys Mica Kings Mountain 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 4
2024 4
2023 5
2022 4
2021 3
2020 4
2019 5
2018 5
2017 5
2016 5
2015 4
2014 4
2013 4
2012 5
2011 5
2010 6
2009 6
2008 6
2007 6
2006 6
2005 6
2004 6
2003 7
2002 7
2001 8
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Battleground Mill sits in Cleveland County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Cleveland County, North Carolina · Population 100,170
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$55,769
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 1,635 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,488 3 3 2016.1
2025 Q4 1,316 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,708 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,651 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,754 1 0 570.1
2024 Q4 1,488 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,799 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,545 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,727 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,677 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,661 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,294 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,970 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,125 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,700 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,620 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,316 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,515 1 0 660.1
2021 Q3 1,518 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,047 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,427 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,176 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,227 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,119 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,645 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,530 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,940 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,823 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,129 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,433 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,293 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,866 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,492 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,920 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,158 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,211 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,578 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,206 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,637 1 0 379.2
2016 Q2 2,607 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,511 1 0 398.2
2015 Q4 1,861 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,095 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,254 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,348 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,912 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,025 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,565 1 0 389.9
2014 Q1 2,235 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,184 1 0 844.6
2013 Q3 2,291 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,397 1 0 417.2
2013 Q1 2,124 1 0 470.8
2012 Q4 2,306 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,449 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,921 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,388 1 0 295.2
2011 Q4 1,768 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,946 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,374 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,903 1 0 344.5
2010 Q4 2,586 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,867 1 0 258.6
2010 Q2 2,990 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,033 2 0 659.4
2009 Q4 2,924 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,882 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,463 1 0 406.0
2009 Q1 2,844 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,984 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,915 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,037 1 0 329.3
2008 Q1 3,507 1 0 285.1
2007 Q4 3,460 1 0 289.0
2007 Q3 3,113 1 0 321.2
2007 Q2 3,439 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,980 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,890 2 0 514.1
2006 Q3 4,019 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,077 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,160 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,072 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,527 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,062 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,796 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,818 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,645 1 1 274.3
2004 Q2 3,380 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,808 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,270 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,932 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,445 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,548 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,562 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,642 2 0 430.8
2002 Q1 4,487 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,224 1 0 236.7
2001 Q3 4,860 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,655 2 0 429.6
2001 Q1 4,595 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,241 2 0 471.6
2000 Q3 4,643 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,690 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,337 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

February 15, 2024 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Imerys Mica Kings Mountain · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was attempting to clean the bagging machine spout out with metal rod. The rod struck the roto packer and kicked back resulting in a right hand laceration.

1999 · 1 incident

February 1, 1999 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Franklin Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A GEAR MOTOR SITTING IN THE SHOP FLOOR WAS BEINGSENT OUT FOR REPAIR. THE EE STOOPED AND GRASPED THE SHAFT TO ROTATE THE MOTOR 90 DEGREES IN ORDER TO POSITION IT BE BE PICKED UP BY A FORKLIFT WHEN HE PULLED THE SHAFT HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

1990 · 2 incidents

June 28, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kmg Minerals Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STEEL STAIRWAY FROM RAILCAR LOADING ACCESS WALKWAY, SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. THREE (3) FEET AGAINST METAL BUILDING CAUSING THE INJURY. MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDED WRIST SPLINT FOR IMMOBILIZATION OF SPRAIN.

May 4, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kmg Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STRAINED SHOULDER MUSCLE WHILE OPENING 12 FT WIDE X 20 FT HIGH METAL GARAGE DOOR AT RAW MATERIAL STORAGE BUILDING.

1989 · 1 incident

January 2, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kmg Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL BAGGING AND STACKING MICA BGS ON WOODEN PALLET AND STRAINED BACK MUSCLE LIFTING BAG ONTO PALLET.