Mining Incidents

Crenshaw Mine and Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Imerys S A
Crenshaw, Panola County, MS  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2200032

Crenshaw Mine and Plant has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
38
Years on record
1983–2017
Latest incident
Jun 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
103
citations
14
significant & substantial
$20,576
proposed penalties
$18,905
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,671 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
66
inspections on record
1,328
inspection hours
7.8
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.
103 citations across 1,328 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Crenshaw Mine and Plant has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 5 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
103 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 8,055 1 0 124.1
2025 Q3 9,997 1 0 100.0
2025 Q2 8,415 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,006 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,163 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,388 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 9,651 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 9,010 2 0 222.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,302 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 11,752 1 0 85.1
2023 Q2 12,097 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10,995 4 0 363.8
2022 Q4 8,837 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 13,019 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 12,360 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 9,031 5 2 553.6
2021 Q4 11,298 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 12,369 8 1 646.8
2021 Q2 10,595 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 9,388 5 0 532.6
2020 Q4 9,095 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 8,829 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 7,584 2 0 263.7
2020 Q1 9,487 1 0 105.4
2019 Q4 3,392 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,728 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 10,482 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 10,223 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 10,808 1 0 92.5
2018 Q3 11,289 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 11,465 4 0 348.9
2018 Q1 10,145 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 8,672 3 0 345.9
2017 Q3 12,287 7 1 569.7
2017 Q2 12,154 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 10,610 1 0 94.3
2016 Q4 9,453 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 12,277 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 11,813 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 11,225 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 9,922 3 0 302.4
2015 Q3 12,695 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 13,519 1 1 74.0
2015 Q1 10,777 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 10,493 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 12,839 2 0 155.8
2014 Q2 12,282 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 12,164 1 0 82.2
2013 Q4 11,055 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 12,336 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 12,569 1 0 79.6
2013 Q1 10,556 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 9,833 1 0 101.7
2012 Q3 12,571 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 13,679 2 1 146.2
2012 Q1 13,970 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 11,900 2 0 168.1
2011 Q3 13,388 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 12,603 3 1 238.0
2011 Q1 13,338 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 12,059 8 1 663.4
2010 Q3 13,683 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 14,542 3 1 206.3
2010 Q1 14,676 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 15,561 1 0 64.3
2009 Q3 15,115 5 1 330.8
2009 Q2 14,325 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 15,424 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 16,317 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 18,360 2 0 108.9
2008 Q2 17,164 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 15,968 3 0 187.9
2007 Q4 14,693 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 15,856 1 0 63.1
2007 Q2 18,581 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 18,703 5 1 267.3
2006 Q4 18,224 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 20,735 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 18,945 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 16,030 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 14,201 4 0 281.7
2005 Q3 15,605 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 15,117 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 14,058 3 1 213.4
2004 Q4 12,639 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 14,909 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 14,290 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 13,251 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 11,919 1 0 83.9
2003 Q3 17,371 2 2 115.1
2003 Q2 15,947 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 12,825 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 13,594 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 13,767 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 13,781 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 12,784 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 13,793 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 15,476 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 15,462 2 0 129.3
2001 Q1 12,848 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 11,391 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 16,382 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 14,829 1 0 67.4
2000 Q1 15,179 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

38 on file

2017 · 2 incidents

June 30, 2017 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON BELLY PAN ON DOZER. BELLY PAN FELL OFF THE JACK AND SMASHED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND

May 23, 2017 MS · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was putting a fork on the forklift when they lost control of the fork and it fell striking their right foot. The blow caused a small cut on the top of the right foot just above the steel toe on their boot

2016 · 1 incident

April 6, 2016 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

Shredder hopper was sitting on floor. Employee was preparing to hook chains to the hopper and loader. When the employee put EE's weight on the hopper, it moved causing the employee to hit loader bucket with EE's back. The rim of the hopper struck the employee in the stomach and rib area. The employee's back and ribs were bruised.

2014 · 1 incident

July 29, 2014 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

He was pulling something out of a track-hoe and hurt his right elbow.

2011 · 1 incident

July 1, 2011 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was cleaning Carbon Testing Machine when her eyes began to burn. She washed her eyes with eye wash solution. It seemed to help. Employee worked the remainder of her shift and on her way home her eyes continued burning so she decided to go to the doctor. Employee was back at work on Tuesday which was her next regular scheduled day to work.

2005 · 1 incident

July 10, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While racking loose material from underneath a rail car employee developed stiffness in his back.

2003 · 2 incidents

July 28, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS WORKING ON THE TRUCK LOADING PLATFORM. THIS AREA IS LESS TRAVELED THAN ANY OTHER AREA OF THE PLANT. THE STEEL H BEAMS ARE A PRIME LOCATION FOR WASPS TO BUILD NESTS. AS HE WAS PERFORM ING HIS REGULAR DUTIES IN THE AREA WHERE A NEST WAS LOCATED, HE WAS STUNG BY WASPS ON THE CHEEK & THE BACK.

March 5, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE PLANT, HE STEPPED AND SLIPPED ON A WET SPOT ON THE FLOOR. WATER/WET SPOT WAS OBSCURED BY DUST. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE 53 MILL AREA.

2002 · 2 incidents

December 12, 2002 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO FILL PROPANE TNAK FOR FORKLIFT. AFTER FILL LINE WAS CONNECTED TO TANK, GAS WOULD NOT FLOW INTO TANK. EMPLOYEE REMOVED FILL LINE TO CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTION, AT THIS POINT, A BURST OF GAS FROM THE VALVE ON TANK HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CHEEK AND EYE.

September 16, 2002 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

HANGING WALL GIRTS HE STEPPED IN MUD, LOST FOOTING AND FELL, HITTING ARM ON COLUMN FLANGE.

2000 · 1 incident

1997 · 2 incidents

September 19, 1997 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GPF-HEARING LOSS IS BELIEVED TO BE FROM NATURAL OCCURRENCE EMPLOYEE HAS HAD "TYPE D" HEARING. EMPLOYED SINCE 1969 AND SOME AGGRAVATION TO HIS LEVEL OF HEARING MAY HAVE OCCURRED AT WORK OVER TH E YEARS.

September 19, 1997 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-PULMONARY 1/0 X-RAY.

1996 · 1 incident

May 7, 1996 MS · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FORGOT TO REMOVE THE CHUCK FROM THE DRILL. THE CORD GOT TANGLED AROUND THE BIT. THE CORD CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED IT INTO THE BIT.

1994 · 2 incidents

September 16, 1994 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE HAD HIS THUMB IN A BLOWER AND SOMEONE MOVED IT (LEFT HAND).

September 1, 1994 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

THE CATWALK GAVE AWAY AND HIS BOOTS HAD MUD ON THE SOLES.

1993 · 1 incident

October 18, 1993 MS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS WALKING ON WET CLAY AND FELL STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

1992 · 4 incidents

October 1, 1992 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS WASHING A TRUCK WITH THE STEAM CLEANER & THE HOSE GOT TWISTED & HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE CLEANING NOZZLE IT SLIPPED & THE WATER BURNED HIS ANKLE

August 10, 1992 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FLOOR WET & HE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED DOWN TWICE AND HURT KNEE.

May 13, 1992 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

38920EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK ON 3/13/92 AND HE HAD TO BE OFF AGAIN ON 5/13/92 FOR THIS SAME INJURY. HE WRENCHED BACK ON 3/13/92 WHILE PAINTING.

March 13, 1992 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PAINTING IN A SQUATTING POSITION AND WHEN HE STOOD UP WRENCHED HIS BACK.

1991 · 3 incidents

November 4, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

METAL SLID OFF PICKUP TRUCK IN HIGHWAY & HE LIFTED IT TO RELOAD HE HAS LOW BACK PAIN.

October 2, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GETTING ON A FORKLIFT AHD HURT HIS BACK.

July 26, 1991 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WORKING ON BAGGER.

1990 · 3 incidents

June 21, 1990 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS MOVING A SWINGING BULKHEAD IN A BOX CAR AND IT FELL ON BOTH FEET.

May 9, 1990 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS STEPPING UP INTO PAYLOADER AND ONE HAND SLIPPED OFF HAND RAIL AND HE TWISTED HIS BODY.

May 9, 1990 MS · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GUIDING A PIPE WHILE OTHER PUSHED INTO PLACE. THE PIPE WAS PUSHED AGAINST HIS HAND AND CUT LEFT SIDE OF LITTLE FINGER.

1989 · 3 incidents

September 25, 1989 MS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS STEPPING UP ON TRUCK FRAME FROM FUEL TANK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, AND HUNG ON FRAME OF TRUCK WHEN HE FELL.

September 19, 1989 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STARTED TO RUN TO CHANGE SOMETHING AT THE MILL.

1987 · 2 incidents

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

August 21, 1985 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STACKING BAGS AND TURNED AND HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED.

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 3 incidents

December 20, 1983 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAND CAUGHT IN DUST COLLECTOR AIR LOCK AND CUT 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND

August 23, 1983 MS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DOOR TO CAB OF MACHINE CLOSED ON MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

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