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Gleason Clay Mill: 116 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by J Lee Powell
Gleason, Weakley County, TN  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4001051

Gleason Clay Mill has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
116
citations
23
significant & substantial
$17,754
proposed penalties
$17,754
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Old Hickory Clay Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
78
inspections on record
1,250
inspection hours
9.3
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.
116 citations across 1,250 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Gleason Clay Mill has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
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.
19.8%
significant & substantial
0.9%
high negligence or reckless
20.7%
reasonably likely or greater
49.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.1% low, 87.1% moderate, 0.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Stood as issued 2 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $3K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2009-09-21.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
SE 2009-914M Default Lesnick 2011 $3K → $3K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2025-07-16
14%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
75
samples
70
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz7210 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (75)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-06-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.92 0.9 1.02 Bagging Operator
2022-10-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.84 0.76 1.11 Bagging Operator
2022-10-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.86 0.75 1.15 Bagging Operator
2022-08-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.95 0.6 1.58 Bagging Operator
2022-08-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.07 0.67 1.60 Bagging Operator
2016-02-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.08 0.87 1.24 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-11-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.31 0.93 1.41 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-11-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.42 0.87 1.63 Laborer, Bullgang
2002-12-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.35 0.78 1.73 Bagging Operator
2001-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.82 0.69 1.19 Bagging Operator
2025-07-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-07-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 0.85 0.34 Ball Mill Operator
2025-07-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.7 0.23 Utility Man
2024-02-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 1.05 0.44 Bagging Operator
2024-02-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 1.14 0.21 Bagging Operator
2024-02-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.96 0.29 Bagging Operator
2023-06-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.66 0.83 0.80 Bagging Operator
2023-06-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.7 0.79 0.89 Bagging Operator
2020-11-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.59 0.79 0.75 Bagging Operator
2020-11-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-11-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-11-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 0.73 0.41 Bagging Operator
2020-02-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.42 0.43 Bagging Operator
2020-02-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 0.57 0.28 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-02-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.72 0.35 Bagging Operator
2020-02-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 0.71 0.42 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-06-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-06-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 0.95 0.38 Bagging Operator
2019-06-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.91 0.36 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-03-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 0.7 0.44 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-03-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-03-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 0.55 0.85 Bagging Operator
2017-04-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.95 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-04-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.65 0.66 0.98 Bagging Operator
2016-10-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.93 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-10-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.58 0.71 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-10-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.6 0.61 0.98 Bagging Operator
2016-05-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.81 0.33 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-02-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.92 0.14 Bagging Operator
2016-02-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.82 0.84 0.98 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-11-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.69 0.8 0.86 Bagging Operator
2014-11-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.68 0.8 0.85 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-11-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.59 0.8 0.74 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.98 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.03 0.27 Laborer, Bullgang
2014-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.06 0.26 Bagging Operator
2014-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.97 0.27 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 0.9 0.31 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.57 1.21 0.47 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.99 0.33 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-06-25 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.13 1.24 0.91 Bagging Operator
2012-02-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 0.83 0.60 Laborer, Bullgang
2012-02-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 0.75 0.63 Bagging Operator
2012-02-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.9 0.30 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 0.83 0.36 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-04-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.33 0.77 0.43 Bagging Operator
2011-04-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.56 0.9 0.62 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-12-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 0.75 0.57 Bagging Operator
2010-12-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.67 0.78 0.86 Bagging Operator
2010-11-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.63 0.9 0.70 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-05-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 0.89 0.28 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2005-04-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 0.69 0.39 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2005-04-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.67 0.27 Bagging Operator
2005-04-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 0.75 0.24 Bagging Operator
2005-04-12 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 1.05 0.17 Mechanic
2003-03-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.91 1.52 0.60 Bagging Operator
2002-12-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 0.39 0.87 Bagging Operator
2002-12-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.88 0.98 0.90 Mechanic
2002-12-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.08 1.85 0.58 Bagging Operator
2002-12-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.1 1.47 0.75 Bagging Operator
2001-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 0.66 0.97 Bagging Operator
2001-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 0.87 0.22 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-12-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.61 0.66 0.92 Bagging Operator
2001-05-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 0.66 0.48 Bagging Operator
2001-05-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.39 0.8 0.49 Bagging Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2022-10-11, 3 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2022-10-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.87 MP BAGGING/PACKAGING
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.

Gleason Clay Mill recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Tennessee, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.25 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Old Hickory Clay Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 16
2025 18
2024 16
2023 14
2022 15
2021 15
2020 14
2019 17
2018 18
2017 19
2016 19
2015 18
2014 19
2013 18
2012 17
2011 16
2010 10
2009 21
2008 11
2007 11
2006 11
2005 11
2004 12
2003 12
2002 13
2001 13
2000 15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Gleason Clay Mill sits in Weakley County, Tennessee, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Weakley County, Tennessee · Population 32,959
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$49,502
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 7,577 2 0 264.0
2026 Q1 6,179 1 0 161.8
2025 Q4 7,239 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,670 3 1 391.1
2025 Q2 7,690 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8,230 2 0 243.0
2024 Q4 8,546 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 8,724 1 0 114.6
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 7,721 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,528 3 0 459.6
2023 Q4 6,609 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 7,112 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,411 1 0 134.9
2023 Q1 7,004 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 6,872 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,956 2 0 251.4
2022 Q2 8,714 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 7,945 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 7,985 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 9,094 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 8,613 10 0 1161.0
2021 Q1 7,347 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 7,514 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 7,519 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,542 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,040 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 7,862 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 10,848 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,531 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 9,604 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 8,477 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 9,269 1 0 107.9
2018 Q2 9,645 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 9,612 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 9,501 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 11,901 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,777 2 0 185.6
2017 Q1 9,031 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 8,598 1 0 116.3
2016 Q3 13,143 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 10,446 1 0 95.7
2016 Q1 8,261 3 1 363.2
2015 Q4 7,753 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,662 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,802 2 1 227.2
2015 Q1 7,027 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 8,096 2 0 247.0
2014 Q3 9,570 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 8,945 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 6,747 2 0 296.4
2013 Q4 7,586 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,375 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,779 2 0 227.8
2013 Q1 6,898 2 0 289.9
2012 Q4 6,892 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 7,765 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,565 4 1 528.8
2012 Q1 5,520 2 0 362.3
2011 Q4 5,634 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,239 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,206 5 3 609.3
2011 Q1 5,031 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,633 5 0 1079.2
2010 Q3 5,539 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,863 2 1 341.1
2010 Q1 3,663 5 2 1365.0
2009 Q4 4,863 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,612 7 2 1517.8
2009 Q2 2,788 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,307 1 0 232.2
2008 Q4 5,384 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,805 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,768 6 2 1040.2
2008 Q1 4,826 12 3 2486.5
2007 Q4 5,677 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,201 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,083 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,518 2 1 442.7
2006 Q4 5,096 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,166 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,086 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,817 1 0 207.6
2005 Q4 5,990 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,387 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,766 2 0 419.6
2005 Q1 4,355 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 5,729 1 0 174.6
2004 Q3 5,041 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,725 1 0 174.7
2004 Q1 6,606 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,062 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,330 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,389 4 2 742.3
2003 Q1 5,508 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,505 2 0 363.3
2002 Q3 6,809 2 1 293.7
2002 Q2 8,585 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,296 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,248 2 0 381.1
2001 Q3 7,228 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,206 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,398 3 0 682.1
2000 Q4 5,644 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,570 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,135 1 0 140.2
2000 Q1 4,593 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2026 · 1 incident

April 16, 2026 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Hickory Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was kneeling on the ground, preparing to close bottom gate on railcar and heard EE's right knee pop. EE was in pain and wanted to go to the Dr to be checked out. EE is now waiting for an orthopedic Dr. to see EE.

2007 · 1 incident

January 11, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Hickory Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had emptied dump truck of clay. He had gone around to back of truck to see that all the clay had dumped out. He took a step backwards, tripped over a lump of clay & fell on his left ankle.

1995 · 1 incident

August 17, 1995 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Old Hickory Clay Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE SAID THE CLAY DUST WAS CONTRIBUTING TO HIS LUNG PROBLEM. HE FELT IT WAS MAKING MATTERS WORSE AND MAKING HIM HAVE SHORTNESS OF BREATH. HE WAS CLASSIFIED WITH LESS THAN 10% IMPAIRMENT. EMPLOYEE'S DOCTORS STATED THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO DUST, SO THEREFORE HE CHOSE TO LEAVE OUR COMPANY.

1993 · 1 incident

March 17, 1993 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Hickory Clay Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE FELT A BURNING SENSATION WHILE BAGGING CLAY IN 50 LB. BAGS. HE OBSERVED THE INJURY WHILE STRAINING GOING TO THE BATHROOM. THE BURNING SENSATION CONTINUED THRU THE WORKDAY. EMPLOYE E WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN UMBILICAL HERNIA ON 3/19/93. EMPLOYEE WAS INFORMED OF INJURY ON 3/22/93.

1988 · 1 incident

September 14, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Hickory Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMP STEPPED FROM CONCRETE DOCK INTO RR CAR HIS FOOT SLIPED IN DOORWAY OF BOX CAR CAUSING HIM OT FALL HE HIT HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER ON CONCRETE DOCK HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE DOCK A ND DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND.