Anglo American Clays Corp · Struck by falling object
DRILLING AND DRILL ROD CONNECTOR SLIPPED CAUSING DRILL ROCD TO STRIKE EMPL IN BACK.
Watkins Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Anglo American Clays Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
English China Clays PLC
Wilkinson County,
GA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0900758
MSHA record for Watkins Pit (mine ID 0900758). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Mar 1983
Ownership history
- Anglo American Clays Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Watkins Pit sits in Wilkinson County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Wilkinson County, Georgia · Population 8,795
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,673
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.