H.C. Spinks Clay Co. operator
Controlled by
Lhoist Group
MSHA operator ID: 0106945
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 23
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2010–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
205
citations
51
significant & substantial
$62,118
proposed penalties
$61,755
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $363 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
98
inspections on record
2,562
inspection hours
8.0
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.205 citations across 2,562 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$62K
proposed penalties
$62K
current assessed
$62K
paid to date
$1
outstanding
204 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 11 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
2
2024
1
2023
2
2022
1
2020
1
2019
2
2018
2
2017
2
2016
2
2012
1
2011
5
2010
2
Mines on record
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