Imerys Mica Kings Mountain Inc. operator
Controlled by
Imerys S A
MSHA operator ID: 0085604
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Mines on record
- 3
- Years on record
- 2008–2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
128
citations
28
significant & substantial
$33,064
proposed penalties
$32,154
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $910 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
150
inspections on record
1,907
inspection hours
6.7
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.128 citations across 1,907 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.$33K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
127 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
2
2024
2
2022
2
2020
1
2019
1
2018
1
2017
1
2014
1
2012
1
2010
2
2009
1
2008
2
Mines on record
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