Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company operator
Controlled by
Imerys S A
MSHA operator ID: L18158
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 123
- Mines on record
- 11
- Years on record
- 2001–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
872
citations
168
significant & substantial
$445,502
proposed penalties
$407,325
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $38,177 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
533
inspections on record
10,174
inspection hours
8.6
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.872 citations across 10,174 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.$446K
proposed penalties
$421K
current assessed
$407K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
860 assessments are final orders; 45 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 46 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 32 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 12 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 9 non-fatal
- OTHER 8 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2025
3
2024
5
2023
2
2021
2
2020
3
2019
4
2018
5
2017
6
2016
7
2015
4
2014
7
2013
3
2012
4
2011
7
2010
4
2009
3
2008
4
2007
4
2006
4
2005
2
2004
4
2003
10
2002
15
2001
10
Mines on record
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