Nantahala Talc & Limestone Company Inc operator
Controlled by
William L McNeely Jr.
MSHA operator ID: L36594
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 37
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1985–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
126
citations
30
significant & substantial
$21,519
proposed penalties
$20,539
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $980 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,452
inspection hours
8.7
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.126 citations across 1,452 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.$22K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
124 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 12 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 7 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2023
1
2010
1
2008
1
2007
1
2005
1
2002
1
2000
3
1998
2
1997
1
1996
1
1994
1
1992
3
1991
2
1990
6
1989
6
1987
2
1986
3
1985
1
Mines on record
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