Mining Incidents

Oil-Dri Georgia LLC operator

MSHA operator ID: L00702
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
554
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
450
citations
122
significant & substantial
$575,675
proposed penalties
$278,869
paid to date
48% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $296,806 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
90
inspections on record
3,651
inspection hours
12.3
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.
450 citations across 3,651 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$576K
proposed penalties
$279K
current assessed
$279K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
448 assessments are final orders; 28 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
2
2025
4
2024
2
2023
4
2022
3
2021
5
2020
3
2019
9
2018
4
2017
7
2016
1
2015
6
2014
5
2013
3
2012
6
2011
8
2010
14 (1f)
2009
22
2008
17
2007
5
2006
9
2005
6
2004
8
2003
10
2002
20
2001
11
2000
23
1999
7
1998
8
1997
14
1996
9
1995
19
1994
10
1993
12
1992
11 (1f)
1991
38
1990
39
1989
44
1988
42
1987
25
1986
12
1985
14
1984
26
1983
7

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
October 20, 2010 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Oil-Dri Georgia LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An over-the-road truck driver (not a miner, nor an employee) was pinned against a loading dock by a shuttle trailor that was backing up to the dock.

November 18, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal Fatality · MACHINERY
Oil-Dri Georgia LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE LANYARD TO THE SAFETY BELT WORN BY THE VICTIM BECAME ENTANGLED WITH A SLOW MOVING SHAFT.

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