Old Hickory Clay Company operator
Controlled by
J Lee Powell
MSHA operator ID: L00362
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 32
- Mines on record
- 4
- Years on record
- 1984–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
343
citations
82
significant & substantial
$108,619
proposed penalties
$101,943
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,676 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
247
inspections on record
4,019
inspection hours
8.5
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.343 citations across 4,019 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.$109K
proposed penalties
$102K
current assessed
$102K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
343 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 13 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 7 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 5 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 2 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
1
2019
1
2014
2
2007
1
1999
1
1995
3
1994
3
1993
2
1992
1
1990
1
1989
7
1988
3
1986
2
1985
2
1984
2
Mines on record
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