Data / Mines / Georgia / Main Processing Plant
Main Processing Plant: 41 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Main Processing Plant is an active kaolin and ball clay processing facility in Washington County, Georgia, operated by Thiele Kaolin Company with 347 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 0900337). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 41 citations and orders there with $9,904 in proposed penalties, and 24 accident reports were filed there, with 23 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 0900337
- Status
- Active since July 4, 1976
- Main commodity
- Kaolin and ball clay
- Mine type
- Facility
- County
- Washington County, Georgia
- Nearest town
- Sandersville
- Operator
- Thiele Kaolin Company
- Employees
- 347
- MSHA field office
- Macon GA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 41
- Significant and substantial
- 4 (9.8%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $9,904
- Amount paid so far
- $9,904
- Inspections
- 16
- Inspector hours on site
- 383
- Citations per inspection
- 2.56 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 24
- Injury and illness cases
- 23
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 25, 2026
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | $996 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 | $2,729 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | $2,961 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | $1,770 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | $1,448 | 5 |
Standards cited most at Main Processing Plant
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11027 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.9300 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12019 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12021 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.13021 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Main Processing Plant
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 17 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 6 |
What the accident reports at Main Processing Plant describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 8 |
| Slip or fall of person | 7 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 4 |
| Powered haulage | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Main Processing Plant
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 4 |
| Crane | 2 |
| Forklift | 2 |
| Trucks | 1 |
| Mine car | 1 |
Other open mines in Washington County, Georgia
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepstep Road Plant | Thiele Kaolin Company | Washington County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 202 | 68 |
| Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company | Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company | Washington County, GA | Common clays | 56 | 60 |
| Sandersville Calcine Plant | Imerys Clays Inc | Washington County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 57 | 39 |
| Avant Mine | Southeastern Performance Minerals, LLC | Washington County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 38 | 22 |
| Duncan Plant | Deepstep Mineral Products LLC | Washington County, GA | Mica | 4 | 14 |
| Sandersville Plant | KaMin LLC. | Washington County, GA | Common clays | 46 | 5 |
| Avant-Ennis Mine & Mill | Thiele Kaolin Company | Washington County, GA | Common clays | 46 | 2 |
| Sandersville Land and Mines | Imerys Clays Inc | Washington County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 10 | 2 |
| Washington County Mine | KaMin LLC. | Washington County, GA | Common clays | 68 | 1 |
| Chambers Mine | Southeastern Performance Minerals, LLC | Washington County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 4 | 1 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.