Data / Mines / South Carolina / Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC)
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC): 31 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) is an active common clays surface mine in Aiken County, South Carolina, operated by VM Buyer LLC with 27 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 3800041). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 31 citations and orders there with $12,409 in proposed penalties, and 4 accident reports were filed there, with 4 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 3800041
- Status
- Active since December 18, 1978
- Main commodity
- Common clays
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Aiken County, South Carolina
- Nearest town
- Aiken
- Operator
- VM Buyer LLC
- Parent company
- RSP Minerals
- Employees
- 27
- MSHA field office
- Columbia SC Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 31
- Significant and substantial
- 7 (22.6%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 3
- Proposed penalties
- $12,409
- Amount paid so far
- $12,409
- Inspections
- 14
- Inspector hours on site
- 180
- Citations per inspection
- 2.21 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 4
- Injury and illness cases
- 4
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 27, 2026
- Citations issued to contractors here
- 10 ($3,174 proposed)
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 | 5 | 1 | $2,495 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | $143 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | $2,120 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | $1,590 | 0 |
| 2026 | 11 | 2 | $6,061 | 1 |
Standards cited most at Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC)
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 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14207 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.15005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 46.11 | Training at sand, gravel and surface stone mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4203 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.13011 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.4402 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.11002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC)
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 4 |
What the accident reports at Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 4 |
Other open mines in Aiken County, South Carolina
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-T Clay Company | Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company | Aiken County, SC | Common clays | 24 | 47 |
| Active Minerals Kaolin Divison | Active Minerals International LLC | Aiken County, SC | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 38 | 23 |
| Shade Mine | Piedmont Mining, LLC | Aiken County, SC | Common clays | 7 | 10 |
| National Kaolin Products | W R Grace & Company | Aiken County, SC | Kaolin and ball clay | 24 | 7 |
| Atomic Mine | Atomic Sand, LLC | Aiken County, SC | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 7 |
| Full Circle Aggregates LLC | Full Circle Aggregates LLC | Aiken County, SC | Sand, common | 3 | 3 |
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.