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Willis Mt Plant & Mullite Plant: 8 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Willis Mt Plant & Mullite Plant is an active kyanite surface mine in Buckingham County, Virginia, operated by Kyanite Mining Corp with 37 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4400170). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 8 citations and orders there with $1,164 in proposed penalties, and 1 accident report was filed there, with 1 injury or illness case.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4400170
- Status
- Active since December 28, 1971
- Main commodity
- Kyanite
- Mine type
- Surface
- County
- Buckingham County, Virginia
- Nearest town
- Dillwyn
- Operator
- Kyanite Mining Corp
- Parent company
- The Disthene Group Inc
- Employees
- 37
- MSHA field office
- Staunton VA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 8
- Significant and substantial
- 0 (0.0%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $1,164
- Amount paid so far
- $1,164
- Inspections
- 14
- Inspector hours on site
- 234
- Citations per inspection
- 0.57 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 1
- Injury and illness cases
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- August 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 | 2 | 0 | $266 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | $143 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | $453 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | $302 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Willis Mt Plant & Mullite 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 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.13021 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.5001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Willis Mt Plant & Mullite Plant
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 1 |
What the accident reports at Willis Mt Plant & Mullite Plant describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Machinery | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Willis Mt Plant & Mullite Plant
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Rock drill | 1 |
Other open mines in Buckingham County, Virginia
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ridge Plant & Gieseke Plant | Kyanite Mining Corp | Buckingham County, VA | Kyanite | 60 | 21 |
| James River Slate Company Inc | James River Slate Company Inc | Buckingham County, VA | Dimension slate | 12 | 16 |
| Boxley Arvonia Quarry | Georgia Stone Products, LLC | Buckingham County, VA | Crushed, broken slate | 12 | 4 |
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