Data / Mines / Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company
Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company: 176 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company (MSHA operator ID L18158) operates 5 open mines with 155 employees in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and other states, mostly common clays. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued it 176 citations and orders with $119,476 in proposed penalties, and it reported 12 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- MSHA operator ID
- L18158
- Open mines
- 5
- Employees at open mines
- 155
- States
- Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 176
- Significant and substantial
- 34 (19.3%)
- Closure orders
- 0
- High negligence or reckless
- 4
- Proposed penalties
- $119,476
- Amount paid so far
- $119,476
- Inspections
- 71
- Inspector hours on site
- 902
- Citations per inspection
- 2.48 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 12
- Injury and illness cases
- 12
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 28, 2026
Open mines of Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company
Ranked by citations since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company | Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company | Washington County, GA | Common clays | 56 | 60 |
| Gleason Mills and Mines | Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company | Weakley County, TN | Common clays | 50 | 58 |
| K-T Clay Company | Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company | Aiken County, SC | Common clays | 24 | 47 |
| Crenshaw Mine and Plant | Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company | Panola County, MS | Kaolin and ball clay | 23 | 9 |
| Sims Mine | Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company | Carlisle County, KY | Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 2 | 2 |
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 | 28 | 2 | $13,695 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25 | 2 | $14,505 | 2 |
| 2024 | 47 | 6 | $24,621 | 5 |
| 2025 | 35 | 11 | $39,314 | 3 |
| 2026 | 41 | 13 | $27,341 | 2 |
Standards cited most at Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company
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 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 29 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 22 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 19 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.5001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 47.44 | Hazard communication | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.16005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
Injury and illness cases at Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 11 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 1 |
What the accident reports at Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 7 |
| Slip or fall of person | 2 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 2 |
| Striking or bumping | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 2 |
| Bulldozer | 1 |
| Forklift | 1 |
Commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Common clays | 3 |
| Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 1 |
| Kaolin and ball clay | 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.