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Thiele Kaolin Company: 6 open mines, 128 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Thiele Kaolin Company (MSHA operator ID L00455) operates 6 open mines with 734 employees in Georgia, mostly kaolin and ball clay. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued it 128 citations and orders with $38,628 in proposed penalties, and it reported 49 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- MSHA operator ID
- L00455
- Open mines
- 6
- Employees at open mines
- 734
- States
- Georgia
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 128
- Significant and substantial
- 11 (8.6%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 0
- Proposed penalties
- $38,628
- Amount paid so far
- $38,628
- Inspections
- 87
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,288
- Citations per inspection
- 1.47 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 51
- Injury and illness cases
- 49
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 30, 2026
Open mines of Thiele Kaolin Company
Ranked by citations since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepstep Road Plant | Thiele Kaolin Company | Washington County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 202 | 68 |
| Main Processing Plant | Thiele Kaolin Company | Washington County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 347 | 41 |
| Reedy Creek Div. Plant | Thiele Kaolin Company | Jefferson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 113 | 11 |
| Hobbs Clay Mine | Thiele Kaolin Company | Jefferson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 18 | 10 |
| Avant-Ennis Mine & Mill | Thiele Kaolin Company | Washington County, GA | Common clays | 46 | 2 |
| Gibraltar Operations | Thiele Kaolin Company | Wilkinson County, GA | Common clays | 8 | 1 |
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 | 10 | 0 | $1,395 | 5 |
| 2023 | 28 | 3 | $5,476 | 9 |
| 2024 | 39 | 6 | $16,059 | 11 |
| 2025 | 21 | 2 | $4,617 | 10 |
| 2026 | 30 | 0 | $11,081 | 14 |
Standards cited most at Thiele Kaolin 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 | 20 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 20 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 15 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 13 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 4 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 50.20-1 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12020 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14115 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
Injury and illness cases at Thiele Kaolin Company
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 1 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 35 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 13 |
What the accident reports at Thiele Kaolin Company describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 15 |
| Handling of materials | 11 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 7 |
| Machinery | 5 |
| Powered haulage | 4 |
| Other | 4 |
| Striking or bumping | 2 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 1 |
| Poisoning (toxic materials) | 1 |
| Occupational skin diseases | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Thiele Kaolin Company
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 7 |
| Forklift | 3 |
| Crane | 3 |
| Mine car | 2 |
| Ore haulage trucks - on highway trucks | 1 |
| Trucks | 1 |
| Hoist | 1 |
| Carriage-mounted drills | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
Commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Kaolin and ball clay | 4 |
| Common clays | 2 |
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.