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Oil Dri Corporation Of America: 5 open mines
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Oil Dri Corporation Of America (MSHA controller ID M00579) controls 5 open mines through 5 operators, with 480 employees in 4 states, mostly common clays. Since January 1, 2022 MSHA issued 397 citations and orders at those mines with $519,815 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 53 injury or illness cases. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- MSHA controller ID
- M00579
- Open mines
- 5
- Operators
- 5
- Employees
- 480
- States
- 4
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 397
- Significant and substantial
- 86 (21.7%)
- Closure orders
- 5
- High negligence or reckless
- 43
- Proposed penalties
- $519,815
- Amount paid so far
- $519,815
- Inspections
- 106
- Inspector hours on site
- 1,734
- Citations per inspection
- 3.75 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 55
- Injury and illness cases
- 53
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- October 26, 2026
Operators under Oil Dri Corporation Of America
| Operator | Open mines | Employees | Citations since 2022 | Proposed penalties | Injury cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mounds Production Company LLC | 1 | 29 | 171 | $241,826 | 5 |
| Oil Dri Production Company LLC | 1 | 63 | 99 | $147,093 | 14 |
| Taft Production Company | 1 | 56 | 48 | $72,299 | 4 |
| Blue Mountain Production Company LLC | 1 | 102 | 43 | $48,934 | 15 |
| Oil-Dri Georgia LLC | 1 | 230 | 36 | $9,663 | 15 |
Mines with the most citations
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeFevre-Mager Mine | Mounds Production Company LLC | Pulaski County, IL | Common clays | 29 | 171 |
| Ripley Mine and Mill | Oil Dri Production Company LLC | Tippah County, MS | Common clays | 63 | 99 |
| Taft Production Company & Mines | Taft Production Company | Kern County, CA | Common clays | 56 | 48 |
| Jasper Creek Mine | Blue Mountain Production Company LLC | Tippah County, MS | Common clays | 102 | 43 |
| Simpson | Oil-Dri Georgia LLC | Thomas County, GA | Fullers earth | 230 | 36 |
States
| State | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 2 |
| California | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
Commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Common clays | 4 |
| Fullers earth | 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 | 128 | 34 | $175,892 | 14 |
| 2023 | 102 | 15 | $180,214 | 9 |
| 2024 | 89 | 22 | $104,796 | 16 |
| 2025 | 43 | 12 | $46,760 | 9 |
| 2026 | 35 | 3 | $12,153 | 5 |
Standards cited most at mines controlled by Oil Dri Corporation Of America
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 | 87 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 53 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 43 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 25 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 24 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 10 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 9 |
| 30 CFR 56.11012 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 7 |
| 30 CFR 56.12008 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14130 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 5 |
Injury and illness cases at mines controlled by Oil Dri Corporation Of America
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Permanent disability | 2 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 33 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 18 |
What the accident reports at mines controlled by Oil Dri Corporation Of America describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Slip or fall of person | 14 |
| Handling of materials | 13 |
| Machinery | 9 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 8 |
| Other | 4 |
| Powered haulage | 4 |
| Disorders (repeated trauma) | 2 |
| Fire | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines controlled by Oil Dri Corporation Of America
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 8 |
| Forklift | 5 |
| Packaging machine | 4 |
| Milling machinery | 3 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 1 |
| Ore haulage trucks - on highway trucks | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
| Auger machine | 1 |
| Rock drill | 1 |
| Welding machine | 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.