Mining Incidents

Active Minerals Attapulgite Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by J M Huber Corp
Bainbridge, Decatur County, GA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0901192

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2009–2022
Latest incident
May 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
78
citations
32
significant & substantial
$184,268
proposed penalties
$101,695
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 7,414 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 6,033 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 10,889 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q2 7,031 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,460 2 2 309.6
2023 Q1 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 2, 2009 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Active Minerals International LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee followed none of the safety & company policies. Allowed his girlfriend on the property and up in the cab of the loader. Also, evidence is pointing to drugs or alcohol. Awaiting the toxicology report.

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2022 · 1 incident

May 10, 2022 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Active Minerals International LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The operator of an off road truck and the Operator of a Excavator were cleaning their windows, when the excavator operator finished EE's windows, EE proceeded to clean out the bed of the truck. The operator of the off road truck was standing on the walk outside of EE's cab and the movement of the truck caused the truck driver to strain EE's back.

2019 · 2 incidents

June 7, 2019 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Active Minerals International LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting a pillow-block bearing off the shelf in the warehouse, and EE said felt a pain in the left forearm.

2016 · 1 incident

July 27, 2016 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Active Minerals International LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator misjudgment; heavy dew accumulation; Operator decided to try & turn on the fuel pump by standing on an oil dry container. Operator lost footing & slipped off. The employee worked their entire shift without making any note of injury. Employee later called the foreman over the job to notify the foreman they were at the emergency room getting their back looked at.

2011 · 2 incidents

December 2, 2011 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Active Minerals International LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was working on removing the input shaft from an out of service gearbox. A laceration was caused on right middle knuckle when the bolt he was trying to loosen broke loose and his knuckle struck the shaft coupling.

May 9, 2011 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Active Minerals International LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking around plant to get a grease gun stepped on a hill of loose dirt and his feet came out from underneath him and he fell to the ground.

2010 · 1 incident

May 17, 2010 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Active Minerals International LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee told supervisor he was having pain in his shoulder, but thought it was gas pain and not work-related. Employee decided to claim the injury as work-related several days later. It was determined the employee had lifted mill paddles 2 days before reporting the pain to his supervisor. Employee was later diagnosed with extrusions at c5-6 and c6-7 in his neck.

2009 · 1 incident

September 29, 2009 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Active Minerals International LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's finger got pinched between the paddle and the door way on the scott dryer, the employee was wearing protective gloves at the time.