Forterra Brick, LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data
A dead body (not belonging to any miners or employees) was discovered on the inactive Williams West Mine. Police and MSHA was notified. The MSHA call confirmation # is 1-74237134.
Athens Plant & Pits Metal/Non-Metal
General Shale Brick, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Wienerberger AG
Athens,
Henderson County,
TX
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4100249
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2005–2010
- Latest incident
- Apr 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
20
citations
0
significant & substantial
$2,698
proposed penalties
$2,698
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 | 601 | 1 | 0 | 1663.9 |
| 2025 Q3 | 627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 727 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 575 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2010 · 1 incident
2005 · 1 incident
April 16, 2005
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Forterra Brick, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A T POST TO PULL OUT OF GROUND WHEN EE PUSHED THE POST AWAY. EE HAND SLIPPED OFF THE POST AND IT SPRUNG BACK TOWARD BODY. A PIECE OF BARBED WIRE ON THE POST STRUCK EE ARM ABOUT 2 INCHES