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Thiele Kaolin Company operator

Controlled by J Eric Tillirson
MSHA operator ID: L00455

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
296
Mines on record
5
Years on record
2000–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
620
citations
118
significant & substantial
$346,772
proposed penalties
$263,966
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
4
2025
10
2024
12
2023
10
2022
5
2021
16
2020
6
2019
12
2018
14
2017
7
2016
11
2015
7 (1f)
2014
10
2013
8
2012
6
2011
9
2010
11
2009
11
2008
13
2007
20
2006
10
2005
7
2004
11
2003
13
2002
16
2001
18
2000
19

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 15, 2015 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · OTHER
Thiele Kaolin Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Contract employee entered rail car GATX 22394 at approximately 11:30 am, to wash out the rail car. At approximately 12:00, a Thiele employee went to check on him and observed him lying on the floor of the car. Emergency response was activated immediately. Employee was recovered from the rail car by EMS personnel and pronounced deceased.