Mines in Coles County, Illinois
Coles County, Illinois has 10 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 8 abandoned. 1 are coal mines and 9 metal or non-metal. 81 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 2024. Inspectors have issued 434 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Coles County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.
- Mines on register
- 10
- Active
- 2
- Fatalities on record
- 0
- Citations issued
- 434
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Stone Company | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Amco-Illinois Mining Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| County Concrete Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James R Hood Sand & Gravel Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mattoon Sand & Gravel Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| River Bend Materials LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shoots Farm & Excavation Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Swearingen Sand & Gravel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Charleston Stone CoActive 0 fatal 289 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Charleston Stone Company · MSHA ID 1100027
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Pit #2Active 0 fatal 82 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · River Bend Materials LLC · MSHA ID 1103245
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Embarras No 1Abandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Amco-Illinois Mining Company · MSHA ID 1102831
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Mattoon Sand & Gravel CompanyAbandoned 0 fatal 32 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Mattoon Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1101163
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Pleasant Grove PitAbandoned 0 fatal 22 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · County Concrete Corporation · MSHA ID 1103075
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Old Glory AggAbandoned 0 fatal 9 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Shoots Farm & Excavation Inc · MSHA ID 1103038
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Charleston Pit And PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Charleston Stone Company · MSHA ID 1102370
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Hood & Son Sand And Gravel PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · James R Hood Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1102554
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Pinnell PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Charleston Stone Company · MSHA ID 1101196
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Swearingen Pit No 3Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Swearingen Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1102874
Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.
The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.