Mines in Washington County, Illinois
Washington County, Illinois has 5 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 4 abandoned. 3 are coal mines and 2 metal or non-metal. 1,419 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 2,870 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Washington 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.
Abandoned and historical mine features in Washington County →
- Mines on register
- 5
- Active
- 1
- Fatalities on record
- 0
- Citations issued
- 2,870
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Stone Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jax Asphalt Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peabody Coal Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peabody Coal Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Prairie State Generating Company LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Lively Grove MineActive 0 fatal 2,865 citationsUnderground coal · Prairie State Generating Company LLC · MSHA ID 1103193
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Marissa MineAbandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 5 citationsUnderground coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102440
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Covington Quarry & Mill No 1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Covington Stone Company · MSHA ID 1100046
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Pitts QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Jax Asphalt Company Inc · MSHA ID 1100165
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Tilden MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground coal · Peabody Coal Company · MSHA ID 1102618
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.