Mining Incidents

VALLEY CITY QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Pitts Field, Pike County, IL · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 1100022
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Dec 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping to put a cutting edge on endloader. Instead of using a wrench to hold bolt head steady he held it with his hand. Air wrench was used by second employee and bolt spun in first employee's hand and cut his left thumb which required 3 stitches to fix.

2001 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK & FELT CHEST PAINS. WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH A HEART ATTACK. HAD BYPASS SURGERY.