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Mine 27 Coal

Old Ben Coal Company · Underground

Controlled by British Petroleum Company PLC

West Frankfort, Franklin County, IL · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1102544

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1983
Latest incident: Jan 1983

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

January 5, 1983 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Old Ben Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 9TH M.N. AT 3225, AT 3 WAY INTERSECTION. FALL PEAKED OUT AT 10 HIGH, 16\ WIDE & 20\ LONG. AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 7\ TENSION REBAR. 4\ CENTERS. A SLIP WAS RUNNING THRU THIS AREA.