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Ace Mine No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Ace Diggin Inc · Surface
R. R. 1, Carterville, Williamson County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102778

MSHA record for Ace Mine No 1 (mine ID 1102778). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Ace Diggin Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ace Mine No 1 sits in Williamson County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Williamson County, Illinois · Population 66,902
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$65,521
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 1 incident

January 23, 1987 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ace Diggin Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS DIAGNOS9D AS HAVING A DIRECT HERNIA, ALTHOUTH HE FELT NO PAIN AT THE TIME, HE MUST HAVE SUFFERED THE INJURY WHILE STRINGING DISCHARGE HOSE FOR A PUMPING OPERATION NEAR THE END OF THE S HIFT OIN 1-23-87, HE SAID HE WAS UNDER A STRAIN BECAUSE OF MUDDY CONDITIONS

1985 · 1 incident

August 26, 1985 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ace Diggin Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PICKING UP A CRUSHER SCREEN BY HIMSELF AND IT TILTED AND FELL OVER BLOCKS AND TOOK HIM WITH IT. HIS FINGERS WERE STUCK IN SCREEN. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SIDE HIP AND SHOULDER.