Mining Incidents

Arclar Mine Preparation Plant: 1 reportable incident Coal

Harrisburg, Saline County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102806

MSHA record for Arclar Mine Preparation Plant (mine ID 1102806). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Sep 1989
Ownership history
  1. Tek-Bar Industries Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Arclar Mine Preparation Plant sits in Saline County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Saline County, Illinois · Population 23,387
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$54,945
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

September 19, 1989 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tek-Bar Industries Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING ON SIDE OF TRUCK USING A POKER TO FREE UP SOME GOB STUCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BED. HE SLIPPED AND FELL.