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Ashkum Pit: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Albert Lamb
Iroquois County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102878

MSHA record for Ashkum Pit (mine ID 1102878). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1990–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. Iroquois Limestone Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ashkum Pit sits in Iroquois County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Iroquois County, Illinois · Population 26,746
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$62,439
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

August 19, 1993 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iroquois Limestone Company · Struck by falling object

EE & EE WERE MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL (SMALL PIECE) EE SET DOWN THE STEEL ON HIS LITTLE FINGER

February 22, 1993 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iroquois Limestone Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BELT CLAMP UP IN ORDER FOR EE TO SLIDE BOARDS UNDER CLAMP IN ORDER TO SPLICE CONVEYOR BELT. OTHER ACCIDENTLY LET GO OF CLAMPS CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER TIP.

1992 · 1 incident

December 16, 1992 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iroquois Limestone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A GRIZZLY BAR DOWN INSIDE OF A CRUSHER & LIFTED OVERHEAD & INJURED RT SHOULDER

1990 · 2 incidents

September 7, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Iroquois Limestone Company · Struck against a moving object

CLEANING UP AROUND MILLS WITH SKID LOADER HIT KNEE AGAINST BOBCAT FRAME.