Mining Incidents

Calhoun Quarry No 2: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Calhoun Quarry Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jerome Sievers
Calhoun County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102764

MSHA record for Calhoun Quarry No 2 (mine ID 1102764). 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
1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Calhoun Quarry Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Calhoun Quarry No 2 sits in Calhoun County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Calhoun County, Illinois · Population 4,406
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$92,095
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

1984 · 1 incident

May 3, 1984 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calhoun Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object

UNHOOKING HOIST AND FELL ON FINGER BREAKING IT.