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Chester Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Randolph County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100031

MSHA record for Chester Quarry (mine ID 1100031). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Ownership history
  1. Chester Quarry Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Chester Quarry Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Chester Quarry sits in Randolph County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.
Randolph County, Illinois · Population 30,142
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$68,870
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 8, 1984 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Chester Quarry Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK. AFTER DUMPING LOAD EMPLOYEE DID NOT DISENGAGE POWER TAKE-OFF. AS TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TOWARDS MINE ENTRANCE DUMP BODY WAS RISING AND BED STRUCK ENTRANCE CEILING OF MINE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE TRUCK DASH AND WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT THEEMPLOYEE INJURED HIS NOSE, CAUSING BLEEDING, LACERATIONS TO RIGHT EYE AND CHIN, X-RAYS REVEALED CRA

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1993 · 1 incident

February 2, 1993 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Chester Quarry Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SUBJECT WAS STANDING OFF OF THE ROADWAY WHERE A D-8 CAT DOZER WAS PULLING A SLED LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK. SLED DUG INTO ROAD PULLING OUT BURIEDELECTRIC PIPE. PIPE STRUCK INJURED IN BOTH LEGS BELOW KNEES

1987 · 2 incidents

November 3, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Chester Quarry Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE FEEDING C9USHER A ROCK ESCAPED FROM CRUSHER STRIKING HIM IN THE FOREHEAD ABOVE THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE WHILE HE WAS STANDING IN DOORWAY OIF CONTROL BOOTH. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR PRE CAUTIONARY EXAM1 RETURNED TO WORK FOLLOWING DAY

September 17, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chester Quarry Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HERNIA RESULTED3FROM USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK ROCKS WHICH WERE HUNG IN C RUSHER.

1984 · 1 incident

March 8, 1984 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Chester Quarry Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A HAUL TRUCK. AFTER DUMPING LOAD, DRIVER DID NOT DISENGAGE POWER TAKE-OFF. AS TRUCK WAS DRIVEN TOWARDS MINE ENTRANCE, DUMP BODY WAS RISING AND BED STRUCK ENTRANCE CEILIN G OF MINE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE TRUCK DASH. AS RESULT OF IMPACT, THE EMP INJURED HIS HEAD AND NECK CAUSING CONTUSIONS.