Mining Incidents

Coal Valley Mining Inc: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Coal Valley Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Walter T Ozee
Crab Orchard, Williamson County, IL  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1102857

MSHA record for Coal Valley Mining Inc (mine ID 1102857). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Ownership history
  1. Lorenzo Mining Company Inc 1988 to 1991
  2. Gabeco Mining 1991 to 1991
  3. Coal Valley Mining Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Coal Valley Mining Inc 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 19, 1991 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHEN BUGGY LEFT TAILPIECE WHEELS WHERE TURNED INTO RIB PINNING OPERATOR BETWEEN CANOPY & RIB

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1992 · 5 incidents

March 5, 1992 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED ON THE INTERSECTION OF 19TH CROSSCUT IN THE TRAVELWAY FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 30 FT LONG 14 FT WIDE AND 40 FT HEIGHT.

January 1, 1992 IL · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURED IN CROSS CUT BETWEEN 3 & 4 ENTRY ON WORK AERIA IN N.E. MAINS. THE FALL APPEARS TO BEA SLIP AND PART OF THE FALTED AERIA WE ARE CUTTING THROUGH. FALL WAS APPX 35 FT LONG 7 FT DEEP AND 18FT WIDE.

1990 · 1 incident

September 4, 1990 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lorenzo Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

LOADING ROCK WITH CONTINUOUS MINER. PIECE OF ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN CONVEYOR FLIGHTS AND SMALL PIECE FLEW OUT AND HIT HIM ON LIP, LACERATING IT.

1989 · 1 incident