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Conti #12: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Milligan George
Marion, Saline County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102950

MSHA record for Conti #12 (mine ID 1102950). 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
1996
Latest incident
Apr 1996
Ownership history
  1. Continental Augering Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Conti #12 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

1996 · 1 incident

April 6, 1996 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Continental Augering Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AUGER OPERATOR TAKING LAST FLIGHT OUT OF AUGER. INJURED PUT HIS HAND ON FRONT OF FLIGHT TO GUIDE IT OUT. WHILE SWINGING FLIGHT OUT OF MACHINE, AUGER FLIGHT TOUCHED FRONT HIGHWALL GUARD, PINCHI NG HIS HAND. HE SUFFERED 3 SMALL BONES BROKEN ON LEFT HAND, BETWEEN WRIST AND FINGERS.