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DIMMICK PORTABLE: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lafarge S A
La Salle County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102841

MSHA record for DIMMICK PORTABLE (mine ID 1102841). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. Western Sand & Gravel Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

DIMMICK PORTABLE sits in LaSalle County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
LaSalle County, Illinois · Population 109,049
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$72,281
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

April 12, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING DOWN OFF A CONVEYOR. THE GLOVE ON HIS RIGHT HAD BECOME CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF A HANDRAILING CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1987 · 1 incident