Mining Incidents

Elm No 1 Mine Coal

Controlled by Asarco Inc
Trivoli, Peoria County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100607

MSHA record for Elm No 1 Mine (mine ID 1100607). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1984 · 4 incidents

June 26, 1984 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED CLIMBED UP ONTO 3 SWING MOTOR CASE TO REMOVE SOME COVERS. HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE SWING CASE ONTO A ROUND METAL COVER. THE COVER TIPPED LETTING THE MAN LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE FALL HE LANDED FLAT ON HIS BACK.

January 30, 1984 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP ON THE BACK OF THE FORD EXPLOISVES TRUCK. HE STEPPED UP ONTO THE REAR BUMPER OF THE TRUCK AND REACHED UP TO GRAB A BAG OF ANFO. HE CLAIMS AS HE REACHED UP HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

January 18, 1984 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WRAPPED CHAIN AROUND HEAD SHAFT OF PRIMARY ELEVATOR HOOKED TO OVERHEAD HOIST. ... WHEN HOIST TIGHTENED UP THE HOOK ON CHAIN BROKE LETTING HOIST HOOK REBOUND HITTING EMPL IN FOREHEAD.

January 10, 1984 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

REPLACING TOOTH POINT ON DRAGLINE BUCKET.SAT TOOTH POINT ON BUCKET LIP AND STARTED TO TURN AROUND TO PICK UP ANOTHER TOOTH POINT.TOOTH SLID OFF AND STRUCK EMPL ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

1983 · 11 incidents

December 29, 1983 IL · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS FOOR IN LOADOUT BUILDING TO HANG UP WELDING LEADS HE HAD BEEN USING. HE CLAIMS AS HE WALKED ACROSS THE FLOOR BOTH HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL ONT O THE FLOOR

December 8, 1983 IL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS REMOVING A ROUSTABOUT PIPE COUPLING FROM A 12" PIPE HE WAS USING A 3/4" RATCHET AND AN 1 1/4" SOCKET HE REMOVED 1 NUT OFF THE COUPLING AND WAS REMOVING THE OTHER NUT WHEN THE SOCKET SL IPPED OFF. THE RATCHET PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE RATCHET AND A PUMP

November 3, 1983 IL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REPLACING WEAR BARS ON A DRILL STEM. THE STEM WAS POSITIONED ON TOP OF TWO METAL SAW HORSES. THE INJURED AROLLED THE STEM OVER TO WELD ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHEN THE DRILLSTEM ROLLED BACK PINCHING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEM AND METAL SAW HORSE.

September 16, 1983 IL · Coal welder (shop) HOISTING
Midland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS INSTALLING NEW BUCKETS IN SECONDARY ELEVATOR WASHBOX AT TIPPLE. A SIX TON HOIST MOVE LOWERING 2 BUCKETS DOWN THE ELVATOR WHEN THE BUCKETS STUCK. THE INJURED TRIED TO MOVE THE BUCKE T WHEN HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN THE HOIST CABLE AND THE SIDE OF THE SEONDARY ELEVATOR WASHBOX.

July 31, 1983 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP ALLEGES THAT WHILE OPENING THE POWDER TRAILER DOOR THE HANDLE STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYEBROW 2 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND

July 21, 1983 IL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Midland Coal Company · Contact with heat

INJURED HAD BEEN LOADING EXPLOSIVES INTO DRILL HOLES. HE THEN SAT DOWN IN THE EXPLOSIVE TRUCK TO EAT HIS LUNCH. AFTER EATING HE GOT UP AND WALKED ACROSS THE BENCH. HE FELT SICK TO HIS STOMAC H. HE STARTED TO WALK BACK TO THE DRILL WHEN HE PASSED OUT FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION.

April 13, 1983 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A HUAL TRUCK UP THE STOCKPILE TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL WHEN THE TRUCK BOTTOMED OUT, CAUSING A HARD JOLT INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

March 9, 1983 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE ALLEGES THAT HE STARTED A TRUCK UP & IT TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN, RUNNING INTO ANOTHER TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED IN THE GARAGE AFTER REPAIR. THE EE JUMPED FROM THE CAB OF THE TRUCK INJURING HIS LEFT FOOT & ANKLE.

January 14, 1983 IL · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

IT IS ALLEGED THAT EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PICKUP TRUCK AT THE RECLAMATION WORK SITE WHEN THE R FRONT TIRE FELL INTO A RUT, THE SUDDEN STOP THREW HIM INTO THE DASH OF THE TRUCK INJURING HIS RIGH T SHOULDER

January 1, 1983 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF A BOLT BIN AND STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST A PROPEL GEAR CASE ON THE 2560 DRAGLINE THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN RIB HE REFUSED TREATMENT AT THAT TIME HOWEVERE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM THE NEXT DAY

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