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Freeburg Sand And Gravel: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

St Clair County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102616

Freeburg Sand And Gravel has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Freeburg Sand & Gravel-Div/Iola Quarry Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1986 1
1985 2
1984 6
1983 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Freeburg Sand And Gravel sits in St. Clair County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
St. Clair County, Illinois · Population 254,777
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$70,178
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

May 7, 1984 IL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Freeburg Sand & Gravel-Div/Iola Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL ADJUST CARBURATOR ON WELDER WHILE RUNNING AND GOT HAND CAUGHT IN BELT.