Ozark-Mahoning Company · Accident type, without injuries
WELD BROKE ON STEEL GUIDE IN HEADFRAME AND CAGE CAUGHT ON IT PUSHING GUIDE AND SCROLL PLATE ON LEFT SIDE UP ABOUT 1\.
Henson Or Henson Shaft: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Ozark-Mahoning Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Pennwalt Corp
Pope County,
IL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102713
MSHA record for Henson Or Henson Shaft (mine ID 1102713). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Mar 1985
Ownership history
- Ozark-Mahoning Company 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Henson Or Henson Shaft sits in Pope County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Pope County, Illinois · Population 3,757
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$62,500
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1985 · 2 incidents
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Accident type, without injuries
IT IS BELIEVED THAT A "GUIDE" BOLT BROKE ALLOWING THE GUIDE TO GET OUT OF ALIGNMENT ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY THEDESCENDING COUNTERWEIGHT, RESULTING IN WEDGING THE COUNTERWEIGHT IN SHAFT AT A DEP TH OF 20 FEET FROM SHAFT COLLAR. TWO SHAFT GUIDES WERE REPLACED.
1984 · 2 incidents
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Fall onto or against objects
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO GO DOWN MANWAY HE TRIPPED ON AIR HOSE, FALLING INTO TIMBER, SPRAINING LEFT WRIST
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING UNDERGROUND TRUCK A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING 3RD. FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
1983 · 3 incidents
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS TIMBERING WHEN ROCK FELL FROM MANWAY STRIKING RIGHT WRIST.
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL RESULTED FROM WALL PRESSURE CAUSING BOLOCK TO FALL,8\ X 20\ X 6\THICK.
January 6, 1983
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING I-BOLT FROM FACE, ROCK FELL STRIKING LEFT ARM.