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Ill Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Ill & W Va Coal · Underground
Controlled by Jarr Inc
Oakwood, Vermilion County, IL  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1102775

Ill Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Coal Producers Inc 1982 to 1983
  2. Ill & W Va Coal 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1985 1
1984 45 151,579
1983 13 63,581
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Ill Mine sits in Vermilion County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Vermilion County, Illinois · Population 73,179
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$54,537
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1984 · 4 incidents

June 18, 1984 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ill & W Va Coal · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL SHOVELLING TAILPIECE CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON METAL GUARD.EMPL PULLED TENDONS ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

June 2, 1984 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ill & W Va Coal · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE RIBAND ROOF BOLT HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG HE HAD A COMPOUND FX ON LOWER LEFT LEG

March 14, 1984 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ill & W Va Coal · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE STAWARD SIDE OF A DOUBLE HEAD BOLTER. THE OFFSIDE OPERATOR DRILL STEEL STOPED UP AND HE WENT OVER TO THE OFFSIDE OF THE MACHINE TO ASSES HIM. THE STEEL WAS UNSTOPED THE BOLTER HEAD WAS RAISED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE\S HAND IN THE HEAD.

January 14, 1984 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ill & W Va Coal · Fall from machine

MURDOCK WAS CLEANING OFF THE TOP OF THE COAL BREAKER AND JUMPED ABOUT 10 TO 15 FT TO THE SURVACE GREG SAID HE FELL TOT HE SURFACE LANDING ON BOTH FEET HE SAID HIS KNEE GAVE WAY AND HE CON CONTINUED TO FALL TO HIS KNEES GREAG SAID HE TRIED TO WALK AND HIS LEFT KNEE WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE