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Knight Shop: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Hardin County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102077

MSHA record for Knight Shop (mine ID 1102077). 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
1987–1996
Latest incident
Jan 1996
Ownership history
  1. Ozark-Mahoning Company 1950 to 1991
  2. Ozark-Mahoning Company 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Knight Shop sits in Hardin County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 9.1% 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.
Hardin County, Illinois · Population 3,623
9.1%
Mining share of county employment
$57,155
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1996 · 1 incident

January 4, 1996 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS STANDING IN PROXIMITY OF WELDING ACTIVITY & RECEIVED FLASH TO BOTH EYES.

1989 · 1 incident

December 21, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS CLOSING GATE AT NIGHT SHOP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE AND HURT HIS UPPER BACK.

1988 · 4 incidents

August 16, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING HYDRAULIC HOSE AND OPERATOR OPENED VALVE SHOT AGAINST THUMB WITH ABOUT 1000 POUNDS OF PRESSURE

August 8, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by flying object

CLEANING DEBRIS WITH BLOW GUN FOREIGN MATERIAL RICOCHETED OFF WALL & ENTERED RIGHT EAR

May 11, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLEANING PARTS CLEANING BASKET DROPPED INTO CLEANING FLUID. CLEANING FLUID SPLASHED INTO EYE.

April 30, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by flying object

USING HAND GRINDER TO GRIND PIECE OF METAL HAD ON GOGGLES BUT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE

1987 · 1 incident

March 10, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BUILDING TRUCK 6ED.FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN TWO 1/2 INCH PIECES OF METAL.