Mining Incidents

Ludlow Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Ford County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102043

Ludlow Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
May 1990
Ownership history
  1. Klb Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1992 0
1991 3
1990 4
1989 4
1988 4
1987 3
1986 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Ludlow Pit sits in Ford County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Ford County, Illinois · Population 13,396
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,782
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

May 22, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Klb Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

STRUCK DRIVE CHAIN WITH HAMMER CHAIN LINK FLEW APART STRIKING IN SCROTUM EMP FLEXED AND EXTENDING BACK SUDDENLY RESULT LOW BACK STRAIN