Mining Incidents

Mc Graw Pit #14: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Kane County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102027

MSHA record for Mc Graw Pit #14 (mine ID 1102027). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Meyer Material Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mc Graw Pit #14 sits in Kane 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.
Kane County, Illinois · Population 516,097
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$100,678
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 1 incident

July 7, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Meyer Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE USING POR7ABLE GRINDER,THE WHEEL CAUGHT HIS SHIRT AND WAS PULLED INTO HIS BODY AGAINST RIGHT RIBS.WHEEL WAS FRAYED ON THE EDGE.WHEEL WAS REPLACED.

1986 · 2 incidents

October 21, 1986 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meyer Material Company · Fall from machine

CRUSHER BECAME 1LUGGED. MAN JUMPED FROM CONVEYOR TO GROUND TO TEND TO IT. WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND , 3 FEET. HE FELT PAIN IN R KNEE. HAD SURGERY IN KNEE TO REMOVE BONE CHIPS

March 24, 1986 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Meyer Material Company · Flash burns (electric)

I NAME WAS INST9UCTED WHICH SWITCH TO PULL TO DISCONNECT POWERS IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE LINES FROM THE JUNCTUON BOX AND SEPRATE THE SECTIONS OF CONVEYOR.HE THEN DISCONNECTED THE WRONG SWITCH O OPENED THE DOOR3ON THE BOX AND INSERTEDAN ALLEN WRENCH ONTO THE LIVE WIRE.

1985 · 1 incident

August 16, 1985 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Meyer Material Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE CUTTING S7EEL WITH TORCH, SOME SLAG FELL INTO HIS BOOT, BURNING HIS ANKLE.

1983 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1983 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Meyer Material Company · Struck by flying object

AS HE WALKED ABOUT CRUSHER AREA PIECE OF GRAVEL KICKED OUT OF CRUSHER AND STRUCK HIM ON MOUTH.