Williamson Coal Company · Drowning
STARTING UP THE 6\\ PUMP,PLASTIC HOSE BLEW INTO //// OUT.THE PRESSURE FROM THE PUMP PUSHED EMPL INTO THE WATER.EMPL WAS IN 10-12\ WATER AND COULD NOT SWIM.WENT DOWN AND DROWNED.
Mine #1: 1 recorded fatality Coal
Williamson Coal Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Kirchoff Virgil & J Gordon Forsyth
MSHA Mine ID: 1102345
Mine #1 has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Feb 1983
Ownership history
- Williamson Coal Company 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 16 | 75,707 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine #1 sits in Williamson County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.Williamson County, Illinois · Population 66,902
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$65,521
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)1983 · 1 incident
Williamson Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE HOISTING THE FIELD CABLE. THE WINCH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.