Surefire Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PUSHING 5 WHEELBARROW & THE HANDLE BROKE & IT TWISTED EES LOWER BACK.
Mine #1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Oct 1987
Ownership history
- Surefire Coal Inc 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 2 | |
| 1988 | 6 | 18,417 |
| 1987 | 11 | 24,881 |
| 1986 | 12 | 22,444 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine #1 sits in Perry County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.Perry County, Illinois · Population 20,810
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$59,286
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1987 · 2 incidents
May 28, 1987
IL · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
Surefire Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WIND SLAMMED DO2R SHUT, INJURING LEFT RING FINGER