Mine No 20 Coal

Sahara Coal Company Inc · Underground

Controlled by Charles Wheatley

Harrisburg, Saline County, IL · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1100766

MSHA record for Mine No 20 (mine ID 1100766). 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
Latest incident: Jun 1983

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1983 · 6 incidents

June 20, 1983 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Sahara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE STATED HE WAS PICKING UP TIES & BENT OVER & HURT BACK.

May 2, 1983 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE STATED HE PULLED TRACK JACK OFF OF A MOTOR-WHEN JACK DROPPED DOWN IT PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.

April 12, 1983 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Sahara Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AND FELL WHILE WALKING OVER ROCKS.

February 22, 1983 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE

Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN STATED THAT THE POLE CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE HITTING THE TOP AND BOUNCED OFF THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK & RIBS.

January 27, 1983 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING AT FEEDER SHOVELING, STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

January 18, 1983 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STATED HE WAS STANDING BY HIS SHUTTLE CAR THE BRAKES BLED OFF AND THE CANOPY STRUCK HIS KNEE KNOCKING HIM DOWN

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