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Mine No 20: 6 reportable incidents 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
Ownership history
  1. Sahara Coal Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 20 sits in Saline County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Saline County, Illinois · Population 23,387
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$54,945
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

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