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Mine No 5: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Lovilia Coal Company · Underground
Leamington, Gallatin County, IL  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1102774

MSHA record for Mine No 5 (mine ID 1102774). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Sep 1984
Ownership history
  1. Lovilia Coal Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 5 sits in Gallatin County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Gallatin County, Illinois · Population 4,857
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$54,626
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1984 · 4 incidents

September 12, 1984 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lovilia Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

I NAME WAS LIGHTING CUTTING TORCH WHEN ACETYLENE HOSE ERUPTED BURNING HIS ARM.

September 6, 1984 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lovilia Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

TIGHTENING BOLT ON WHEEL OF SC ANS WRENCH BROKE-I.NAME FELL BACKWARD HITTING FENDER OF SC WITH HIS BACK.

September 5, 1984 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lovilia Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONVEYOR CHAIN BROKE ON MINER AND EMPL WAS PUTTING CHAIN TOGETHER WITH HAMMER AND PUNCH WHEN PIEC OF METAL WENT INTO ARM CUTTING IT.

August 24, 1984 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lovilia Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR WITH HIS HEAD OUT THE SIDE AND TURNED A CORNER TOO SHARP AND RIBBED HIS HEAD. HE CUT HIS EARS FACE AND HEAD