Mining Incidents

NORTH AMERICAN PIT: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Charles Barenfanger
Fayette County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102666

MSHA record for NORTH AMERICAN PIT (mine ID 1102666). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–1997
Latest incident
Sep 1997
Ownership history
  1. North American Sand & Gravel Company 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

NORTH AMERICAN PIT sits in Fayette County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Fayette County, Illinois · Population 21,380
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$57,113
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1997 · 1 incident

September 15, 1997 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North American Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SMASHED THUMB WHILE PUTTING A BOLT AND 2 FLANGES TOGETHER ON A DREDGE IN DRY DOCK.

1994 · 2 incidents

June 8, 1994 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North American Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

HITTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHILE CHANGING SCREENS IN THE CLASSIFIER.

March 15, 1994 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
North American Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT HIS LEFT HAND WHILE USING A GRINDER.

1991 · 1 incident

September 9, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North American Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED RETURNED TO WORK AFTER INJURING HIS BACK IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT AND WAS PULLING UP ON A PLUG ON THE PUMP ON THE DREDGE.

1990 · 3 incidents

November 6, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS)
North American Sand & Gravel Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WAS OPERATING THE 7250 CRANE. SUSPECT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

1988 · 1 incident

June 15, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North American Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SCREEN ON PLANT CONVEYOR DROPPED SCREEN CUT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO HOLD ON TO IT SEVEN STITCHES WERE REQUIRED