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PORTABLE #1: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

La Salle County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102382

MSHA record for PORTABLE #1 (mine ID 1102382). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. L S Garrow & Sons Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

PORTABLE #1 sits in LaSalle County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
LaSalle County, Illinois · Population 109,049
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$72,281
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 9, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
L S Garrow & Sons Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE VITAMIN BAC5ED OVER A 12-FOOT HIGH BANK AT AN ANGLE. THE DOZER ROLLED OVER AND CRUSHED HIM. IT WAS A VERY OLD DOZER, NOT EQUIPPED WITH ROPS.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1993 · 1 incident

October 26, 1993 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L S Garrow & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT CAME OFF SIDEWAYS SHOT DOWN TOOK FLASHING OFF TO GET BELT BACK & THAN TOOK CHAIN OFF REACHED N TO TAKE OFF CHAIN THE BELT ROLLED BACK & CHAIN CAUGHT GLOVE & PULLED HAND IN CRUSHING RT THU MB & HURTING INDEX FINGER