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Schuetz Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Charles Hammersmith Jr
Kane County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1101705

MSHA record for Schuetz Pit (mine ID 1101705). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. Elmhurst-Chicago Stone 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Schuetz Pit sits in Kane County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Kane County, Illinois · Population 516,097
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$100,678
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

May 10, 1991 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE CALLED AND STATED THAT POSSIBLY 3 WEEKS PRIOR, HE DOES NOT REMEMBER, HE THINKS HE WAS MOVING A ROCK. AFTER WHICH HIS BACK STARTED TO BOTHER HIM. SO HE WENT TO HIS FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR.

1990 · 1 incident

February 12, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone · Struck by flying object

WAS PERFORMING REPAIRS, WIND BLEW PARTICLE IN EYE. WENT TO OWN DOCTOR, DID NOT REPORT TO COMPANY DOCTOR. DEVELOPED EYE IRRITATION FROM DOCTOR. LOSS TIME BECAUSE HE DOES NOT WANT TO REIRRITATE IN WORK PLACE.

1989 · 1 incident

August 24, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME UNLOADING MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR HIT LEFT HAND ON ROLLER.WRIST JOINT WAS IMMOBILIZED IN SUPPORTIVE DRESSING.