Old Ben Coal Company · Fall from machine
I NAME SLIPPED 5ND FELL OFF A D8K DOZER WHILE CHANGING A HEAD LIGHT. CAUSING A BRUISE TO LOWER BACK
Zeigler No 4 Culm Bank: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Old Ben Coal Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Zeigler Coal Holding Company
Johnston City,
Williamson County,
IL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102754
MSHA record for Zeigler No 4 Culm Bank (mine ID 1102754). 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
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Aug 1987
Ownership history
- Zeigler Coal Company 1980 to 1985
- Old Ben Coal Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Zeigler No 4 Culm Bank sits in Williamson County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Williamson County, Illinois · Population 66,902
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$65,521
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
April 18, 1986
IL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck by flying object
STANDING BY 61S3PULL & D-8 CAT WENT BY 25' AWAY AND SOMETHING HIT HIS FOREHEAD.WHEN X-RAYD THERE WAS PIECE OF METAL.IT WAS REMOVED AND REQ SUTURES.PIECE OF METAL MAY HAVE COME FROM CAT PASSING
1983 · 1 incident
September 13, 1983
IL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Zeigler Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
MAN STATED WAS OPERATION 613 TRA-SCRAPER, AND WHEN STARTED DOWN APPROX. 9 DEGREE SLOPE INTO #2 PIT THE BRAKE LINE (AIR) BROKE, AND LIFT HIM WITH NO BRAKES WHICH HE TRAVELED APPROX. 100 FT, AND HE STEERED TRA-SCRAPER INTO THE SIDE OF A BANK, AN BOUNCING AROUND INSIDE CAB CRACKED 3 RIBS 3 BRUISED HIM.