Mining Incidents

Mid-Illinois QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Casey, Clark County, IL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1100098
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2013 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Slipped off tracks of excavator, falling on shot rock/hair line fracture to left elbow-cuts to left knee-cuts to face.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Miner was operating Cat haul trk when he ran off haul road striking a boulder berm that had been placed to protect trucks from a drainage ditch and culvert pipe. The truck crossed over a boulder hitting a dirt bank causing the operator to hit his head on cab frame

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was fueling and greasing D8N Dozer to start stripping burden. He was bending over to grease ripper on the back of the machine, as he straightened up, he pulled a muscle in his lower back.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Wet shot rock plugged up the Primary Crusher. I was inside of the crusher cleaning out the rock. I picked up a large rock to throw outside, the rock slipped off of the blow bar and fell on my left index finger, cutting it deeply.

2004 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS CUTTING MOTOR AND HYDRAULIC PUMP LOOSE FROM MACHINE. WHEN THE TORCH CUT THE HYDRAULIC HOSE THERE WAS OIL RESIDUE INSIDE CAUSING A FLASH BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

THE STRONG WINDS BLEW HIS TARP ON HIS TRUCK, SO HE CLIMBED UP TO FIX IT. HIS SHOES WERE SLICK AND HE SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK. HE SHATTERED HIS WRIST TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS OVER HIS HEAD WITH WRENCHS, FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING FINES FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHEN HE REACHED FOR A SHOVEL HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE LATER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND AFTER EXAMINATION IT WAS DETER MINED THAT HE HAD A TORN CARTILAGE. EE WAS PUT ON NO-WORK STATUS.