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Mines in Illinois: 255 open mines and MSHA citations

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MSHA lists 255 open mines in Illinois, run by 140 operators and employing 4,425 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 14,658 citations and orders there with $12,077,440 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 1,118 injury or illness cases, 4 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Vcna Prairie LLC; Amrize Mid-America Inc.; Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.

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Open mines: 255
Operators: 140
Employees: 4,425
Active: 146
Intermittent: 79
New Mine: 17
Temporarily Idled: 7
NonProducing: 6
Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed: 19
Citations and orders since January 1, 2022: 14,658
Significant and substantial: 2,579 (17.6%)
Closure orders: 208
High negligence or reckless: 918
Proposed penalties: $12,077,440
Amount paid so far: $8,064,281
Inspections: 5,108
Inspector hours on site: 128,070
Citations per inspection: 2.87 (all mines 2.30)
Accident reports: 1,244
Injury and illness cases: 1,118
Fatalities: 4
Latest MSHA record: November 5, 2026

Operators with the most open mines in Illinois

Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.

Operator	Open mines	Employees	Citations since 2022	Proposed penalties	Injury cases
Vcna Prairie LLC	11	46	163	$35,447	14
Amrize Mid-America Inc.	10	197	620	$254,324	12
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	9	202	290	$81,146	17
RiverStone Group Inc	8	63	122	$25,742	14
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.	7	239	409	$269,012	27
Alliance Materials, Inc.	7	13	46	$7,944	0
Knight Hawk Coal LLC	6	321	1,839	$1,446,528	115
Callender Construction Company Inc	4	30	58	$29,115	0
Super Aggregates	4	10	58	$9,956	0
Galena Road Gravel Inc	4	25	49	$6,640	0
Central Stone Company	4	33	40	$9,124	5
Fischer Excavating Inc	4	8	20	$4,184	0
Tri-Con Materials, Inc.	4	15	14	$1,754	0
Conmat Inc., DBA Helm Materials	4	11	10	$1,430	1
Columbia Quarry Company LLC	3	35	95	$24,627	10
Shawnee Stone LLC	3	34	94	$20,317	3
Beverly Materials LLC	3	8	72	$19,818	1
Consolidated Materials, Inc.	3	13	45	$6,676	2
Martin and Company	3	6	39	$6,110	0
Hamilton County Coal, LLC	2	374	925	$536,422	106
Huber Carbonates LLC.	2	149	201	$86,671	12
Hastie, LLC	2	50	105	$17,461	1
Covia Solutions LLC	2	46	78	$18,154	13
Mill Creek Mining, Inc.	2	12	70	$17,355	0
Macklin Materials of Illinois, LLC	2	10	67	$15,190	0
Responsible Energy Operations	2	34	67	$36,996	8
R.a. Cullinan & Son a Divison of Ucm	2	11	55	$9,228	0
Boughton Materials of Illinois, LLC	2	13	54	$11,523	3
N-Trak Group, LLC	2	4	53	$11,746	0
Northern Illinois Service Company	2	8	53	$8,107	0
Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.	2	54	40	$8,538	4
Keyesport Sand & Gravel Llc	2	15	32	$11,679	1
Bluff City Materials Inc	2	5	28	$4,782	0
Doc's Excavating, Inc.	2	6	20	$4,425	0
Lawrence Gravel Inc	2	14	19	$3,046	0
Covia Specialty Minerals, Inc.	2	49	14	$2,100	9
Morris Sand & Gravel, Inc.	2	5	10	$1,293	0
Carri Scharf Materials	2	15	3	$423	0
North Canton LLC	2	0	0	$0	0
M-Class Mining LLC	1	197	1,353	$1,416,260	108
Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC	1	185	1,345	$1,504,818	56
Prairie State Generating Company LLC	1	293	1,253	$1,182,815	130
Mach Mining LLC	1	231	1,247	$1,383,038	206
Patton Mining LLC	1	167	583	$1,627,807	122
ICG-Illinois, LLC	1	2	297	$416,760	12
Wedron Silica LLC	1	140	244	$184,316	26
Holcim (US) Incorporated	1	73	232	$190,281	6
Illinois Cement Company	1	123	211	$124,935	9
U.S. Silica Company, LLC	1	124	209	$111,957	10
Mounds Production Company LLC	1	29	171	$241,826	5
Manley Bros.Of Indiana Inc	1	23	91	$24,077	6
Joliet MI, LLC	1	7	86	$65,187	1
Amrize South Central Inc.	1	45	68	$18,091	2
Gray Quarries Inc	1	10	61	$23,013	0
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	1	51	57	$28,345	9
Falling Springs Quarry Company	1	26	49	$11,966	4
Charleston Stone Company	1	13	47	$12,164	1
Nokomis Quarry Company	1	15	41	$11,892	1
Iola Quarry Inc	1	12	39	$24,435	0
Tuscola Stone Company	1	23	39	$15,017	3
Anna Quarries Inc	1	29	37	$6,786	2
Manito Investment Company	1	6	36	$8,375	0
Casey Stone Company	1	14	34	$10,747	0
Mid-Illinois Quarry L.L.C.	1	11	31	$6,346	0
Twin Rivers Stone, LLC	1	7	31	$61,276	1
Ozinga Materials Inc	1	4	29	$5,171	0
Pana Limestone Company	1	16	29	$7,205	0
Calhoun Quarry Inc	1	9	28	$114,188	1
Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc	1	3	27	$24,200	0
Stokes Sand & Gravel	1	2	26	$40,480	0
Lowery Excavating, Inc.	1	4	25	$3,482	0
Bluff City Minerals, LLC	1	18	24	$6,377	1
Central Limestone Company Inc	1	15	24	$3,651	0
Im Crushing, LLC	1	3	24	$2,517	1
Marengo Materials LLC	1	3	23	$4,941	0
Hahn Quarry Products, Inc.	1	3	22	$3,436	0
Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC	1	31	22	$3,979	3
Welch Bros., Inc	1	3	22	$3,675	1
H & G Limestone Products LLC	1	10	19	$2,751	0
Wagner Aggregate, Inc	1	3	18	$2,216	0
Stagecoach Trails Limestone	1	1	17	$2,322	0
J & B Sand & Gravel LLC	1	4	16	$2,310	0
Lakemoor Materials, LLC	1	2	16	$2,336	0
Louies Aggregate Co ADO:Louies Treching Srv Inc.	1	4	15	$2,399	0
Mid-America Carbonates LLC	1	9	15	$4,871	0
AZ Hard Rock Inc.	1	1	14	$2,074	1
BC Recovery, LLC	1	1	13	$1,911	0
C & H Gravel Company	1	7	13	$2,987	0
Fayette County Sand & Gravel Ltd	1	3	13	$2,626	0
Kinkaid Stone Company	1	21	13	$2,123	2
Northern White Sand LLC	1	30	13	$1,774	0
Pekin Sand & Gravel, LLC	1	2	13	$1,716	0
Peoria Concrete Construction Company	1	5	13	$1,776	0
Allendale Gravel Company	1	5	12	$2,049	0
Livingston Stone Company Inc	1	15	12	$1,752	0
Sand Valley Sand & Gravel Inc	1	5	12	$1,768	0
Quality Lime Company	1	17	11	$1,592	2
Bakley Const Corp	1	2	10	$1,422	0
Hdi Quarry LLC	1	2	10	$1,303	0
Madison County Sand LLC	1	4	10	$1,434	1

Operators with the most citations in Illinois

Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.

Operator	Open mines	Employees	Citations since 2022	Proposed penalties	Injury cases
Knight Hawk Coal LLC	6	321	1,839	$1,446,528	115
M-Class Mining LLC	1	197	1,353	$1,416,260	108
Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC	1	185	1,345	$1,504,818	56
Prairie State Generating Company LLC	1	293	1,253	$1,182,815	130
Mach Mining LLC	1	231	1,247	$1,383,038	206
Hamilton County Coal, LLC	2	374	925	$536,422	106
Amrize Mid-America Inc.	10	197	620	$254,324	12
Patton Mining LLC	1	167	583	$1,627,807	122
Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.	7	239	409	$269,012	27
ICG-Illinois, LLC	1	2	297	$416,760	12
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	9	202	290	$81,146	17
Wedron Silica LLC	1	140	244	$184,316	26
Holcim (US) Incorporated	1	73	232	$190,281	6
Illinois Cement Company	1	123	211	$124,935	9
U.S. Silica Company, LLC	1	124	209	$111,957	10
Huber Carbonates LLC.	2	149	201	$86,671	12
Mounds Production Company LLC	1	29	171	$241,826	5
Vcna Prairie LLC	11	46	163	$35,447	14
RiverStone Group Inc	8	63	122	$25,742	14
Hastie, LLC	2	50	105	$17,461	1
Columbia Quarry Company LLC	3	35	95	$24,627	10
Shawnee Stone LLC	3	34	94	$20,317	3
Manley Bros.Of Indiana Inc	1	23	91	$24,077	6
Joliet MI, LLC	1	7	86	$65,187	1
Covia Solutions LLC	2	46	78	$18,154	13
Beverly Materials LLC	3	8	72	$19,818	1
Mill Creek Mining, Inc.	2	12	70	$17,355	0
Amrize South Central Inc.	1	45	68	$18,091	2
Macklin Materials of Illinois, LLC	2	10	67	$15,190	0
Responsible Energy Operations	2	34	67	$36,996	8

Mines with the most citations

Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.

Mine	Operator	County	Main commodity	Employees	Citations since 2022
Prairie Eagle-Underground	Knight Hawk Coal LLC	Perry County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	290	1,762
MC#1 Mine	M-Class Mining LLC	Franklin County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	197	1,353
Gateway North Mine	Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC	Randolph County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	185	1,345
Lively Grove Mine	Prairie State Generating Company LLC	Washington County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	293	1,253
Mach #1 Mine	Mach Mining LLC	Williamson County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	231	1,247
Mine No. 1	Hamilton County Coal, LLC	Hamilton County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	334	911
Deer Run Mine	Patton Mining LLC	Montgomery County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	167	583
Viper Mine	ICG-Illinois, LLC	Sangamon County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	2	297
Wedron Plant	Wedron Silica LLC	La Salle County, IL	Sand, industrial	140	244
Amrize Joppa Plant	Holcim (US) Incorporated	Massac County, IL	Cement	73	232
LaSalle Quarry and Mill	Illinois Cement Company	La Salle County, IL	Cement	123	211
Ottawa Plant	U.S. Silica Company, LLC	La Salle County, IL	Ground silica	124	209
LeFevre-Mager Mine	Mounds Production Company LLC	Pulaski County, IL	Common clays	29	171
Amrize The R S & D Mine	Amrize Mid-America Inc.	Kane County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	21	158
Quincy Plant	Huber Carbonates LLC.	Adams County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	120	131
Amrize Joliet S & G Underground Mine # 1	Amrize Mid-America Inc.	Will County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	40	120
Federal Underground	Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.	Cook County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	3	106
Amrize Elburn Sand & Gravel	Amrize Mid-America Inc.	Kane County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	30	99
Amrize Conco Western Stone	Amrize Mid-America Inc.	Kane County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	25	95
Thornton Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.	Cook County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	75	92
Manley Bros.	Manley Bros.Of Indiana Inc	La Salle County, IL	Sand, industrial	23	91
Joliet MI, LLC	Joliet MI, LLC	Will County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	7	86
Lemont Underground Limestone	Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	Will County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	16	82
Hastie, LLC	Hastie, LLC	Hardin County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	40	78
Quincy Mine	Huber Carbonates LLC.	Adams County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	29	70
Amrize Cave In Rock Quarry	Amrize South Central Inc.	Hardin County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	45	68
Dupo Plant #9	Columbia Quarry Company LLC	St Clair County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	18	64
Bartlett Underground Quarry	Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	Cook County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	5	64
Romeo Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.	Will County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	82	63
Friendsville Mine	Responsible Energy Operations	Wabash County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	30	61
Gray Quarries Inc	Gray Quarries Inc	Hancock County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	10	61
Monmouth Pit	Mill Creek Mining, Inc.	Warren County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	3	61
Fairmount Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.	Vermilion County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	20	59
Bluff City Mine	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Madison County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	51	57
Oregon Plant	Covia Solutions LLC	Ogle County, IL	Crushed, broken sandstone	42	54
Macklin Plant #1	Macklin Materials of Illinois, LLC	Ogle County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	8	54
Pit #1	Boughton Materials of Illinois, LLC	Will County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	11	50
Prairie Eagle	Knight Hawk Coal LLC	Perry County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	27	49
Falling Springs Quarry	Falling Springs Quarry Company	St Clair County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	26	49
Nokomis Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.	Montgomery County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	26	47
Charleston Stone Co	Charleston Stone Company	Coles County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	13	47
Yard 95-Manteno	Vcna Prairie LLC	Kankakee County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	7	46
Belvidere Quarry	Beverly Materials LLC	Boone County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	3	43
Rockton Rock Quarry	N-Trak Group, LLC	Winnebago County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	1	43
McCook Quarry	Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	Cook County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	94	42
Cypress Plant	Shawnee Stone LLC	Johnson County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	6	42
Nokomis Quarry Co	Nokomis Quarry Company	Montgomery County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	15	41
Indian Point Quarry	Heidelberg Materials Midwest Agg, Inc.	Menard County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	15	40
Tuscola Stone Company	Tuscola Stone Company	Douglas County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	23	39
Brush Creek Quarry	Iola Quarry Inc	Shelby County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	12	39
Vermilion Plant (MC47)	RiverStone Group Inc	La Salle County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	6	39
Yard 88, Pontiac	Vcna Prairie LLC	Livingston County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	11	38
Anna Quarries Inc	Anna Quarries Inc	Union County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	29	37
Jonesboro Plant	Shawnee Stone LLC	Union County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	8	36
Manito West Side Sand	Manito Investment Company	Mason County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	6	36
Troy Grove Stone Quarry (MC46)	RiverStone Group Inc	La Salle County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	7	35
Casey Stone Co	Casey Stone Company	Clark County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	14	34
Amrize Rosiclare Quarry	Amrize Mid-America Inc.	Hardin County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	13	32
Mid-Illinois Quarry	Mid-Illinois Quarry L.L.C.	Clark County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	11	31
Godfrey Plant	Twin Rivers Stone, LLC	Madison County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	7	31
Lowry	R.a. Cullinan & Son a Divison of Ucm	Tazewell County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	4	31
Thomas Quarry	Callender Construction Company Inc	Scott County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	9	30
Lacon Plant	Galena Road Gravel Inc	Marshall County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	6	30
Amrize Kendall Co. Quarry	Amrize Mid-America Inc.	Kendall County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	2	30
Amrize McHenry Pit #26	Amrize Mid-America Inc.	Mchenry County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	38	29
Pana Limestone Company	Pana Limestone Company	Christian County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	16	29
Henry	Ozinga Materials Inc	Marshall County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	4	29
Portable #2	Northern Illinois Service Company	Winnebago County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	3	29
Laraway Quarry	Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	Will County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	22	28
Calhoun Quarry #1	Calhoun Quarry Inc	Jersey County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	9	28
Rosiclare Facility Hastie Mining	Hastie, LLC	Hardin County, IL	Fluorspar	10	27
Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc	Buckhart Sand & Gravel Co Inc	Sangamon County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	3	27
Limekiln Quarry	Martin and Company	Lee County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	2	26
Stokes Sand& Gravel	Stokes Sand & Gravel	Winnebago County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	2	26
Barbers Corner Quarry	Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC	Will County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	20	25
Amrize Utica Stone Plant	Amrize Mid-America Inc.	La Salle County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	8	25
Lowery Excavating	Lowery Excavating, Inc.	Tazewell County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	4	25
Mississippi Lime Co-Prairie Du Rocher	Bluff City Minerals, LLC	Randolph County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	18	24
Central Limestone Company Inc	Central Limestone Company Inc	Kendall County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	15	24
Carmichael	R.a. Cullinan & Son a Divison of Ucm	Mclean County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	7	24
Northern IL Service Co Portable Mine #1	Northern Illinois Service Company	Winnebago County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	5	24
Troy Grove Plant	Covia Solutions LLC	La Salle County, IL	Sand, industrial	4	24
Channahon	Im Crushing, LLC	Will County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	3	24
Keyesport Sand & Gravel LLC	Keyesport Sand & Gravel Llc	Bond County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	10	23
Rockford Quarry	Vcna Prairie LLC	Winnebago County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	4	23
Lakemoor Pit	Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.	Mchenry County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	4	23
Marengo Materials	Marengo Materials LLC	Mchenry County, IL	Sand, industrial	3	23
Preparation Plant	Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC	Randolph County, IL	Coal (bituminous)	31	22
Central Stone Co (CS-75)	Central Stone Company	Hancock County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	11	22
Hahn Quarry Products Inc	Hahn Quarry Products, Inc.	Jo Daviess County, IL	Dimension stone	3	22
Melms Gravel	Welch Bros., Inc	Kane County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	3	22
Cmi Marengo Facility	Consolidated Materials, Inc.	Mchenry County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	3	20
H & G Limestone Products LLC	H & G Limestone Products LLC	Hardin County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	10	19
Emerson Quarry	Alliance Materials, Inc.	Whiteside County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	3	19
Consolidated Materials	Consolidated Materials, Inc.	Boone County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	9	18
Fairdale Quarry	Wagner Aggregate, Inc	Ogle County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	3	18
Lorang Road	Bluff City Materials Inc	Kane County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	2	18
Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.	Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.	Lake County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	50	17
Irions Pit	Galena Road Gravel Inc	Peoria County, IL	Construction sand and gravel	15	17
Yard 99, Ashkum	Vcna Prairie LLC	Iroquois County, IL	Crushed, broken limestone	5	17

Counties

County	Open mines
La Salle County	13
Winnebago County	13
Will County	11
Ogle County	10
Mchenry County	10
Stephenson County	8
Hardin County	7
Jo Daviess County	7
Livingston County	6
Whiteside County	6
Kane County	6
Randolph County	6
Perry County	6
Pike County	5
Rock Island County	5
Cook County	5
Clark County	5
Carroll County	5
Saline County	5
Adams County	4
St Clair County	4
Boone County	4
Madison County	4
Lee County	4
Grundy County	4
Peoria County	4
Marshall County	4
Montgomery County	3
Johnson County	3
Vermilion County	3
Hancock County	3
Kankakee County	3
Sangamon County	3
Fulton County	3
Lake County	3
Mclean County	3
Tazewell County	3
Franklin County	3
Union County	2
Kendall County	2
Coles County	2
Warren County	2
Shelby County	2
White County	2
Fayette County	2
Alexander County	2
Jackson County	2
Wabash County	2
Christian County	2
Williamson County	2
Hamilton County	2
Menard County	1
Jersey County	1
Henry County	1
Scott County	1
Macoupin County	1
Massac County	1
Crawford County	1
De Kalb County	1
Ford County	1
Bureau County	1
Douglas County	1
Monroe County	1
Pulaski County	1
Bond County	1
Putnam County	1
Gallatin County	1
Mason County	1
Lawrence County	1
Cumberland County	1
Woodford County	1
Iroquois County	1
Washington County	1
Schuyler County	1
Clinton County	1
Logan County	1

Mines by kind

Kind	Open mines
Stone	116
Sand and gravel	85
Coal	26
Nonmetal	13
Metal	1

Main commodities

Main commodity	Open mines	Share
Crushed, broken limestone	110	43.1%
Construction sand and gravel	81	31.8%
Coal (bituminous)	26	10.2%
Sand, industrial	7	2.7%
Sand, common	4	1.6%
Cement	2	0.8%
Fluorspar	2	0.8%
Ground silica	1	0.4%
Crushed, broken sandstone	1	0.4%
Quartz, ground	1	0.4%
Misc. metal ore	1	0.4%
Common clays	1	0.4%
Dimension stone	1	0.4%
Dimension quartzite	1	0.4%
Lime	1	0.4%

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

Year	Citations and orders	Significant and substantial	Proposed penalties	Injury and illness cases
2022	2,838	510	$2,126,178	235
2023	3,457	583	$3,268,937	221
2024	3,322	579	$2,613,139	238
2025	2,596	465	$2,044,677	230
2026	2,445	442	$2,024,510	194

Standards cited most at mines in Illinois

Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.

Standard	What the part covers	Citations
30 CFR 75.400	Underground coal mines, safety	1,170
30 CFR 75.503	Underground coal mines, safety	670
30 CFR 75.370	Underground coal mines, safety	631
30 CFR 56.14100	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	559
30 CFR 75.202	Underground coal mines, safety	510
30 CFR 56.12004	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	506
30 CFR 75.220	Underground coal mines, safety	471
30 CFR 75.342	Underground coal mines, safety	389
30 CFR 56.20003	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	373
30 CFR 75.512	Underground coal mines, safety	370
30 CFR 75.1731	Underground coal mines, safety	358
30 CFR 75.1909	Underground coal mines, safety	290
30 CFR 75.333	Underground coal mines, safety	289
30 CFR 75.517	Underground coal mines, safety	272
30 CFR 56.14107	Surface metal and nonmetal mines	265

Injury and illness cases at mines in Illinois

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

Degree	Cases
Fatality	4
Permanent disability	15
Days away from work or restricted activity	758
No lost time, or an occupational illness	341

What the accident reports at mines in Illinois describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

Classification	Reports
Handling of materials	402
Slip or fall of person	190
Machinery	121
Handtools (nonpowered)	119
Fall of roof or back	112
Powered haulage	87
Disorders (repeated trauma)	75
Other	30
Fire	22
Striking or bumping	17

Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Illinois

Equipment	Reports
Hand tools (not powered)	123
Rock or roof bolting machine	81
Load-haul-dump	32
Front-end loader	22
Hand tools (powered)	17
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks	17
Shuttle car	16
Elevator	15
Continuous miner	13
Conveyor	12

Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.