Employee reported eye irritation after roof bolting and the following week they sought additional medical attention, resulting in a small piece of metal removed from their right eye.
18 de febrero de 2026IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
A roof bolter was putting glue and bolt in hole they had drilled in Unit 2, Entry 6 @ 24+60 when a piece of rock fell. This resulted in a small laceration between lip and nose that received stitches.
23 de julio de 2025IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
When the employee was tramming the roof bolter past the intersection in Unit 2, Entry 4 @ 8+40 to pick up hog panel, the employee bumped EE's right arm on the ATRS.
26 de diciembre de 2024IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Trabajador de frente, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
Employee had just finished drilling top steel, and inserted bottom steel into the top steel, started bringing the pod (pot) to the bottom steel and missed inserting into the pod, causing the steel to flex away and pop back to their hand. This resulted in a small break at base of thumb.
26 de agosto de 2024IL · CarbónMinero, no clasificado en otra parteMAQUINARIA
Operator smashed finger between long arm boom and canopy post. Their right hand was on the drill boom while pushing the bolt up. This resulted in stitches on the tip of their right middle finger.
10 de junio de 2024IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Trabajador de frente, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
While backing the roof bolter out in Unit 2, the employee's safety glasses were struck with the roof bolter cable reel ball. The lens of their safety glasses lacerated their upper eyelid resulted in needing a stitch.
30 de enero de 2024IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Trabajador de frente, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
Employee roof bolting in Unit when they put their bottom steel in and raising pod up, the steel was not all the way in and it bent. This popped and struck their hand resulting in a sprain/bruise.
28 de noviembre de 2023IL · CarbónMinero, no clasificado en otra parteMAQUINARIA
In Unit 1, an employee (roof bolter) was putting up the second bolt. The 5' stick pin was halfway in the hole when a bur on the bolt caught their glove. This resulted in a wrist strain.
31 de octubre de 2023IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Trabajador de frente, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
Employee had their hand on the drill steel/wrench during the installation of a 5' roof bolt. Employee then activated the rotation of the drill pot to start bolt rotation. The rotation caught their glove. This resulted in a fractured thumb.
16 de noviembre de 2022IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
Employee experienced pain in their hands as they perform their daily tasks as a roof bolter. They continued to work until they were taken off for medical treatment on 1/25/2023.
18 de octubre de 2022IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
Employee was doing repair work on the drill pot of a roof bolter. During this process the other operator tilted the front of the machine causing the employee to lose balance and fall forward into the bolt tray hitting head. Employee suffered a slight concussion and was taken off work by advisement of a doctor.
22 de abril de 2022IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
Employee was in the process of drilling a 6 foot hole for a roof bolt. Employee had completed drilling the length of the first drill steel and was in the process of adding the 2nd drill steel when the first steel fell out the drill hole and contacted employee's left pinky finger resulting in a fracture.
30 de marzo de 2022IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
Employee was in the process of installing a roof bolt in the mine roof. Employee was guiding the bolt with hand as EE raised the drill pot. EE activated the rotation in this process and torqued EE's hand resulting in a fractured thumb.
24 de febrero de 2022IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
Employee was installing hog panel wire mesh to the mine roof. During the process of installing this mesh to the mine roof, the edge of the wire mesh contacted the employee's arm causing a laceration that required stitches.
14 de diciembre de 2021IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
Employee was roof bolting when the drill steel became stuck in the drill chuck. EE took the drill wrench and hit the stuck drill steel. The wrench bounced back hitting the employee in the right eye brow causing a laceration requiring stitches.
10 de junio de 2021IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
Employee was in the process of installing a roof bolt. The roof bolt did not seat right in the drill chuck, while they had their hand on the roof bolt they activated the drill rotation to set the bolt in the chuck. The rotation of the bolt grabbed a glove and torqued their hand fracturing the left thumb.
7 de mayo de 2021IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Trabajador de frente, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
The employee caught their hand on a moving roof bolter drill steel. The employee continued to work, but was taken out of work on 01/09/2020 due to medical advice and further treatment.
15 de marzo de 2018IL · CarbónEncargado de mantenimiento, Mecánico, Reparador/Encargado de servicio, Calderero, Abastecedor de combustible, Técnico de llantas, Técnico de servicio en campoMAQUINARIA
The employee ran out of hog rings in the clip gun. When the employee sat the gun down, the clip gun went off and severed the tip of employee's L index finger.
14 de abril de 2017IL · CarbónMinero, no clasificado en otra parteMAQUINARIA
We are submitting this as an occupational illness because any condition is due to cumulative, repetitive trauma. The EE sustained a back injury at home and had previous back pain. Subsequently, claimed to experience back pain while roof bolting. EE was examined twice and released to work with no restriction. EE was examined a third time and issued a lifting restriction.
15 de marzo de 2017IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
While roof bolting the employee felt pain in their left shoulder and arm. This employee was injured on 03/15/2017 and went out due to the injury on 04/12/2017.
27 de enero de 2017IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Trabajador de frente, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
The employee was getting some roof plates off the roof bolter when the roof bolter operator backed up the bolter and ran on the employees left foot.
2 de octubre de 2016IL · CarbónEncargado de mantenimiento, Mecánico, Reparador/Encargado de servicio, Calderero, Abastecedor de combustible, Técnico de llantas, Técnico de servicio en campoMAQUINARIA
The employee was grinding with a die grinder on a miner head lift jack when a piece of the metal hit the employee in the eye. One small piece of metal had to be removed from the employee's eye.
19 de mayo de 2015IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
The employee was installing a belt splice pin when a piece of string got tangled with the employee's finger and the spinning pin.
8 de abril de 2015IL · CarbónEncargado de mantenimiento, Mecánico, Reparador/Encargado de servicio, Calderero, Abastecedor de combustible, Técnico de llantas, Técnico de servicio en campoMAQUINARIA
Employee was using a cutting torch he touched his glove with the tip of the torch and the inner glove caught fire. The employee received 2nd degree burns to his left hand.
19 de diciembre de 2014IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Trabajador de frente, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
The employee was installing mesh to the roof when his hand got caught between the roof and the ATRS causing a fracture and stitches to his right hand.
3 de octubre de 2014IL · CarbónEncargado de mantenimiento, Mecánico, Reparador/Encargado de servicio, Calderero, Abastecedor de combustible, Técnico de llantas, Técnico de servicio en campoMAQUINARIA
Employee was using a cutting torch on a miner cover when a piece of slag went down their boot causing 2nd degree burns to their lower leg.
7 de julio de 2014IL · CarbónOperador de carro lanzadera, Operador de transporte de personal, Operador de ramcar, Operario de vía, Operador de buggyMAQUINARIA
The employee was installing a roof bolt and using his boom to push the bolt into the roof. The employee mashed the tip of his left ring finger between the side of the roof bolt wrench and the bolt being installed. The employee received stitches in the finger on 08/23/2013.
26 de abril de 2013IL · CarbónObrero, Cuadrilla, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Desconchador de techoMAQUINARIA
Employee got his hand between the roof bolt plate and the auger clamp.
17 de abril de 2013IL · CarbónEncargado de mantenimiento, Mecánico, Reparador/Encargado de servicio, Calderero, Abastecedor de combustible, Técnico de llantas, Técnico de servicio en campoMAQUINARIA
Employee saw a rock that he thought was loose. He tried to pry it down, then decided to spot bolt it up. As he was drilling, the rock broke and fell, landed on the protective canopy over his head, and then bounced off, striking the employee on his left shoulder. He fell down and injured his left knee also. The area had been bolted and meshed prior to the incident.
6 de octubre de 2011IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
Employee had his right hand on the miner and was looking at the Jana screen. As someone else attempted to start the cutting motors, the employee said that the miner "bit" him. Despite the uncertainty as to whether this was a mine related injury, we are reporting it as a precautionary measure.
2 de junio de 2011IL · CarbónEmpernador de techo, Empernador de roca, Empernador, Operador de soporte de techo móvil (MRS)MAQUINARIA
While moving the cable, a rock slid off the top of the machine and struck his finger. His finger required sutures. He returned to work the following day.
5 de noviembre de 2009IL · CarbónObrero, Herrero, Cuadrilla, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Recolector, Operario de minaMAQUINARIA
A bundle of Hico beams were lowered onto a concrete slab. The load was set on the rigging and raised to remove the rigging. The EE's finger was pinched between the material.
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