Bolingbrook Underground — Accidents
Total: 7 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12/2019 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 24d restricted | Employee was scaling in a scaler when the cab lift cylinder bolt sheered off causing the cab to drop suddenly jarring employee in the cab. It fell approximately 13 inches where it hit a cab bumper blo... |
| 11/27/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) | None | NON-WORK RELATED INCIDENT. 2 employees decided to come to work a half hour early to swap a personal television in the employee parking lot before work started. The injured EE attempted to pick up the... |
| 10/06/2010 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 51d restricted | The employee was attempting to remove a shanked drill steel from the face by standing on the tool box in the back of his pickup. When the employee stepped down from the tool box he stepped onto a whe... |
| 09/09/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 143d lost | Working area had a small hump in floor. Employee was in the process tying in the explosive round when he picked up the detonation cord from the rear of the explosives vehicle. He turned to his right... |
| 06/23/2010 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee removed a pump motor from the housing to determine the reason for no pressure. When pump was plugged in the impeller broke and a section struck him. The injury required 5 stitches in his li... |
| 11/19/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | The mine had recently changed resin suppliers and new boxes are fully glued. The miner used a razor knife to open the end of the resin box. The miner steadied the box with his left hand while cuttin... |
| 07/23/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 10d lost, 79d restricted | Employee was assisting a vendor in lowering an equipment part out of the back of a truck at the surface maintenance shop when he heard a tearing sound. When he looked down at his arm he saw that the... |