Illinois Compiled Statutes
225 ILCS 705/ - Coal Mining Act.
Article 16 - Cages

(225 ILCS 705/Art. 16 heading)

(225 ILCS 705/16.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1601)
Sec. 16.01.

A cage used for hoisting men must be of substantial and safe construction; have adequate steel bonnets to protect men riding on the
cage; have enclosed sides; have gates, safety chains, or bars across the
ends of the cage when men are being hoisted or lowered; and have sufficient
handholds or chains for all men on the cage to maintain their balance. Such
cage shall be fitted to guides running from the top to the bottom.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.02) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1602)
Sec. 16.02.

The floor of the cage shall be constructed so that it will
be adequate to carry the load and so that it will be impossible for a
worker's foot or body to enter any opening in the bottom of the cage.

(Source: P.A. 81-992.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.03) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1603)
Sec. 16.03.

Cages and cars used for handling men in shafts and slopes shall
be equipped with safety catches which act quickly and efficiently in an
emergency.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.04) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1604)
Sec. 16.04.
Cages shall be inspected daily.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.05) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1605)
Sec. 16.05.

Self-dumping cages shall be securely locked when men and
materials are being handled.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1606)
Sec. 16.06.

The cage on which men are riding shall not be lifted or lowered
at a rate of speed greater than 600 feet per minute, except by written
consent of the State Mine Inspector.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.07) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1607)
Sec. 16.07.

No person shall carry any tools, timber or other materials with
him on any cage that is in motion, except for the purpose of repairing the
shaft.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.08) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1608)
Sec. 16.08.

No one shall ride on a cage containing either a loaded or empty
mine car.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.09) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1609)
Sec. 16.09.

No coal or other materials shall be on the cage while the cage
is being used for hoisting or lowering men into or out of the mine.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.10) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1610)
Sec. 16.10.

When workers have finished their day's work, or have been
prevented from further work, and come to the bottom to be hoisted out an
empty cage shall be given to them for that purpose, unless there is an
available exit by slope or stairway and if there is no coal at the
bottom waiting to be hoisted. In case of an injury, or bona fide
illness, the man shall be given a cage at once.

(Source: P.A. 81-992.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.11) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1611)
Sec. 16.11.
Socketed ropes shall be cut off and resocketed pursuant to the manufacturer's recommendation, if found to be damaged or defective, and a notice shall be posted
in the engine room giving the date when the rope was installed and when
resocketed.

(Source: P.A. 99-538, eff. 1-1-17.)

(225 ILCS 705/16.12) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 1612)
Sec. 16.12.

Hoisting ropes attached to all cages or trips shall be adequate
in size to handle the load and have a proper factor of safety as defined in
the American Standards Association's Wire Rope Standards and shall be
replaced when it shows more than six broken wires in any single pitch
length or lay of rope.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 701.)