Stockton MineCoal

While operating the Caterpillar 785B haul truck, the Miner injured their back when the seat bottomed out when a dip in the road was encountered.

While helping to repair/splice the fuel line on the International 4900 Fuel Truck, the repair blew out from the hose clamps under pressure. The Miner was struck in the groin with the hose causing tissue damage.

While positioning the D65 Drill breakout table on the hydraulic press, the table slipped between the two support beams of the press. The Miner's gloved left ring finger was caught between the table and the press support causing a fracture and laceration that required 4 stitches.

While repairing the support brackets for the utility body underneath a service truck, the employee attempted to remove the bolts from the bracket. Dirt and rust fell from underneath the truck and struck the employee on the forehead and fell underneath safety glasses. Dirt or rust went into the employee's eye.

After a day of welding on Monday, July 17, 2017, the employee awoke at approximately 2:00 am the following morning with a burning sensation in their eyes. The employee reported to work on Tuesday, July 18, 2018 but left to see an eye specialist once they were open. The doctor diagnosed the employee with welders flash and prescribed eye drops.

While grinding a weld, a piece of ground metal entered the eye from below and underneath employee's safety glasses. EE was taken to an eye Specialist where the foreign material was removed.

While changing the outlet fitting on a trailer mounted pump, the wrench slipped off the bolt and struck employee in the head above the left eye at about the eyebrow level. Employee was treated on site and taken to the emergency room where they received five stitches.

EE assisting in removing a cable from a 4600 drag line. The cable came loose from the drum and struck EE on the bridge of the nose. The nose area was swollen and bleeding. EE was taken to the local emergency room for evaluation and treatment.

EE was pressure washing a service truck when EE experienced severe pain in EE's right shoulder area. EE stopped what EE was doing, notified EE's supervisor and went home. The following day EE advised that the pain had not subsided. We scheduled an appointment with our panel physician for the same day.

A 777b haul truck ran into the back of a D10N dozer causing the dozer operator to be jarred forward subsequently he was sent for evaluation at the ER for neck and back pain

Burning out steel plates in a CAT 777B haul truck. He was preparing the truck bed for relining when a shard of metal landed on his boot and melted through contacting foot. Treated at home for 2days with ointment. Today the area contacted was red ad irritated and subsequently we sent EE to the ER for evaluation. Recommendation three days with no boots or tight fitting shoes.

Operator jarred his lower back while driving a Euclid R90c off-road haul truck. The bracketing for the seats suspension appears to have broken allowing the seat to shift forward

Mechanic was working on DML track drill when he stepped on a rock while exiting via the tracks. When he stepped on the rock he lost his balance and twisted his left ankle.

Operator was changing drill steel bit when the chain wrench broke and a piece of the bar hit the back/side of the operators left knee. No initial treatment was sought. Area around the impact began to swell after a couple of days and that's when the operator sought medical attention

Employee claims to have slipped off ladder coming down from a 777 truck. States he landed on his back. He did not notify his foreman of accident and states no witnesses. He did not report anything until 2/1/2012 at which time I opened a claim with our insurer and sent him to the ER for evaluation.

Mechanic was working on a truck in the garage. He had positioned a ladder against the side of the truck and was coming down off the ladder with a part he removed when he lost his balance on the second to last step and slid to the ground impacting his right knee.

Employee went to foreman on 8/23 and stated he had hurt his back on Sat. 8/20 lifting a 5g pail of oil while doing a service. The employee left on the morning of 8/23 after telling the foreman of the incident. The accident was not reported until three days after the alleged incident. Employee states there were no witnesses and not sure how it happened

While driving a Euclid haul truck over a bumpy haul road the driver jarred his back.

While welding on a bucket adjacent to another welder the employee was affected by the arc of the other welder. The employee's eye was scarred.

At the beginning of the shift the employee tried to climb into his haul truck but slipped on the ladder falling, and hurting his back.

While using a torch to cut off an old wear strip, the wear strip broke loose striking the employee in the face.

While dragging a fuel hose the employee slipped and fell.

On the date above a Volvo BM L150 was dressing and pushing off a dump. A CAT 777 Haul truck was backing to the dump to drop a load. The loader operator didn't see the truck and backed into his path. The loader collided with the rear tire of the truck. The loader operator reported he jarred his back during the accident on 11/12/2010.

A rebar t-handle was being used to pull out a grease follow plate out of an old grease drum. When suction was relieved the handle came up and struck the employee in the eye.

While cleaning a Demag H185 excavator with a high pressure heated washer the employee accidentally waved the wand over his foot. The heated, pressurized water went through his rubber, steel tip boot burning his foot.

Employee strained his right shoulder while steering an R90 Euclid haul truck

A CAT D9L dozer struck a loaded CAT 777 haul truck after traveling back in reverse. The dozer operator claimed to not see or hear the truck that was stopped and blowing the horn. The truck driver suffered a jarred back injury and the dozer operator did not claim to have been injured after the accident.

Employee was using hand tools to disconnect a hydraulic coupling on a Demag H185. There was residual pressure in the hydraulic system and he was sprayed in the eyes with hydraulic fluid when he loosened the coupling. The employee had his eyes flushed at the Hazleton General Hosp. emergency room and received follow-up care at an eye specialist in Hazleton.

Mechanic was loading drill on lowboy to leave mine. He jumped off the lowboy and landed on a loose rock. He fractured his heel of his left foot and sprained his left ankle.

Employee was walking into the bed of a service truck to start a compressor and stepped on a piece of wood and twisted his knee. This was originally not a reportable injury but the employee has now gone for surgery to help his knee.

While grinding metal using a handheld electric grinder the employee got a fragment of metal in his eye. He originally thought it may have been just dirt until the eye continued to bother him for a few days. He went to the ER on 1/12/09 and it was found to be a metal fragment.

Employee was trying to turn over a very heavy chain, when he felt a ""pop"" in his back. This was dismissed as a minor pulled muscle. When trying to walk up a ladder to the dragline, his legs gave out, resulting in a fall from the ladder.

Employee was operating a Komatsu 155 Dozer. Employee backed up over large rock and upon decent from rock jarred his back.

Employee was welding and lifted his face shield, when a piece of metal popped and went into his left eye.

While performing routine maintenance, the wrench the employee was using slipped off the bolt head, causing the employee to lose his balance. The employee cut his hand on a sharp piece of coal when he used his hands to brake his fall. Employee recieved five stiches at the local emergency room.

While placing a sheet of steel to be welded as a bed liner into the R90 rock truck, the employee felt a strain in the groin area. After several days a bulge developed. Upon examination by his family doctor it was found that he tore his groin muscle.

While unloading a down the hole drill hammer and drill bit form a pickup truck, the employee caught his thumb between the the two. This resulted in a cut on his left hand that required stitches

After A vigorous morning of activity of up and down movement, employee reported a feeling of discomfort in his feet. Employee later reported that he saw his family doctor, but felt relief when he ""cracked"" his back. This prompted the employee to seek treatments from his chiropractor.

WHILE THE FOREMAN WAS OPERATING A CAT DOZER, HE WAS WORKING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN. DUE TO THE MEDICATION HE WAS TAKING HE WAS SUSEPTABLE TO THE SUN & HIS EYES WERE BURNED.

While reeling in the hose of the fuel truck, a kink in the hose uncoiled and the nozzle struck the employee's finger.

WHILE INSPECTING THE GOULDS 3 X 3 PUMP FOR CONDITION, THE EMPLOYUEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE TRIED TO ROLL THE PUMP ON ITS SIDE.

When replacing an air conditioning line on the H-241 backhoe, dirt fell from a higher level and struck employee in the head. The dirt went behind his safety glasses and into his eye. Later the eye became infected and he needed medical attention.

While grinding on the 777B truck box, a piece of metal struck the welder's cheek & bounced under his safety glasses. The metal embedded in the eyelid & later became infected.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE TOP PIN OF A REAR STRUT THAT ALREADY HAD THE BOTTOM PIN INSTALLED. HE WAS FORCED TO JUMP CLEAR WHEN THE STRUT BECAME UNHOOKED FROM THE SERVICE TRUCKS CRANE.

While operating this cat d9h over rought terrain, the operator experienced a pain in his back that intensified over the next several days.

wHILE PULLING ON THE LEVER TO ENGAGE THE POWER TAKE OFF PTO, THE EE SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

After fueling the 16g grader, the ee was dismounting the 16g with associated fuel hose. Due to stiffness of the hose, it twisted causing the ee to fall. EE landed on his right hand jamming his elbow.

WHILE CHANGING THE FILTERS ON THE DEMAG H-95 BACKHOE, DIRT WAS BLOWN IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE BY THE RADIATOR FAN.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE DIS-MOUNTING ROCK TRUCK.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON A EUCLID R90 TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE GROUND ON HIS BACK.

EE GOT OUT OF THE CAB TO TALK TO THE FOREMAN AND WHEN HE WENT TO GET BACK IN, HE SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY TRACKS CAUSING HIM TO FALL & CATCH HIS LEG BETWEEN THE SIDE ARM OF THE BLADE & THE TRACK.

WHILE DISMOUNTING THE F-700 WELDING TRUCK, AFTER CHECKING THE OIL IN THE WELDING MACHINE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW COVERED STEP CAUSING HIM TO LAND UNEVENLY ON THE GROUND, SPRAINING HIS LE FT KNEE.

WHILE DISEMBARKING A R-90 EUCLID OFF ROAD TRUCK THE EE SLIPPED ON THE TRUCK LADDER AND FELL, STRIKING HIS BACK ON A 55-GAL DRUM.

WHILE BEING LOADED THE CAT 777B ROCK TRUCK WAS JARRED AND SHAKEN BY A LARGE ROCK (FROM BACKHOE BUCKET), CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S LOWER ARM TO STRIKE ARM REST.

WHILE LIFTING THE SHROUDS FOR A H-185 BACKHOE BUCKET, THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL / TIGHTNESS IN HIS CHEST.

WHILE REMOVING THE REAR WHEEL SEAL FROM THE TRUCK AXLE, THE WARE SHARPENED METAL SEAL UN EXPECTANTLY SLID AND FELL HITTING THE LEFT HAND THUMB.

WHILE BOARDING AN EUCLID R-90 TRUCK EE REACHED BACK FOR HIS LUNCH CAN THAT HE PLACED ON THE BUMPER-STRAINING HIS RIGHT ARM.

WHILE CHANGING A HYDRAULIC OIL LINE. EMPLOYEE REACHED UNDER THE PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO RETRIEVE A DROPPED TOOL. OIL RUNNING FROM THE REMOVED HOSE DRIPPED INTO THE EYE.

EMPLOYE3E WAS INJURED WHEN THE DMHSE DRILL HE WAS OPERATING WAS STRUCK BY THE DML DRILL, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND STRIKE THE CAB.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN IMPACT EYE INJURY WHILE CHIPPING SLAG AFTER WELDING. EE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY, HOWEVER HE DID RECEIVE A PRESCRIPTION.

NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK ON MONDAY NOV 18 WHILE OPERATING CAT 777 TRUCK. AFTER 2 HRS AT WORK ON NOV 19, HE LEFT WORK BECAUSE PAIN BECAM E TOO GREAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGE ON A BOBCAT LOADER BUCKET. HE REMOVED A NUT WITH AN AIR OPERATOR IMPACT WRENCH. THE NUT WAS STILL SPINNING IN THE SOCKET WHEN HE TOUCHED IT AND A SHARP EDGE ON THE NUT CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A D9L BULLDOZER TO PUSH A LARGE ROCK. WHEN THE ROCK ROLLED AWAY FROM THE BLADE OF THE DOZER IT CAUSED THE MACHINE TO ROCK SUDDENLY, WHICH SHOOK THE EMPLOYEE IN HIS SEAT.

NO SPEIFIC INJURY- EE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INCREASING LOWER BACK PAIN OVER LAST SEVERAL MONTHS DUE TO BOUNCING IN SEAT WHEN OPERATING D9L CAT BULLDOZER. HE REPORTED OFF WORK FROM 8/26 TO 8/30 TRIED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 9/3 WORKED ALL DAY. BUT ON 9/10 LEFT WORK AFTER 3 HRS DUE TO BACK PAIN.

EE WAS STANDING ONT STEPS TO CAB IN ORDER TO GIVE OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN OPERATOR PUT BUCKET OF MACHINE DOWN ONT HE GROUND EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO CUT. PLATFORM OF STEPS WAS APP ROX. 6 FT HIGH AND CUT WAS APPROX. 13 FT DEEP TOTAL FALL ABOUT 19 FT EE SUFFERED COMPOUND FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT ANKLE.