Stockton Preparation Facility — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/09/2025 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None miner (1) was using an impact wrench to tighten bolt, miner (2) was holding a wrench on the bolt head, upon energizing the impact wrench the handheld wrench slipped from the grip of miner (2) striking...
10/07/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While shoveling under a conveyor, the Miner's right hand struck the expanded metal tail guard on the forward stroke causing a cut between the thumb and pointer finger. The cut required 4 stitches to...
03/09/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 324d lost While removing a rock from the rock picking belt, the miner lost grip of the rock causing it to fall and strike their right toe beyond the steel toe protection. A blood blister developed the next day...
01/04/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While attending the feeder station at the raw coal hopper, the Miner was positioning a timber for removal from the feeder. As the loader was filling the hoper with ROM, two pieces of rock or coal top...
07/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 19d lost While servicing the Terex Vibratory Screen, the miner was positioning self from one side of the screen to the other when the screens eccentrics rolled causing EE to pinch finger.
01/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While shoveling near the crusher station at the preparation plant, the Miner was struck on the left shoulder by an unknown object or debris. The Miner was seen by a doctor and was diagnosed with a br...
11/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost While the Miner was removing a mine timber from the feeder area, EE strained EE's back.
08/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on the feed hopper at the plant, the Miner scraped EE's left arm against the edge of a sharp piece of metal and cut EE's lower arm. EE went to the hospital where EE received two stitche...
06/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost While mounting a new motor on a frame in the cleaning plant, employee was attempting to insert the bolts from the bottom of the frame while another employee held the motor. When the motor was lowered...
02/22/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EE was adjusting the tension on the discharge belt of the portable crusher. EE was using a large wrench. EE felt pain then numbness in EE's right shoulder. EE advised EE's supervisor and was subseq...
02/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Plant operator was replacing a roller on overhead conveyor. The roller brackets were not correct for the roller being replaced and the roller came out of the brackets striking the operator on the bri...
01/24/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Ground was frozen and snow covered. Operator noticed blockage in coarse coal chute and moved rapidly towards chute to clear it. Stepped on frozen puddle hidden by snow and right foot broke through i...
08/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was repairing a vibratory screen. The screen elevated and employee was working 2-3 feet off of ground. Employee stepped down from screen and lost his footing. He landed sitting with his le...
06/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Welder was making a repair with some pre-cut pieces of steel. While lifting one of the pieces of steel into place the welder complained he felt a strain on his right side. His foreman sent him to the...
02/04/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chipping at a frozen lump of coal wedged in the hopper of the re-screener. As he jabbed at the lump with a breaker bar a piece of coal flew off and hit him in the eye causing irritation....
10/01/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A rock had become wedged in the Badger Jaw crusher. Employee attempted to dislodge the rock using a pry bar when he claims he felt a pull and burning sensation in his lower back
03/13/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Laborer was getting stock screens from an elevated storage area when he stepped in an opening and fell landing on his right side.
10/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost The employee was attempting to climb back into the Volvo L200 loader he operates when he slipped on the lower step of the machine. He fell to the ground hurting his right leg. (knee)
09/01/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While jogging back to his station at the preparation plant the employee twisted his ankle on soft, uneven ground thereby spraining the ankle.
06/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting bags of magnetite from a forklift to a catwalk in the plant the employee strained his abdomen. He went to the Hazleton General Hosp. to get examined at the end of the shift.
02/15/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost While walking up stairs to perform maintenance in a screening tower, a step failed causing the employee to fall. The step may have been missing a bolt and when he placed his weight on the step, step...
12/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost The accident involved a truck driver, who is employed by Hecla Machinery & Equipment Co. The truck driver was on site to pick up a load of coal. According to the loader operator who did not see the...
12/14/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working at the preparation plant and a handheld radio squelched loudly as he had it near his ear. The next day he went to the doctor to have his ear checked. Some coal dust was cleaned...
11/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 42d lost An oversized rock in the feed material became lodged on the conveyor. The conveyor was locked out and the miner attempted to remove the rock. The rock moved and landed on his finger. When he pulled...