Mining Incidents

Francisco Coal

Francisco, Gibson County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202317

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Jan 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
22
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,337
proposed penalties
$1,337
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4 5,197 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,741 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,996 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 10,563 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 8,484 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,968 2 0 287.0
2006 Q1 11,329 1 0 88.3
2005 Q4 9,012 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 1 incident

January 30, 2005 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gibson County Synfuel LLC. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stepped off skid-steer loader onto uneven ground and sprained lower back.

2004 · 1 incident

January 25, 2004 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gibson County Synfuel LLC. · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS FILLING KEROENE HEATERS USED TO APPLY HEAT TO BELTS. THE SKIDSTEER LOADER W/FORK ATTACHMENT BEING USED TO RAISE KEROSENE TANK TO RAISED HEATERS. AFTER EE RAISED TANK INTO PLACE HIE EXIT ED SKIDSTEER LOADER. WHILE EXITING, HE STEPPED ON ICE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO FORK ATTACHMENT STRIKING HIS RIB CAGE.

2003 · 1 incident

February 23, 2003 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Gibson County Synfuel LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PORTABLE BAND SAW WAS BEING USED TO CUT A SHAFT INTO TWO PIECES, THE EE REACHED TO CATCH THE CUT SECTION OF SHAFT AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SAW BLADE. FIRST AID ADMINISTERED, EE COMPLETED SHIFT. EE WENT TO DR NEXT DAY. THE EE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

2002 · 1 incident

April 26, 2002 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gibson County Synfuel LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A PIECE OF METAL INTO PLACE TO BE WELDED THE METAL SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE PORT-A-POWER USED TO HOLD THE METAL, STRIKING EE ON THE CHIN.