Francis Fuel Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE STOOD 6P IN MANTRIP WHILE IN MOTION FOR UNKNOWN REASON. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HEAD ON BEAM, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL FROM JEEP, INJURING HIS PELVIS. ACCIDENT OCCURRED 800' INBY PORTAL. 3
Francis Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal
Francis Fuel Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bow Valley Industries Ltd
Box 8 Dilliner,
Greene County,
PA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3604779
MSHA record for Francis Mine (mine ID 3604779). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Aug 1986
Ownership history
- Dunkard Mining Company 1973 to 1973
- Francis Fuel Company Inc 1973 to 1975
- Francis Fuel Inc 1976 to 1984
- Francis Fuel Inc 1984 to 1986
- Francis Fuel Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Francis Mine sits in Greene County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 5.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Greene County, Pennsylvania · Population 35,265
5.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,870
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file1986 · 4 incidents
Francis Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
PILLAR FALL ENT9DED BEYOND BREAKER POSTS. TRAPPING ROOF BOLTER, WHEN WAS PARKED INCINTRY THE FALL WAS APOPROX. 30 FT IN LENGTH AND 5 FT IN HEIGHT FALL WAS LOCATED 300 FT OUTBY STATION 639 THE AREA WAS SUPPO9TED WITH 6 FT BESIN BOLTS AND 8 BREAKER POST.
Francis Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF SEPARATION3ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE.
March 17, 1986
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Francis Fuel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MECHANIC CUT FI3GER WHILE REMOVING CABLE FROM SPOOL
1985 · 4 incidents
Francis Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF SEPARATION ABOVE ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE.
Francis Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF SEPERATED ABOVE ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE.
Francis Fuel Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED TO HAVE INJURED NECK ON CONTINOUS MINER CANOPY
January 28, 1985
PA · Coal
tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Francis Fuel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK MUSCLES LIFTING A BAG OF SALT
1984 · 2 incidents
June 28, 1984
PA · Coal
tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Francis Fuel Inc · Fall onto or against objects
WET SHOES/SHOULDER INJURY SLIPPED GETTING ON MACHINE
Francis Fuel Inc · Struck against a moving object
TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR IN 6 RIGHT SECTION-HIT A HOLE IN TRAM ROAD WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO HIM.WAS SITTING ON 4\\ OF FOAM RUBBER.
1983 · 3 incidents
Francis Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ABOVE 6FT ANCHORAGE FALL IS LOCATED IN #4 RT AND OLD MAIN WEST BETWEEN BLOCKS 2 AND 3 OF THE 4 RT
Francis Fuel Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ABOVE 6FT ANCHORAGE FALL LOCATED IN 4 HDG BELT MAIN SOUTH BETWEEN BLOCKS 153 AND 154 60FT IN LENGTH.
August 18, 1983
PA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Francis Fuel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BOLT WRENCH FLEW OUT OF CHUCK & STRUCK INJURED ON LEFT KNEE.