Mining Incidents

Francisco Coal

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

Francisco has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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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
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
21
inspections on record
143
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 143 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Francisco has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-09-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Francisco shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 5 samples.

Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.23
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-09-27.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-09-27.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
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
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 8,708 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,022 1 0 99.8
2005 Q1 8,405 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,325 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 10,090 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,873 2 0 254.0
2004 Q1 9,677 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 8,426 10 0 1186.8
2003 Q3 8,541 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,816 1 0 113.4
2003 Q1 8,419 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 9,488 1 0 105.4
2002 Q3 7,386 1 0 135.4
2002 Q2 9,433 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,330 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,292 3 1 699.0
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.

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The full compliance file on Francisco

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.