Francisco Underground Pit — Accidents

Total: 346 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost IE was shoveling spillage along the beltline for about 45 minutes when ee threw a shovel of coal/rock up and on to the belt, left arm locked up. When ee was pushing left arm down ee felt a pop and pai...
09/11/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 4th SE Main, at 59 crosscut, entry #4. The fall measured approximately 60 feet in length x 18 feet in width x 8-10 feet in thickness.
08/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost IE was driving a coal hauler through an airlock door when coal hauler hit the equipment door causing damage & loosening it. IE stated that while trying to push the inby door back into place IE felt a...
08/04/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost IE was waiting between entry 7 & 6 for a coal hauler to tram towards the feeder in entry 5. When the coal hauler started tramming towards the feeder it caught a roof bolter cable, started pulling it d...
07/19/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was drilling with a wrench in high top. When drilling down, the wrench came out from the drill pot, the wrench bounced off the drill pot and flipped over coming down and striking the middle of uppe...
06/20/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making a splice on a feeder cable cutting the Insulation off of one of the phase leads, and the knife blade struck left index finger, causing a laceration that required 7 stitches.
06/09/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost IE was walking from entry 2 to 3 towards the battery scoop ee was operating. As ee was walking ee stepped in a hole and twisted knee as ee landed. IE continued to work with no restrictions until 8/18/...
06/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The IE and another mechanic went to help lift the tongue of a trailer to hook up to a scoop. They were using a miner bit as a pin. As the trailer was pinned they let the weight off of the tongue, it k...
05/31/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost IE was carrying tools back to tool hole from working on the miner which had already been fixed. EE had tools in both arms and a small shovel under EE's arm when EE got tripped up on EE's feet and fell...
04/15/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost A Contract employee had just slid a hog panel on the ATRS. EE pulled the roof bolter up to the next row and set the ATRS. EE started swinging the boom out and had EE's left hand resting on the handle...
04/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was removing a cover from the Getman tractor, as EE was sliding the cover off the front of the tractor EE dropped it and then tried to catch it and pinched EE's left pinky finger in between t...
02/13/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 4th SE Main, at 63 crosscut, entry # 3. The fall measured approximately 30 feet in length x 20 feet wide x 15 feet thick.
01/27/2016 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 27d lost, 44d restricted EE stated that while walking through the warehouse, turned to the left to look at something and felt a sharp pain in right lower back. Employee stated that they were not carrying any material nor was...
12/19/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 23d restricted A contract employee was assisting to help repair the track on a continuous miner. When he was swinging a 12 lb. sledge hammer the sledge hammer glanced off the pin hammer, pinching his left index fing...
11/23/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost IE stated he was installing a roof bolt and it bent. He lowered the drill pot and started retracting the boom. IE was retracting the boom, he had his hand lying over the lip of the tray. During this t...
11/10/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 112d lost Employee continues to experience pain from repetitive motion activities while material handling, operating a fork truck and skidsteer. The employee had surgery on the left shoulder in 2008. He started...
10/24/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the Southeast Submain, crosscut 141-142, entry # 6. The measured approximately 18 feet wide x 45 feet long and the thickness is unknown.
10/06/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 1:43 pm. The fall of roof occurred in the 1st South Submain, crosscut 40, entry # 1. The fall measured approximately 18 feet wide x 20 feet long x 6 feet thick. The area...
09/10/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the Southeast Submain Crosscut # 189, Entry # 1. The fall was approximately 50 feet long x 20 feet wide x 6 feet thick. The area was supported with 6 foot fully grouted roof...
09/10/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 5:00 am. The fall of roof occurred in the 1st Northeast Submain, entry, # 4 crosscut # 5. The fall measured approximately 30 feet long x 30 feet x 8 feet thick. The area...
08/31/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 7th Southwest Sub-main 31 crosscut, Entry # 5. The fall measured approximately 39 feet long x 30 feet wide and height is unknown. The area was supported with 6 foot full...
08/27/2015 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 22d lost, 27d restricted While the offside operator was bolting the slab the IE noticed a damaged roof bolt in the entry. IE decided to spot a bolt beside the damaged bolt. IE finished drilling the hole, inserted resin and bo...
07/30/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 1st South Submain Entry # 4 Crosscuts # 28-29. The fall measured approximately 40 feet long x 18 feet wide and the thickness is unknown. The area was supported with 6 fo...
05/04/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1st Southeast Submain between crosscut 25 and 26 , # 5 entry. The fall measured approximately 60 feet long by 18 feet wide a x 12 feet thick. The area was supported with 6...
04/24/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the southeast submain at crosscut 120, # 7 entry. The fall measured approximately 25 feet long x 25 feet wide x 10 feet thick. The area was supported with 6 foot fully grouted...
04/08/2015 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d lost Employee stated he was working on a 2"" discharge line on Unit #1 @ XC 31 in entry #2 wearing rubber boots, he noticed a skin irritation the next morning had developed on both left and right shins. T...
04/04/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost IE was pushing a disabled mantrip from the side of the machine into a crosscut with another mantrip, when the disabled mantrip bumper slid down the side of the mantrip the IE was operating and struck...
02/23/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 64d lost The employee reported to his on supervisor on 3/4/15 that he was experiencing pain in his elbow while taping a cable. The employee has 4 years of repetitive motion of the elbow performing maintenance...
02/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost IE was walking down the belt line and as the IE was passing the booster pump, he stepped over the main waterline to avoid the hoses from the booster pump, when his right foot came down on a chunk of c...
12/01/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the Southeast Submain at crosscut # 38, Entry # 3. The fall measured approximately 30 feet long x 20 feet wide x 8 feet high. The area was supported with 6 foot fully groute...
09/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost The injured employee stated he was climbing out of the cab of a coal hauler. When he stepped out of the cab, he felt a popping sound in his left calf muscle. The employee continued to work and felt th...
09/15/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the SE Submain at crosscut 56 entry #2. The fall measured 30 feet in length x 30 feet wide x approximately 8 foot thick. The area had been supported with 6 foot fully groute...
09/10/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost The IE stated that he was walking back towards the rear of the bolter to retrieve supplies for the operator. While walking to the other side of the roof bolter, he stated he was struck in the head, sh...
08/09/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost The IE stated he was pulling cable slack from a roof bolter while the bolter was being trammed to entry #6-7. While he was walking toward the machine, he was hanging the cable from the mine roof. The...
07/07/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 2nd right panel off the 3rd SE Submain at 36 crosscut, # 7-8 entry. The fall measured approximately 40 feet long x 18 feet wide x approximately 9 foot thick. The area wa...
07/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred in the 2nd right panel off the 3rd Southeast Submain at XC 7 entry #00. The fall measured approximately 20 feet in length x 20 feet wide x approximately 8 feet thick. The area...
06/24/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 5th Right panel off the 3rd SouthEast Submain at XC 26 entry #3. The fall measured approximately 50 feet in length x 20 feet wide x 6 feet in thickness. The area was suppor...
06/13/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A roof bolter operator (IE) stated that he installed a drill steel coupling into the starter steel to complete drilling the hole. The insert broke at the base of the starter steel. The 2nd steel came...
05/27/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 7th right panel off the 6 Southwest Submain at crosscut #9, entry #7. The fall measured approximately 25' in length x 19' in width x an unknown thickness. The area was s...
05/06/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost A contract employee was standing in the intersection of # 1 entry hanging tie wire to hang the continuous miner cable. The continuous miner was parked between #2 and #1 entry. The continuous miner ope...
05/05/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 2nd Right panel off the 3rd Southeast Submain at crosscut # 28, # 3 entry. The fall measured approximately 18 feet wide x 18 feet long x 6 foot thick. The area was suppo...
03/03/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 35d lost On March 3, 2014 an employee came to the office stating that he has been having pain in his right wrist for 6-8 months, while performing his job duties as a laborer hanging ventilation curtains. He wa...
02/14/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 2nd NE at crosscut 37, # 7 entry. The fall measured approximately 18 feet wide x 18 feet wide x 12 feet thick. The area was supported by 6 foot fully grouted roof bolts.
01/07/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost, 54d restricted On February 17, 2014 an employee came into the office and stated that he is having pain in his right elbow since early January 2014, while performing his roof bolting duties. He has been diagnosed wit...
12/31/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost A forklift was being towed up the slope haulage road by a diesel scoop. The forklift had to be disconnected from the scoop. Another employee asked the IE to check to make sure the tow bar was disconne...
12/22/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The IE employee stated he was driving a connector link on a conveyor chain on the #18 continuous miner. He stated he was using a 15lb. sledge hammer to drive the connecting link to the strap. While...
12/02/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost The employee was throwing over miner cable, when he stepped on a chunk of coal measuring 6"" x 2"" thick, with the outside of his foot. His foot slipped /rolled off the coal causing pain in the front...
11/15/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost The IE was loading roof bolts on the offside of the bolter. When the operator started to advance to the next row, he heard the IE scream from his foot being ran over. The IE was taken to the hospital...
09/30/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost The IE was changing bits on the continuous miner, and as he was attempting to remove the bit with a hammer a small piece of metal broke off the shoulder of the bit, and struck the employee in the righ...
09/30/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost Employee was working on the 1C Belt drive, and as he was walking around the tailpiece of the 1B belt, he met a group of miners. As he was walking to avoid traffic in the congested area, he stepped on...