Francisco Underground Pit — Accidents

Total: 346 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof has occurred in the South East mains in # 5 entry at station # 32+20. The fall measured approximately 20 feet long x 30 feet wide and the thickness is unknown. The area was supported wi...
04/18/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted The employee stated that he had just completed installing a corner roof bolt at 5-6 xc. He had his hand resting on the tray of the bolter, and as he was retracting the boom assembly back in toward the...
03/31/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The IE stated that he was walking from the # 2 entry to the # 1 entry to hang danger flags for an area that was going to become a blow through. As he was walking through the 2-1 xc, he was struck in t...
03/10/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost The employee stated that he was roof bolting the inby corner in # 9-8 crosscut. He was installing his second corner bolt. As he was directing his pinner steel up to the top a rock 11"" x 9"" x 5"" fel...
03/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 30d restricted The employee stated that while he was walking down the belt line carrying a rake, a rock fell, striking him on top of the head and knocking him down to the ground. He sustained abrasions down both arm...
02/15/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the South East Main at cross cut 31, # 6 entry. The fall measured approximately 50 feet long by 18 feet in width and the thickness is 8 - 10 feet. The area was supported with...
02/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost The injured employee and a maintenance supervisor were trying to lift a drill feed cylinder on the back of a mantrip. While trying to lift the cylinder, the employee stated his right shoulder popped...
02/01/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the South East Sub Main at cross cut 63, # 3 entry. The fall measured approximately 25 feet long x 18 feet wide and the thickness is unknown. The area was supported with 6 f...
01/12/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the Southwest Submain at 44 cross cut, # 7 entry. The fall measured approximately 20 feet long x 20 feet wide and the thickness is approximately 9 to 11 feet in depth. The...
12/21/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost The employee stated that he was watching his cable on the continuous miner he was tramming. The employee stated he picked up the miner cable and started walking backwards pulling the cable to get a kn...
12/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 15d restricted On 12/13/2010, the employee was operating a continuous miner, and he stated that he went to lift a bucket of miner bits and felt a pain in his left shoulder. He later tried to pry a rock off the conti...
12/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the South East Submain at 33 cross cut, # 7 Entry. The fall measured approximately 20 feet long x 20 feet wide and the thickness is unknown. The area was supported with 6 fo...
12/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee stated he was hanging cable with two other employees when his left wrist got caught and bent backwards causing a sprain.
12/01/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in South West Submain at cross cut 38, entry 3-4. The fall measured 20 feet long x 18 feet wide x 6 feet in depth. The area was supported with 6 foot fully grouted roof bolts.
11/15/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost The IE stated that he was changing the batteries out on the coal hauler he was operating. When he was tramming away from the set of batteries he ran over the jumper cable with his front tire causing t...
11/06/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the Southwest Submain at crosscut # 56, entry # 3. The fall measured approximately 18 feet wide x 18 feet long and the thickness is unknown. The area was supported with 6 fo...
10/28/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner operator was cutting in #10 entry on #2 Unit. He had approximately 10 foot cut out of the right side, when he was struck by a small piece of flying metal. The piece of metal struck the empl...
10/22/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 2nd South East Submain at cross cut # 31, # 3 entry. The fall measured approximately 25 feet in length x 18 feet wide and the thickness is unknown. The area was supporte...
10/21/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost The employee stated that he was traveling around a corner in # 7 entry in a battery coal hauler, when his front wheel climbed on top of an uneven ledge. This caused the coal hauler to slam down jarrin...
10/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 115d restricted While installing a supplemental pressure pump for pumping of the NW Seals, the employee stated that he was using #430 and #460 channel locks to break apart a section of miner waterline. He stated tha...
09/16/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was operating a remote control miner and had a large rock caught in the conveyor. While attempting to load it into a shuttle car, the rock came off the side of the boom and pinned him against...
09/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was scaling down loose material on the rib when coal came loose above and struck him on the left shoulder and above left knee causing a laceration.
08/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the South East Submain at cross cut # 32, # 6 entry. The fall measured approximately 60 feet long x 19.5 feet wide and the thickness is unknown. The area was supported with...
08/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost On 8/4/2010 the employee stated that he was experiencing kidney pain. On 10/13/2010 the employee was diagnosed with a lumbrosacral sprain. The employee alleges that he injured his back while loading s...
07/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the Main South Main at cross cut # 9, # 3 entry. The fall measured approximately 90 feet in length x 25 feet in width and the thickness was unknown. The area was supported w...
07/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 2d restricted The employee stated that he was on a ladder, twisting the curtain wire onto the roof plate prior to hanging the curtain. When he twisted the wire, the wire came up under his safety glasses striking hi...
07/24/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost The injured employee was walking from entry #4 to entry #6 to unlock a piece of equipment. When crossing entry # 5, inby the feeder tailshaft, the corner of the inby rib fell out striking the employe...
07/01/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 233d lost The IE, a coal hauler operator, was found laying on the ground holding himself up by his left elbow. The IE was in xc 2-1 at station # 21+15, when he was struck by a rock, that fell out between the r...
06/26/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was changing a tram chain on a roof bolter. The IE was using a chisel and a sledge hammer to take a link out of the chain. When he struck the chisel with the sledge hammer the chisel flip...
06/17/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was walking and came in contact with wire mesh fencing that was hanging down. The fencing struck the employee in the inner ear.
06/01/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall at crosscut #31 on the Southwest submain in entry #3. The fall was located in a crosscut, at an intersection adjacent to the travelway.
05/25/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 259d restricted While dusting # 10 entry of the 2nd SW with the # 1 battery scoop and slinger duster, the IE tripped over the front of the bucket. When he fell, he fell forward, and in the process of trying to catch...
05/25/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During an inspection by an MSHA inspector, a roof fall was found in the return of the Southeast Submain at crosscut #36 in entry #3. The fall was located in the route that an examiner would travel du...
05/14/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the South East Submain at # 28 cross cut, # 3 entry. The fall measured approximately 30 feet in length x 30 feet in width x 6 feet thick. The area was supported with 6 foot...
04/27/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the South West Mains Return at 29 cross cut,# 11 entry. The fall was approximately 20 feet long x 20 feet wide x 8 feet thick. The area was supported by 6 foot fully grouted...
04/22/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost The injured was installing a curtain board and walked around the front of the bolter and beside the ATRS just as the operator moved the bolter. The ATRS pad struck him in the stomach above his navel...
04/13/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost The injured fractured his right leg and bruised some ribs when he slipped and fell after he stepped on the steel plate attached to the foot shaft on a feeder. The feeder was locked out because it had...
03/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the South West Sub Main, # 26 cross cut, # 6 entry, @ 15+70. The fall was approximately 20 feet in length x 20 feet in width x 12 feet thick. The area was supported by 6 foo...
02/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated that another EE and the IE were putting the side covers back on #5 continuous miner. While installing the cover,EE and the IE both had the top half in their hands. The cover slippe...
02/02/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the South East Submain, # 59 cross cut, 32+46, entry # 2. The fall was approximately 18 feet in length x 18 feet in width x 6-8 feet thick. The area was supported with 6 foo...
01/31/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated that while he was re-installing an impact bed slide, the slide roller fell over while positioning it into place, smashing his right ring finger. He was transported to Gibson Genera...
01/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 44d restricted The employee stated that he was shoveling coal off of the catwalk of the collecting belt. He pushed forward to get a shovel full, and he felt a pop in his right knee. The employee continued working un...
01/06/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 2nd South West Main, # 4 cross cut, # 2 entry. The roof fall was approximately 20 feet in length x 20 feet in width x 6 feet thick. The area was supported with 6 foot fu...
12/02/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just moved diesel duster to new setup. They ran the dust hose to the belt line. Injured employee had went back to the duster to turn it on. He leaned over to engage the valve, and as he s...
11/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the South West Sub Main 6-7 entry, # 30 corsscut. The roof fall was approximately 20 feet in length x 10 feet in width x 7 feet thick. The area was supported with 6 foot ful...
11/04/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof has occurred in the South East Mains between crosscut 53 and 54 in entry # 2. The roof fall was approximately 30 feet in length x 18 feet in width and the thickness is unknown. This are...
11/04/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof has occurred in the South East Mains at crosscut 54 in entry # 3. The roof fall was approximately 30 feet in length x 18 feet in width and the thickness is unknown. This area was suppor...
10/28/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost The employee stated that he and another employee were making a splice on # 4 continuous miner cable. As IE was making the splice, a strand of the copper ground wire punctured the inside of his right t...
10/20/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the South West Submain at station spad # 22+60. The roof fall was approximately 18 feet in length x 18 feet in width x 6 feet thick. The area was supported with 6 foot fully gr...
09/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost A mechanic and the IE were in the process of trying to remove a pin from the trailer end rub rail. The IE was holding a 3/4x 5 inch bolt with pair of channel locks and the mechainc was hitting the bol...