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Allen T Workman Jr controller

MSHA controller ID: C12557

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 117
Mines on record: 4
Years on record: 1986–1992

Top causes

SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 21 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 44 non-fatal
MACHINERY 20 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 9 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 5 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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Operators under this controller

Sharples Coal Corp 117

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

July 27, 1988 WV · Coal Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Sharples Coal Corp · Fall from ladders

VICTIM WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN LADDER CREELED. VICTIM FELL APPROX. 35' TO GROUND. VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE TOP OF THE LADDER TO THE STEEL BEAM. APPARENTLY, HE LEANED TOO FAR TO T HE LEFT WHILE PERFORMING THIS ACT, CAUSING THE LADDER TO SWAY TO THE LEFT SO FAR THAT THE EMPLOYEE SECURING IT AT THE BOTTOM WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL IT.