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Merritt F M controller

MSHA controller ID: C13120

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 2
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1987–1988

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1988

1 (1f)

1987

Operators under this controller

Ashcamp Construction Inc 2

Mines on record

#1 KY

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

December 5, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Ashcamp Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

THE SCOOP OPERATOR WENT FROM NO. 4 HEADING TOWARD NO. 3 HEADING TRAVELING THROUGH THE NO. 4 LEFT BREAK WHEN HE TRAVLED OUT FROM UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF IN THE NO. 4 LEFT BREAK AND WAS KILLED BY F ALLING ROCK.