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American Aggregates Corp controller

MSHA controller ID: M00014

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
82
Mines on record
26
Years on record
1983–1987

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Incident timeline

1987
4
1986
38 (1f)
1985
13 (1f)
1984
19
1983
8

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
November 13, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by flying object

UNPLANNED DETON5TION WHILE FATALLY INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING BLASTING AGENT EXPLOSIVE INTO BOREHOLE 5000 #6 FUSE CAPS WERE BEING DESTROYED AND HAD BEEN LOADED INTO SOME HOLES PRIOR TO UNPLA3NED DETONATION UNKNOWN AND IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE IF #6 CAPS WERE IN THE HOLE THAT DETONATED UNPLANNED EXCLUSIVE OF THE FUSE CAPS THE NORMAL LOADING PROCEDURE AND PRODUCTS GIV

June 29, 1985 IN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · MACHINERY
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

A PORABLE CRANE MOUNT ON T HE BACK OF HYDRAULIC TRUCK WAS BEING USED BY THE VICTIM TO LOWER A SECTION OF CHAIN LINK FENCE THAT WAS MOUNTED TO T HE TOP OF THE CHAIN LINK OVER THE EDGE OF THE H GHWALL. THE CHIAN LINK WAS TO BE INSTALLED OVER THE MINE ENTRANCE. THE CRANE TIPPED OVER THE EDGE FALLING 80\ TO THE QUARRY FLOOR.

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