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American Aggregates Corp operator

Controlled by Consolidated Gold Fields Limited

MSHA operator ID: L00109

Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 136
Mines on record: 31
Years on record: 1983–1987

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 20 non-fatal
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS 1 fatality
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 34 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 33 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 31 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1987

1986

53 (1f)

1985

30 (1f)

1984

1983

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

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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