On May 5, 2010, a 21 year-old old contract driller with 1 year of experience was fatally injured at a crushed stone operation. The victim was repositioning a truck mounted drill. He lowered the mast and raised the leveling jacks to move the drill. The drill then rolled down a grade and struck him.
Best Practices
- Maintain parking brakes to ensure proper function.
- Always set parking brakes when leaving a vehicle unattended.
- Ensure parking brake will hold the vehicle before exiting cab.
- Use tire chocks when parking equipment on grades.
- Never attempt to enter the cab of a runaway vehicle.
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