On April 19, 2021, a 28 year old haul truck driver with 37 weeks and 5 days experience* stopped his haul truck in front of his personal vehicle to get his lunch at a crushed stone mine with 27 employees.* While standing and eating his lunch, the haul truck rolled forward, pinning the miner between the haul truck and his personal truck.
Best Practices:
- Do not leave mobile equipment unattended unless the controls are placed in the park position and the brake is set. NEVER use a steering column-mounted “dump brake” for parking.
- When parking mobile equipment on a grade, chock the wheels or turn them into a bank.Maintain equipment braking systems in good repair and adjustment.
- Position yourself in a safe location away from potential “danger-zone” areas.
- Train miners to safely perform their tasks.
Additional Information:
This is the eighth fatality reported in 2021, and the fourth classified as “Powered Haulage.” (*details added by safeminers.com from MSHA data.)
Click here for: Preliminary Report (pdf), Final Report (pdf).