On July 29, 2025, a contractor died when the excavator he was tramming toppled forward, causing the cab to land on a boulder.
Best Practices
- Maintain the boom in the direction of travel when tramming.
- Maintain control of self-propelled mobile equipment while it is in motion.
- Ensure miners operate excavators perpendicular to the slope.
- Task train miners in the safe operation and potential hazards of all equipment, including avoiding ground conditions that can cause the equipment to tip over.
- Conduct workplace examinations of all work areas prior to beginning work.
Additional Information
This is the 18th fatality reported in 2025, and the fourth classified as “Machinery.”
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