• Never operate a truck or moving machine without using a seat belt.
• Never attempt to jump from a moving truck or machine.
• Ensure adequate pre-operational checks are conducted on all self- propelled mobile equipment and that any defects found are promptly corrected.
• Ensure that service brakes will stop and hold equipment prior to operating mobile equipment.
• Operate trucks in an appropriate gear for the grade, load, and speed.

	Submit your own suggestion for a remedy to prevent this type of accident in the future. Please specify if you wish your submission to be anonymous or whether your name may be used. Please include the year of the fatality and the fatality number.

This is the 12^th fatality reported in calendar year 2004 for the Metal and Nonmetal mining industries. As of this date in 2003, there were 13 fatalities reported. This is the 2^nd fatality classified as Powered Haulage in 2004. There was one Powered Haulage fatality in the same period in 2003.

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The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determinations regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the fatality.

For more information:
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report